Please look into these links and refer to MaryAnn's links in our toolkit for even more workshops, as they are powerful resources and workshops for both the cultural studies unit we are doing and the arts learning sequence we are yet to produce

I recall from a psychology course many years ago being introduced to Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed, it was linked to Jane Elliot's blue-eyed brown-eyed exercise

 both are workshops on perspective taking and diversity.

Nowadays our understanding of social justice issues are sort of facing a third wave scorn or backlash, epitomised in accusations like “you’re just being politically correct”…Marginalised groups have not disappeared and the issues they face have not been fully redressed in civil rights legislations , anti-discrimination acts or equal opportunity laws (these are all good things though).

The politics of power is a complex and multihued affair and the ‘theatre of the oppressed is just as relevant for today’s classroom and curriculum. These workshops link to intercultural understanding, critical thinking, HPE - belonging and social skills all invaluable in the development of healthy global citizens