It has happened before, therefore it can happen again (p155)
Issues addressed
- Stereotypes and prejudices.
- Dealing with issues of power and control.
- Taking responsibilty for your own actions and those of others.
Purposes of the curriculum 3-18
This lesson contributes toward young people becoming:
successful learners able to think creatively and independently and make reasoned evaluations
responsible citizens with commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural life
effective contributors with an enterprising attitude and able to take the initiative and lead
Aims
- To encourage participants to take personal responsibility for challenging religious intolerance.
- To increase awareness of how certain actions lead to certain consequences and how changing one action can create a completely different outcome.
- To raise awareness that everything may not be what it seems on the surface.
- To raise awareness of history, world issues and global dynamics.
Time
1 hour
Group size
4-10
Age
12+
Preparation
Copies of Primo Levi's writings about his experiences (p150, 152, 154).
Instructions
Read about Primo Levi's experiences in the concentration camps, which he wrote whilst in Auschwitz, despite the prohibition on writing there.
Do you think that it is possible that concentration camps and the things that happened there could happen again? Why or why not? What conditions would ensure that they could never be repeated? What can you personally do to stop it happening again? Can you see any similarities with anything else which is happening in the world today?