Tuesday, February 16: Exploration Stations

1. Free read!

2. We are going to start writing our own political plays, inspired by Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. To do this, we started by exploring different social justice issues today. Students filled out this sheet (Political Play Topic Exploration Stations) as they walked around to stations with the links below. If you were absent, you can fill the sheet out at home using the links:

Incarceration, Jail Conditions, School to Prison Pipeline

More Than 100 Marchers Protest the Durham County Jail

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/tsr/education-under-arrest/school-to-prison-pipeline-fact-sheet/

http://abc11.com/news/protest-held-outside-durham-county-jail/666964/

http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2016/01/26/questions-remain-after-inmate-found-dead-inside-durham-co–jail.html

 #matthewmccain #dennismcmurray

Durham Gentrification and Affordable Housing Crisis

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/durham-news/article42202857.html

http://bittersoutherner.com/made-in-durham/#.Vrur5WRViko

Transgender and Queer Youth

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/03/14/430053/trans-youth-face-higher-risk-of-abuse-mental-health-problems-if-not-affirmed/

https://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/issues/2012/03/pdf/lgbt_homelessness.pdf

http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/art/photography/2015/05/06/photos-homeless-lgbt-youth-become-visible

ICE raids/Immigration

http://raleigh.quepasanoticias.com/noticias/ciudad/local/ice-arresta-a-adolescente-hondureno-cuando-se-dirigia-a-la-escuela-en-durham

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-immigration-sanctuary-revival-20160208-story.html

http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2013/08/an-immigrants-journey/100573/

Sexual Violence, Rape Culture, and Domestic Abuse

#itsnotok

http://time.com/3789753/i-am-unbeatable-donna-ferratos-commitment-to-abused-women/

http://time.com/3525038/photographer-as-witness-a-portrait-of-domestic-violence/