Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 77
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a di昀昀erence and learning kindness to
I don’t think I’ve been educated about
improve our modern society.”
sensitive subjects like I was on this day.
The facts and thoughts really broadened
Fellow Year 12 pupil, Tom A also found the
my mind so I could see a di昀昀erent
workshop bene昀椀cial, adding: “During the
perspective other than my own.”
talk, we were taught ways people should
accept each other’s di昀昀erences and how
His sentiments were echoed by Year
this can allow society to be more equal.
10 pupil, Harry C, who commented:
She [Jemma] showed us ways in which
“We looked at racism in ways that we
we can help and improve the stigma that
haven’t before and explored the di昀昀erent
is around racism so that it is talked about
vocabulary that de昀椀nes racism. We were
freely without people being scared of
shown examples of micro aggression
saying the wrong thing.”
which made us look at racism in di昀昀erent
ways. The overall feeling was that we
Paddy F said: “I thought the talk was
learnt to understand and act against it,
educational, eye-opening and interesting.
how to react and not judge a book by its
It was nice to listen more about these kinds
cover.”
of subjects because throughout my life,
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