It was painful to watch through all of the videos. I stopped taking notes about half way through and then realized I was feeling traumatized by hearing about the consistent brutalization of human beings based on nothing more than being different from a group that had been raised throughout generations to embrace their sense of superiority over others. Being an older African American woman, I knew of many of these atrocities, although not the full history of several as presented. I didn't know the connection between the chemical tortures of the Mexican people to the Nazi camps and how the current situation of the encampment of Mexican people reflects the historic camps this strong group of people suffered through. Realizing my history includes Native American blood, I felt another form of segregation and abuse learning more of the history of the Native American people. Having been "in the fight" for decades, I look at all of this and ask myself "what now?", "how can I make an impact in this current situation?" Truth is hard, but changing the future is necessary.
Thank you for sharing your story. <3 Yes. Let's change it.
As a teacher, I am probably biased in thinking that education is the answer. We are all educating ourselves and if we truly believe in change, we have the duty to educate others. It sounds simple and easy. I understand that it is not.
I agree. I had another post that asked how do we teach these things to children? Because, like you, I feel education on what has really happened is the key. I am not currently a teacher, but I feel like there are many teaching moments beyond what happens in a classroom. I want to start thinking about how to introduce this to children, both informally and maybe in some sort of community class setting. I don't know, I am just brainstorming ways to get these conversations into the minds and hearts of the children