Hunger, Pain and Hunger, Pain and Helping OthersHelping Others

Leadership 12Leadership 12

Purpose of ActivityPurpose of Activity

To give people a different perspective on To give people a different perspective on hunger, helplessness, and responsibility. This hunger, helplessness, and responsibility. This exercise is a dramatic representation of exercise is a dramatic representation of oppression and helping others.oppression and helping others.

MethodMethod

Squat on the group with eyes closed. Squat on the group with eyes closed. You must balance on the balls of your feet and You must balance on the balls of your feet and

may use ONE index finger from each hand to may use ONE index finger from each hand to aid in balancing.aid in balancing.

SHHHHHH! Silence.SHHHHHH! Silence. Facilitator will tap various students:Facilitator will tap various students:

ONE TAP: Stand up, but eyes remained closed.ONE TAP: Stand up, but eyes remained closed. TWO TAPS: Stand up, eyes open!TWO TAPS: Stand up, eyes open!

Discussion QuestionsDiscussion Questions

1.1. How did it feel to squat?How did it feel to squat?

2.2. How did it feel when you were tapped?How did it feel when you were tapped?

3.3. How did this exercise make you feel overall?How did this exercise make you feel overall?

4.4. When did you stop focusing on the story and When did you stop focusing on the story and only concentrate on your pain or discomfort?only concentrate on your pain or discomfort?

5.5. What were you feeling when your eyes were What were you feeling when your eyes were closed and we were talking about blindness?closed and we were talking about blindness?

1.1. Did anyone squatting have the urge to stand up? To Did anyone squatting have the urge to stand up? To sit down? To open their eyes?sit down? To open their eyes?

Did anyone stand up, sit down, or open their eyes Did anyone stand up, sit down, or open their eyes who wasn’t touched?who wasn’t touched?

What could be the symbloic meaning of breaking What could be the symbloic meaning of breaking these rules? Do hungry people have this option?these rules? Do hungry people have this option?

1.1. Did you feel mad or angry after this exercise? How Did you feel mad or angry after this exercise? How did it affect you?did it affect you?

2.2. What role does the person who taps people play? What role does the person who taps people play? Who actually touches the hungry people in the Who actually touches the hungry people in the world?world?

3.3. What do you think each group symbolizes (standing What do you think each group symbolizes (standing eyes closed, standing eyes open, squatting eyes eyes closed, standing eyes open, squatting eyes closed..)closed..)

Sharing this exercise..Sharing this exercise..

Do you think this exercise would be beneficial Do you think this exercise would be beneficial for other students in our school? Why?for other students in our school? Why? How could we get this to other classes?How could we get this to other classes?

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