Secondary school resources
'An Amazon Step't Out' extract - the perfect theatrical experience to introduce Mary Wollstonecraft!
Join us online to watch (see the video player, right) our first online event: Excerpt from “An Amazon Stept Out” By Bee Rowlatt
For Mary’s Birthday, Monday 27th April Mary Wollstonecraft 27 April 1759 – 10 September
1797 Mother of Feminism Human Rights Pioneer Writer, Philosopher, Visionary
Director: Mary Wright
Music Director & Mezzo-Soprano: Carola Emrich-Fisher
Piano: Connie Luk
Piano: Colin Fisher
Mary: Emmeline Kelly
Presenter 1: Amy Todd
Presenter 2: Kathryn Dodd
Editing: Steven Morrison
Anti-Racism Resources
The Meeting House and New Unity’s wider programmes are committed to our radical history and heritage and finding ways in which this can connect with the world today – to make the world a more equal place.
Please follow this link for anti-racist resources including podcasts, books and films to watch for re/education. ‘This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues’.
Please consider donating to these organisations and fundraising campaigns, as well as supporting Breonna Taylor’s family here.
Free School Assemblies/one-off class workshops: 'How we Remember History'
Are you thinking about ways to address recent events with your learners?
After the injustice of George Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter protests across the globe and the wave of interest in how we engage with our history – we are offering free school assemblies as a way to engage primary and secondary school learners with this important topic and time in our national history.
Our Community and Learning Manager (amy@new-unity.org) used to teach in FE/PRU and hospital school settings and is currently undertaking an MA in Public History at Birkbeck –(Public History is an action or approach that allows historical knowledge to reach the public. Many historians spend time conducting research and generating key findings about the past. The purpose of public history is to communicate these results and insights to the public at large in meaningful and inspiring ways).
We will offer assemblies that engage, ask and discuss with learners the following topics;
What is History?
How do we learn history/where do we learn about our History?
Who makes History? Do we all make it?
What is a Historian? How do you know when you are a Historian?
What parts of our History are missing from the story and why? How has this happened?
In which ways do we remember our History?
How do we make sure we represent all the information about Histories that we can?
Debate/Vote: how do we think it is best to remember events/stories/histories from the past?
Please get in touch with Amy to book assemblies/classes which can be via Zoom or in person at your school (with strict social distancing according to your institutions guidelines).
Wollstonecraftivism
Working with The Wollstonecraft Society we have put together a free, 6 session programme for young people that you can use to keep your learners and children busy with creative projects. Inspired by Mary Wollstonecraft’s legacy, learners will learn about social justice causes, learn about different crafts, experiment and learn new skills and create 6 Craftivist pieces themselves expressing how they feel.
What is ‘craftivism’? “A way at looking at life where voicing opinions through creativity makes your voice stronger, your compassion deeper and your quest for justice more infinite.”
Each week learners will:
be introduced to a new topic of activism, like ‘helping the environment’ or ‘Black Lives Matter’
Meet a ‘Craftivist’ (someone who uses craft in their activism) and watch an interview explaining and showing their work
Follow a tutorial on how to create their own Craftivist work that week
We have budget available to provide art equipment and materials to those who do not have access to them during the holidays, please email amy@new-unity.org with your home address and we can send these to you, free of charge.
4: Devise your own photoshoot/create a poster/ paint using only one colour with The Black Exchange
5: Plan your own statue campaign inspired by Mary on the Green!