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Learning Activity
Media
Gender

Mixed Marriage: an editorial

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Time Required
105 minutes

The main objective of the activity is exploring how different perspectives on same realities exist, and to develop argumentation competences while respecting others’ opinions

Instructions for Educator
Timing
5min
Step by Step Instruction

Start the activity forming four groups of participants and locating them around four tables and supply them with the necessary equipment (notepad, pens, brochures, manuals). Inform participants that for this activity, they will become the editorial team of well-known newspapers.

Timing
5min
Step by Step Instruction

Introduce the following scenario:A marriage is taking place between two people of different origins (religious, ethnic, cultural, social...). Families and friends are invited to the occasion. Among them, there are four journalists. The journalists represent: A conservative religious journal. An extreme right-wing journal. Sociology magazine.A society magazine that interviews the two spouses.

Timing
30min
Step by Step Instruction

Start the activity forming four groups of participants and locating them around four tables and supply them with the necessary equipment (notepad, pens, brochures, manuals). Inform participants that for this activity, they will become the editorial team of well-known newspapers.

The Editorial team prepare a flip-chart on the form of their newspaper frontpage with the main elements they want to underline about the wedding.

Timing
20min
Step by Step Instruction

Start the activity forming four groups of participants and locating them around four tables and supply them with the necessary equipment (notepad, pens, brochures, manuals).Inform participants that for this activity, they will become the editorial team of well known newspapers.

Timing
30min
Step by Step Instruction

Once the four “editorial teams” have presented their frontpage, the facilitator leads the debate. The key ideas and themes are marked on a flipchart. Focus on the following questions: How does each describe the marriage?

(Diversity of opinion even about a simple thing, people can have different opinions.) How to explain many differences? (Different backgrounds, different experiences, different experience of life, different interests.)How can we explain the positive or negative attitudes of one vis-à-vis other? (Favourable/unfavourable prejudice, lack of communication/communication, misunderstanding/understanding, racism/tolerance)

Timing
15min
Step by Step Instruction

For concluding the activity the facilitator may use the following questions to guide the debriefing: How do you feel? Did you identify your culture in this wedding? Until what limit can different cultures interact? What is our role as a youth leader while we are working with different cultures?

Facilitation Tips

As this exercise deals with core values, the team should be well prepared. Groups should have the will and dynamics to share and interact with each other

Ideas for follow-up

For concluding the activity the facilitator may use the following questions to guide the debriefing:How do you feel? Did you identify your culture in this wedding?Until what limit can different cultures interact? What is our role as youth leaders while we are working with different cultures?