Module 2B A World of Mystery Activities 1 Look at these pictures and discuss a Where you think these people are from? Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Human Rights of Ethnic Minorities Right to freedom from any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, national or ethnic origin, language, religion or birth Right to freedom from discrimination in all areas and levels of education, employment, access to health care, housing, and social services Right to equal recognition as a person before the law, to equality before the courts, and to equal protection of the law Right to participate effectively in cultural, religious, social, economic and public life Right to freedom of association Right to exist Right to freedom from genocide and ethnic cleansing Right to enjoy and develop their own culture and language Right to establish and maintain their own schools and other training and educational institutions, and to teach and receive training in their own languages Right to participate in shaping decisions and policies concerning their group and community, at the local, national and international levels Right to autonomy in matters internal to the group, including in the fields of culture and religion Source: http://www.pdhre.org/rights/ethnicity.html 2 Translate this sentence Ethnic minorities enjoy certain human rights specifically linked to their ethnic status, including their right to maintain and enjoy their culture, religion, and language free from discrimination English Toolkit - Social Sciences Photocopiable © Ediciones Santillana S.A / Richmond 2011 b Are they discriminated against? How? Module 2B 3 Mahatma Gandhi was an example for many movements for civil rights and freedom all over the world Complete part of his biography using the Simple Past 4 Martin Luther King, Jr received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work against racial discrimination Find information and write a short biography You may consider these questions: When was he born? Where? What did he do? Did he study? Did he get married? How did he gain public support? What were the demonstrations like? Could he freely communicate his ideas? Was he arrested? When was he awarded the Nobel Prize? What did he decide to with the prize money? When did he die? Where? How? What were his main contributions? 5 Project work: in pairs, collect information about ethnic minorities in your country Write sentences stating whether their rights are respected or not by the rest of the population and by the government 6 Then read again the Human Rights of Ethnic Minorities Consider the problems that you included in the previous activity and write sentences about the aspects that you consider should undergo changes English Toolkit - Social Sciences Photocopiable © Ediciones Santillana S.A / Richmond 2011 Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in India When he was 13, he (marry) Kasturbai Makhanji in an arranged marriage In 1888, he (travel) to London, where he (study) law In 1891, he (go) back to India, where he (learn) that his mother (be) dead In 1893, he (leave) to South Africa to legal work There, he (experience) discrimination Gandhi (decide) to stay longer in South Africa to help Indians in opposing a bill which (deny) them the right to vote He (adopt) a method of non-violence and civil disobedience to achieve his goals In 1915, he (return) to India Fifteen years later, he (become) the leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement Among his numerous actions, he (lead) the campaign for Indian Independence He (be) also arrested He always (promote) peace and (want) people to live peacefully together On January 13, 1948, a Hindu fanatic (assassinate) him in New Delhi