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Programs
and Activities: Part 1. Berlin and Amsterdam
Getting
Ready 1 (15 minutes)
A
Wall in Your Town
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Leader: This exercise requires a map of your town. Prior to
the workshop, please get a large map of your town (usually
available from Chambers of Commerce), and arbitrarily divide
the town in half, indicating a wall or border splitting the
town with a thick red line. Lay the map out on the table or
post on the wall so that everyone can see it. During the activity,
keep everyone to five minutes for the first half and
moderate the discussion for the remaining 10 minutes. |
Your town
has just been divided in two with a wall. Look at where your home
is relative to the dividing line. Begin by taking five minutes
to jot down some answers to the following questions. Then spend
the remaining 10 minutes discussing your answers as a group.
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How
would this wall affect your daily life? (shopping areas, employment,
visiting friends and family, sports, entertainment, worship,
etc.)
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Can
your part of town survive economically if cut off from the other
side? Why or why not? What resources does your side have or
lack?
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What
cultural changes might occur over time, based on the wall's
location? (segregation of a particular group, elevation of a
group due to resource access, closer identification with a nearby
state other than the one in which your town is located, etc?)
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