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Project allows for a wide range of resources to be used dependent on what is available to the school. Equipment below are ideas, not compulsory. 

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Project allows for a wide range of resources to be used dependent on what is available to the school. Equipment below are ideas, not compulsory. 

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-Fabric
-Recylced materials/Found material
-Scissors
-Glue
-Thread
-Sewing needles
-Paper/card
-Pens/Pencils
-Paint
-Tissue paper
-Plastic

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Friday For Future (FFF) Youth-led organisation

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Friday For Future (FFF) Youth-led organisation

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Social Media Link- (More recently updated) https://www.instagram.com/fridaysforfuture/?hl=en

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It is essential for our mission to be present in the spaces where climate decisions are made. However, attending this COP is presenting unprecedented difficulties for our activists.

Thanks to the support of some collaborators, we have been able to raise part of our budget, but we still have a long way to go to ensure that all regions affected by the climate crisis can raise their voices in these spaces.

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Fridays For Future is an international climate movement active in most countries and our website offers information on who we are and what you can do.

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It is essential for our mission to be present in the spaces where climate decisions are made. However, attending this COP is presenting unprecedented difficulties for our activists. Thanks to the support of some collaborators, we have been able to raise part of our budget, but we still have a long way to go to ensure that all regions affected by the climate crisis can raise their voices in these spaces.

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1. How to translate a drawn design into a piece of textiles.
2. How to use text in art to effectively communicate a message
3. How to do a running stitch.
4. How to create a collaborative artwork.

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1. What is fast fashion and what students can do to help to reduce this issue
2. A brief history of environmental protests/right to protest
3. How art can be used to raise awareness and create social change

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1. How students can raise awareness of the climate emergency
2. Taking an action-based approach - what small things can we do to make a difference

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1. PowerPoint presentation - what is fast fashion and how does it affect the environment? What can we do to help stop fast fashion being an issue? Present some artists who focus their work on fast fashion/make fabric protest banners. Example banners - inspiration for phrases. What is a peaceful protest? Explain task.
2. Research protest banners - getting ideas for their message.
3. Class discussion - from your research, what elements make a good banner? Decide on some key points for class to follow e.g. large, clear text
4. Sketch a design - working in groups of 3-5, decide on what the banner's message will be and what materials they will use
5. Creating a banner - students begin by cutting out letters/shapes for designs from fabric or other media
6. Sewing skills - teacher demonstrates/shows resource how to set up a needle and thread and do a running stitch.
7. Finalising banner - students are sewing some elements and glueing others to create a mixed media piece.
8. Planning the protest - students think about where or how they would conduct their protest. Some may think of a chant.
9. The protest - students demonstrate their peaceful protest to the class/explain and present their banner

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Teach the future- Article on the importance of climate change and integration of it's learning into core curriculum

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Previous school projects on Art as a from of Protest

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Previous school projects on Art as a from of Protest

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Pupils will research the fast fashion industry and discover the issues risen around the subject. 

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Pupils will research the fast fashion industry and discover the issues risen around the subject. 

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In 2019, then 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg stood up in front of world leaders at Davos to deliver a chilling wake up call:

Greta sparked a wake-up call across the globe demanding drastic change to save our planet and in turn, ourselves. We're all feeling the effects of the climate emergency, but it is not affecting us all equally.

The world's poorest people have contributed the least to the climate crisis, yet are suffering the full force of its impacts: increased flooding, droughts and storms destroying lives, homes, jobs, livestock and crops.

When Greta said, "our house is on fire" she wasn't wrong. We are seeing unprecedented wild fires spreading across the Amazon rainforest, the lungs of our planet, producing 20% of the world's oxygen. Greenland's ice sheet is melting so fast it has caused global sea levels to rise 0.5mm in just one month.

Farmers like Hudan in Ethiopia are having to adapt in a drastically warming world to months without rainfall. Our planet is in serious trouble.

But things could be different. As Greta pointed out "The main solution is so simple that even a small child can understand. We have to stop our emissions of greenhouse gases."

Obvious actions stand out - flying less, driving less, taking more public transport. But how about buying fewer new clothes? With the global textile industry producing more greenhouse gas emissions than international aviation and shipping combined - it could be a more important change than we think.

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Oxfam GB | New Shocking Facts about the Impact of Fast Fashion on our Climate

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Our addiction to new clothes is doing serious harm. Read the latest research, facts and statistics about fast fashion and its shocking impact on the environment.

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Pupils will work collaboratively to create protest signs. They will practice their textile skills by using a range of mixed media including fabrics and cardboard.

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Pupils will work collaboratively to create protest signs. They will practice their textile skills by using a range of mixed media including fabrics and cardboard.

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Pupils will gain an understanding about what a peaceful protest is and how they can be used as a way to spread knowledge without interuption.

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Pupils will gain an understanding about what a peaceful protest is and how they can be used as a way to spread knowledge without interuption.

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Listen to this article read aloud

When Margaret Mead said, 'Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, organized citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has,' she probably wasn't talking specifically about fans of the TV show Jericho. The fans, in protest of its cancellation, sent 20 tons of peanuts to the office of CBS and inundated them with phonecalls and emails - eventually resulting in a much-demanded second season.

This example may seem a trivial one, but all the ingredients are there which are at the core of most peaceful protests: a common cause; public pressure; a clear goal; determination; a disruptive, attention-grabbing act; and a sense of humour.

It shows how, from TV shows to social justice movements, small, hopeful, acts of disobedience are shaping the world we live in.

3 things won through peaceful protest

So, what is peaceful protest?

Peaceful protest is an umbrella term for some of the tactics used to achieve social change. These include non-violent direct action, protest marches, creative performance, symbolic action and some forms of civil disobedience and civil resistance. Whatever the tactic, the protesters are committed to acting in a non-violent way.

Non-violent doesn't necessarily mean friendly, non-confrontational or without disruption. As we'll see below, intelligent disruption of a harmful or unfair system is sometimes an essential part of making it better.

Each activist will have their own reasons to take action, and can decide where their personal boundaries lie. But Greenpeace activists - however violent the action they are standing against - are totally non-violent from a belief that violence only causes more violence.

Our commitment to non-violence helps to keep activists and everyone else safe by keeping the situation calm. This ensures that the issue is at the centre of the debate, rather than the story becoming about the behaviour of individuals.

It's important to say that peaceful protests are not always met with a peaceful response. Many moments that we consider important and progressive parts of history were won by activists who experienced brutal and violent treatment at the hands of the police and prison system.

What has peaceful protest ever achieved?

Through peaceful protest people have won rights we hardly even think about now. The weekend, for example, wasn't firmly established until the 1930s, after many years of campaigning by trade unions and civil society beginning in the late 1800s.

And without a group of activists who committed a mass trespass in the 1930s, your holiday to the Peak District may have looked quite different. With the countryside seized and fenced off by wealthy landowners, going for a walk was legally off-limits.

Peaceful protests, especially due to how they're reported, can seem like standalone events. But meaningful change rarely takes place overnight, nor put down to a single protest or moment. It can take years - generations even - for a law to change, for rights to be recognised or an injustice acknowledged.

Many of the criticism levelled at protesters attending Extinction Rebellions or Black Lives Matter marches are the same ones that were used against slavery abolitionists, the suffragettes, LGBTQ+ protests or the civil rights movement. These movements - and their protest tactics - have since been proved right.

Through the retelling of history, we can simplify and idealise the sacrifices many people made in fights against injustice. Yet at the same time, when looking at contemporary movements, they receive much criticism for tactics that have got us where we are today.

Why does peaceful protest work?

Peaceful protest works because it reminds us we're not alone, and that gives us hope.

If you ever look around thinking things seem pretty rubbish right now, you're not alone. Just knowing that other people share your outrage and your hope for a better future, that you can share the burden with others and that you'll be supported - all this can give you the courage to carry on.

It can spur people to speak out who wouldn't have felt that they could if they were alone.

Peaceful protest works because it's a way for ordinary people to be heard.

Society is not equal and the balance of power leaves many people marginalised, without access to justice and basic rights. Protest can help balance the scales by creating space for different perspectives to be heard.

Peaceful protest works because it captures people's imagination.

Small acts of resistance can achieve huge things and inspire countless others to take a stand and show that another future is possible.

And peaceful protest doesn't have to take place on the streets, or even physically at all - some groups have demanded change using the power of social media alone. Or even a very large delivery of peanuts.

Does it have to inconvenience people?

Peaceful protest works because it is disruptive.

If it doesn't inconvenience anybody it's also pretty easy to ignore and nothing will change.

A disruptive protest will get attention and create space for debate and bring attention to a previously underrepresented issue. If it can't be ignored, it will likely get a response and that creates accountability.

How do you justify peaceful protests which break the law?

Some laws are unjust, or allow injustice to happen. For a long time, it was legal to buy and sell slaves, but illegal for women to vote. Almost always in these cases, people's minds have to change before the law will. In other cases, breaking the law isn't the focus, but is something people are prepared to do to stop a greater harm from happening.

In a well-planned protest, the temporary disruption and inconvenience will be justified, because the issue being protested is genuinely important. Sometimes that includes breaking the law.

Peaceful protest may not create instant change, but it's working

Creating a fairer world is an ongoing project, where through the generations each builds on the work that has come before. It won't ever be finished.

But peaceful protest really can achieve lasting change. And often this will be change that is so enduring, society forgets all about how it was won - or that it ever had to be fought for in the first place.

Take action: defend the right to protest

The government tried to strip away our right to protest through the Police Bill, but their plans were shelved because thousands of people and the House of Lords stood up to them and won.

Now Priti Patel is trying to override the will of the people by introducing a new bill that would force through things like Serious Disruption Prevention Orders (basically ASBOs for potential protestors) and crack down on people planning to lock-on - something which is critical to direct action and protest. They also want to widen the net of stop and search, further harming overpoliced communities and people of colour.

They failed to get these plans through once, and it's down to us to stop them again. Let's not let them break a fundamental pillar of our democracy by doing the same thing under a different name: tell Priti Patel to drop the Public Order Bill now.

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Does peaceful protest work? | Greenpeace UK

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Listen to this article read aloud When Margaret Mead said, 'Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, organized citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has,' she probably wasn't talking specifically about fans of the TV show Jericho.

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https://foothillart.org/photography/photography-projects/the-art-of-protest/

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Foothill Technology High School: Foothill Art / GRAFX CTE Pathway

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The Art of Protest
Guernica, Pablo Picasso
The Art of Protest project is an opportunity for each student to express an idea/concept on a topic of their choice. Using photography, editing, various media, and text, students will create a piece of work that conveys their opinions, thoughts and reaction to their topic. Topics should have depth and be something the student feels passionately about.

Each project is required to incorporate both imagery and text. The choice of words, style/font, spacing, size, color and placement all have an effect. Text may be overlaid onto images, may be empty shapes filled with imagery. Do not minimize the power of properly used typography. You are designing with letters/words. Take plenty of time to examine all the different variables. Typography may also be hand drawn, or hand cut stencils.

Each student will create two separate projects. They can two different versions on the same topic or two separate topics.

Your images should be your own. If you topic is something you cannot photograph, it is acceptable to use imagery from other sources. Please read the details below on what is acceptable.

This description of acceptable usage is from the College Board website for AP Art:

Any work that makes use of (appropriates) other artists' work (including photographs) and/or published images must show substantial and significant development beyond duplication. This is demonstrated through manipulation of the formal qualities, design, and/or concept of the source. The student's individual "voice" should be clearly evident. It is unethical, constitutes plagiarism, and often violates copyright law simply to copy an image (even in another medium) that was made by someone else and represent it as one's own.

The images used should have strong use of symbolism. The images can be manipulated in Photoshop, collages, printed out and manipulated then re-photographed and further manipulated. Often reducing the information in the images, such as using threshold or high contrast will help the strength of the images.

Below are two quotes from a great book titles, Art and Fear

"to require perfection is to invite paralysis. The pattern is predictable: as you see error in what you have done, you steer your work toward what you imagine you can do perfectly. You cling ever more tightly to what you already know you can do - away from risk and exploration, and possibly further from the work of your heart. You find reasons to procrastinate, since to not work is to not make mistakes. Believing that artwork should be perfect, you gradually become convinced that you cannot make such work. (You are correct.) Sooner or later, since you cannot do what you are trying to do, you quit. And in one of those perverse little ironies of life, only the pattern itself achieves perfection - a perfect death spiral: you misdirect your work; you stall; you quit."
― David Bayles, Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

"The function of the overwhelming majority of your artwork is simply to teach you how to make the small fraction of your artwork that soars. One of the basic and difficult lessons every artist must learn is that even the failed pieces are essential. X-rays of famous paintings reveal that even master artists sometimes made basic mid-course corrections (or deleted really dumb mistakes) by overpainting the still-wet canvas. The point is that you learn how to make your work by making your work, and a great many of the pieces you make along the way will never stand out as finished art. The best you can do is make art you care about - and lots of it!"
― David Bayles, Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

Sites to Browse

http://www.magnumphotos.com/

http://www.bbc.com/

http://www.npr.org/?refresh=true

http://www.nytimes.com/

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The Art of Protest - Foothill Technology High School: Foothill Art / GRAFX CTE Pathway

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The Art of Protest Guernica, Pablo Picasso The Art of Protest project is an opportunity for each student to express an idea/concept on a topic of their choice. Using photography, editing, various media, and text, students will create a piece of work that conveys their opinions, thoughts and reaction to their topic.

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Pupils will create their own peaceful protest chant.

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Pupils will create their own peaceful protest chant.

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Example lesson plan for: Art as a Form of Protest

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Example lesson plan for: Art as a Form of Protest

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Further information:
https://foothillart.org/photography/photography-projects/the-art-of-protest/

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Article/Lesson plan exploring Protest banners created at Bath School of Art

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Article/Lesson plan exploring Protest banners created at Bath School of Art

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KS2 art & PSHE lesson plan – Create protest art in the style of a Bob and Roberta Smith Poster

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Subject: Art and Design

Focus group: Year 10 (class of 30)

LO: To respond to the effects of pollution - via fast fashion by developing their understanding of textiles.

Overall idea: Pupils undertake visual research, learning about how fast fashion is the second most polluting industry and its impact on the environment. They create banners which include mixed media (primarily fabric).
Working in small groups, they will plan out and sketch their banners. Then, they will use fabric scraps to create lettering, which will be hand-stitched to their banners.
The students will end with a practice round of a peaceful protest around the school.

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Pupils will gain an understanding about where peaceful protests take place and plan one for themselves. This is a scenario task therefore students should be aware they are just planning and not going off to protest.

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Pupils will gain an understanding about where peaceful protests take place and plan one for themselves. This is a scenario task therefore students should be aware they are just planning and not going off to protest.

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Pupils will practice their Photoshop skills by editing their signs onto the side of a chosen building. This will take into account all they have researched surrounding where peaceful protests take place to be effective rather than disruptive.

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Pupils will practice their Photoshop skills by editing their signs onto the side of a chosen building. This will take into account all they have researched surrounding where peaceful protests take place to be effective rather than disruptive.

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Quick class activity aimed at Primary school (However may be used as a Secondary starter activity)

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Quick class activity aimed at Primary school (However may be used as a Secondary starter activity)

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Topical Tuesdays from The Week Junior – Greta Thunberg and Climate Action

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Teaching through a wide range of pedagogies:

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Teaching through a wide range of pedagogies:

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1. Peer to peer dialogue.
2. Opportunities for purposeful practice.
3. Opportunities for collaborative task creation.
4. Encouraging metacognition by allowing them to plan different tasks, practice their own techniques and reflect as a group and individually.
5. Research methodologies.
6. Cross-curricular learning.

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https://phm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/The-Fabric-of-Protest-online-May-2020-@-Peoples-History-Museum.pdf

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https://phm.org.uk/the-fabric-of-protest/

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A group of 30 mixed ability Year 10 pupils.

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A group of 30 mixed ability Year 10 pupils.

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A group of 30 mixed-ability Year 10 pupils learning in a mixed Academy school.

The group have experience working in 2D - design and drawing. However, they have limited experience in mixed media, so they would need considerable support for working with fabric and sewing. Nevertheless, the group find collaborative work to be really engaging and fun.

This scheme of learning will enable pupils to explore the interface between modern-day fast fashion - which would be highly relevant to KS4 (as they begin to buy their clothes online), pollution and Art + Design.

It will also develop their awareness of collaborative, contemporary art practice that engages with current social issues.

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Possible artist links, protest art to explore to engage and introduce students to multiple forms of protest. Some of these can be found in public spaces, exploring the links to modern use of art. Others may link back to currently taught/previous curriculum learning.

These are aimed to explore a wide range of different artists and types of art to be adaptable to current learning in the school.

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https://www.designboom.com/art/guerra-de-la-paz/

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designboom | architecture & design magazine

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'oasis'

guerra de la paz is the collective name for artists alain guerra and neraldo de la paz, two cuban artists living in miami. the two create sculptural works and photographs which run the gamut from textile assemblages to action figure portraits. their textile work is all made from unwanted clothing that is assembled into abstract colour and form based works as well as literal forms such as people and landscapes. from these discarded pieces they create vivid pieces which explore material culture in contemporary society. other works include the g.i. joe portraits which recreate iconic works of art such as the pieta and the last supper.
http://www.guerradelapaz.com

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'oasis' guerra de la paz is the collective name for artists alain guerra and neraldo de la paz, two cuban artists living in miami. the two create sculptural works and photographs which run the gamut from textile assemblages to action figure portraits.