February 29 - March 4, 2016
Be the Change Project: 'Modified Slang Revolution'
Students did a modified Slang Revolution where they spoke to Grade 8 students at a local middle school to discuss their word choices. There was an initial group discussion before breaking into smaller separate groups to make a list of words the group found harmful. The group mostly discussed harmful words dealing with physical descriptions of people. The students responded very positively, and believed they would be more conscious of hteir word choices the experience.
Impact: Approximately 45 students
March 2 - 6, 2015
Be the Change Project:
The students worked to raise awareness of diversity within our community especially the LGBTQ and safe spaces A presentation included a Power Point and Youtube video explaining symbols of gender identity, the impact of anti-gay slurs and the effective roles bystander can play: how we can all be “active” allies and “passive” allies. (Participants were given “a list of do’s and don’ts of how to support students”.)
