what can be done Flashcards
educate younger people pt 1
Instead of getting angry at the select few who still hold these outdated views, we should be trying to educate our young people.
The future generations need to know that these views toward Indigenous people are not right.
The future generations should know that no matter if we have different skin colours or different shades of hair or different bodies, or that some of us manage to reach six foot and others do not; at the end of the day, we all bleed the same. We are all humans. We are all the same. We all deserve equal love and appreciation.
educate younger people pt2
The best way to lower the prevalence of racial abuse and discrimination from 97% of Aboriginal people experiencing racism “often” is by educating future generations about these issues.
Whether that be through school programs held after school or workshops during school. Parents also need to play a part and ensure they teach and educate their children when they are at home. This could successfully lead to everyone of all different races being accepted into our community.
educate younger people pt3
This movement of education could introduce a new generation to a racially accepting environment as more and more people grow up, learning the fact that we are all humans.
things you can do right now
There are things that everyone can do the moment they walk outside today. Instead of forgetting about this speech, you should instead start thinking to yourself how can I be a leader for my community? can I help spread awareness?
One way that you can be a leader is if you see racism occurring in our community speak up. Speak up and be the voice. Let them know what they are doing is wrong and educate them.
Tell them that in today’s society, there is no room for racism and display the everlasting damaging mark racial abuse can leave. Tell them about what you have heard today. Tell them about the lives that get cut short.
what to take away from the speech
Tell them about Cassius Turvey. The boy who wasn’t able to have his 18th birthday. The boy who never lived to get married. The boy that can’t get his driver’s license or have a child or study at university or work in his dream job or travel the world. His life was taken away by someone who thought their skin colour was better than his.
Educate the people that need to be educated, so that the next time a 15-year-old Aboriginal boy is walking home from school, and a car passes by, it does not stop, and that boy will get home safely to his family.
