In the tradition of chautauqua, an adult education movement popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, the Paulo Freire Freedom School – Downtown 6th and 7th grade students will be sharing their learning, insights, fears and hopes at a public exhibition on December 15th. The night will be divided into three parts:
Act 1 – A series of two minute TED style talks given by pairs of kids about mitigation and innovation related to climate change in developing countries.
Act 2 Part 1 – Voices of anger and despair from the future. Students will deliver from a future perspective of a community that has been devastated by climate change. It will reference science and needs to be thoroughly grounded in research. Products could include poetry, monologue dance etc.
Act 2 Part 2 – Voices of empowerment from the future. An uplifting end to the event in which student will again present from a future perspective, but this time to thank the current 2015 generation for their efforts in recognizing and acting on climate change.
Please join us as we think about this important topic!
Hold the Date: December 15, 2015
Venue: Paulo Freire Freedom School – Downtown
47 East Pennington St. Tucson, AZ 85701
