Secondary School No Outsiders assemblies

     Lord Buckethead, Elmo and Mr Fishfinger: a very British election | General election 2017 | The Guardian Who is Lord Buckethead? The Black-Clad Villain Ran for British PM’s Seat (yahoo.com) https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/29/count-binface-interview   The photos are from the general election of 2017. Can you name any of the people in the photos? One of the people here was the Prime Minister at the time, which one? In one of these photos we can see Prime Minister Theresa May. She was elected to serve the Maidenhead constituency the night this photo was taken. What is a constituency? Theresa May received 37,718 votes, 64% of the vote; The Labour party candidate came second with 11,261 votes.  How are votes collected and counted? Who can vote? In the UK we live in a democracy which means anyone over 18 years old can stand for election and vote. Twelve people stood against Theresa May in Maidenhead in 2017, asking people to vote for them...

  https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/this-is-what-truly-inclusive-glam-looks-like_uk_66224ea0e4b0bf7f0137e15d?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0IvdPYtnIMnZphcKMI6Gu7jKW85W4vkxdB09bA3xLgDl8eDklTKwyvukE_aem_AR3AuUoi_yN2eG6mn7FT2PGFHQDRs7bFjyl7dQSAohoQ3_URp5mHuNHyqaflqKrSjlvuuWu_ZpD4GfqDDqFy4lom What do you see in the photo? What’s happening? What do you think this story is about? The photo shows make-up artist Clelia Rodrigues. Clelia was born with arthrogryposis, a condition that causes severe stiffness in the joints. She uses her mouth to hold her make up brushes and has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on social media. An article written by Niamh Ni Hoireabhaird calls for equality in the beauty industry. How do you think the equality industry is unequal? Niamh says, “As a disabled teenager I yearned for my identity to be represented in the mainstream beauty industry world. Now, as a grown disabled women, I am still wishing for the same thing.” What is represent...

  https://www.upworthy.com/this-mom-shoots-portraits-of-girls-in-sparkly-dresses-and-sports-equipment-because-yes-rp4 A photographer in Alabama, USA, has gone viral by taking shots of girls dressed in sparkly dresses and  sports equipment.  Why do you think she has done this, what is she trying to show people? The shoot is called, "Because you can do it all." Heather Mitchell has a daughter, Paislee, and she was waiting for Paislee outside softball practice with other mums. The mums were talking about their daughters and Heather said she hoped Paislee would learn to love the game because she was so athletic. One of the mums responded, "She's not athletic, she's a girly-girl." What do you think the mum meant by 'girly-girl'? What would a 'boysy-boy' look like (do you ever hear the term boysy boy?) Heather says she couldn't sleep that night; "All I could think was, 'why does she have to choose?' I played every sport my school o...

  https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/landmarks-illuminated-purple-to-mark-holocaust-memorial-day/ar-BB1hmdU0 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-68111782 What do you see? What is happening in these photos? Do you recognise the building?  This is Durham cathedral, why was it lit in purple lights on Saturday night? On Saturday evening, across the UK, many public buildings including the London Eye and Blackpool Tower were lit in purple lights to mark Holocaust Memorial day. The top photo shows Holocaust survivor Joan Salter lighting a candle. What is Holocaust Memorial about? Holocaust Memorial day happens every year to remember those killed by the Nazis in concentration camps in World War Two. 6 million Jewish, Roma, LGBT and disabled people died. The Nazis also killed people who disagreed with them and argued against them.  January 27th is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitch- Birkenau the largest Nazi death camp. This year the theme is "The fragilit...

  https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/someone-asked-if-my-8-year-old-was-using-the-wrong-bathroom-heres-how-i-responded_uk_6501caede4b04bad69ec258d?fbclid=IwAR2wkMzpttLTn5tz61rugsexqxMCapmbxmUgNDwF7gR0pkpuVEv5cj7Sjeo A Mum who lives in America has written a letter to a newspaper to express her anger about someone asking her eight year old son if he was in the right public bathroom. In America, people call toilets 'bathrooms' and like in the UK, often toilets are labelled male and female. The mum doesn't want her son to be named in the letter so calls him Z. Mum says, "One of the most remarkable things about Z is that he throws tired gender norms out of the door. He has beautiful long hair, his favourite outfit is rainbow leggings paired with a pink bomber jacket. He openly cries, plays the flute, articulates his feelings and rocks out to Dolly Parton. He also loved football, lego, vintage cars and biking." Mum asks, "Do any of these things define his gende...

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/boy-moms-cooking-lessons-sons-b2400726.html What do you see in the picture? Why did boys cooking with mums make headlines over summer? Til Tok influencer Laura Elizabeth Graham went viral over summer for posting a video of her teaching her son to cook with the caption, "Making sure my son can cook so he's not impressed by your daughter's Stouffer's Lasagna" (Stouffers is a brand of frozen pizza.) She went on to say that her son would expect a home cooked meal from his future wife.  (the photo above is not Laura Elizabeth Graham) Why do you think this went viral? What are the assumptions around this statement?  A debate was sparked across social media - what do you think the arguments were? Many people commented that they were also teaching their boys to cook because it was a necessary life skill for independence.  The hashtag #teamdaughterinlaw went viral - why? "Showing a young boy how to cook just...

  https://uk.news.yahoo.com/protesters-gather-madrid-calling-spanish-065833863.html What do you see in the photo?  whare is it? what do you think the story is? Can you translate the sign? (Jenni with you #it's over) Hundreds of people protested in Marid last week. Why were they protesting? They were marching in support of Jenni Hermoso after Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish FA, kissed her without consent following their win at the women's world cup. Banners at the protest read, "Sexists and gentlemen, sports are for everyone" and "Out with macho federations" - what do these mean? Rubiales has been suspended for 90 days but he has refused to resign. He claims Jenni Hermoso initiated the kiss. Rubiales's entire coaching staff  have resigned in the last week in support of Jenni and 81 players have said they will not play until a change is implemented. Many in Spain are seeing this as an opportunity to rid the country of institutional sexism. - w...