This session was held on Monday 18 May 2015 facilitated by Gos

Listen to the audio and do the activities, you might need headphones as the audio is not that loud. To complete this session will take you about 3 hours. It would be most beneficial if you can do these exercises in a group of people.

Introduction

Listen to the audio and try to keep up with the slides! (click on the slides to enlarge them, click again to go to the next slide)

Activity 1:

Split up in groups (if you are with more than 3 people) and choose one of the following activities:

Create a new number
Create a new shape
Create a new letter
Create a new symbol
Create a logo

Now listen to the audio:

Activity 2:

Answer one of the following questions:

Now listen to the audio:

Watch this clip from the film Back to School (1986)

Listen to the audio:

“Often times we find ourselves feeling like the audience here”

Listen to the audio:

Watch this clip from 55:59 – 1:00:45

Now listen to the audio:

>>Time for a Break<<

Now listen to the audio:

In response to the question what do we think about China in relation to white supremacy? How does it impact on the forces of white domination?

And, when do you think this text is from?

Listen to David Rivera break down the percentages of the Prussian 3-tier education system (until 49:22):

Now listen to the audio:

Book mentioned is Anticipations: Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life by H.G. Wells (1901)

Now watch this video:

Now listen to the audio:

Activity 3

Now look at the space you’re in. How is it set up? How does the set up influence you? Change the set up to however you want it to be.

Listen to the audio:

Now watch this clip: video coming soon – about lies

Now listen to the audio:

Watch the film until 18:55

Now listen to the audio:

And finally listen to the breakdown of some of the activities from Session 1:

The interview introduced by Mez at the end of the session is:

The complete set of slides prepared for the session can be found here: Session 2