Summer Learning Journey (Teaser week) Day 4 activity 2

Activity 2: Fighting for Freedom

Mahatma Gandhi was an activist best known for his role in helping India become an independent country in 1947. Prior to this, India was under British rule. During the fight to become free from England, Gandhi (and others) led peaceful protests, marches, and hunger strikes in India. His birthday (2nd October) is widely celebrated in India as the International Day of Nonviolence.

Gandhi originally studied to be a lawyer in London, England. When he completed his studies, he got a job in South Africa where he saw that people were treated differently because of their skin color. He thought this was unfair and wrong, and so he organized protests to highlight the rights of Indians living in South Africa.

Gandhi impacted the world by using non-violent protest to bring about change. Recently, school students around the world have followed his lead and participated in peaceful protests about climate change. These were started by a girl called Greta Thunberg who, like Gandhi, is using nonviolent protest to try and make a change.

For this activity, please think about an issue you would protest over (non-violently, of course!).

On your blog, explain the issue clearly and tell us why it is so important to you.

My issue will be about Gay and Bi marriage in Kenya (which is in Africa). I would consider protesting over the lack of sympathy in some people. I highly disagree on what the president of Kenya thinks because first of all, It's quite rude to ban LGBT marriage in a timeline where all of our problems should've been in the past, and second of all, we are all humans and us, humans should have what we deserve.