Steps towards treating people like human beings

“For perhaps the first time in his life, he (Hashem) feels like a government is treating him as a human”. 

 Kingsley, P. (2015, June 9). The Journey. Retrieved January 10, 2016, from http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2015/jun/09/a-migrants-journey-from-syria-to-sweden-interactive

Together, let's create a long list of things that we can do to ensure that each person feels like they are being treated as a human being.

Think about these top 5 regrets of people who were on their deathbeds:

 " I wish I hadn't worked so hard."
"I wish I'd stayed in touch with my friends."
"I wish I'd let myself be happier."
 "I wish I'd had the courage to express my true self."
"I wish I'd led a life true to my dreams, and not what others expected of me."

How can we enable one another to have happier lives?

Link to presentation that you can edit:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lNtg5Mo2ldNI0qsZKDdClhg_QjAhKdw6LpvcVwHbPKc/edit?usp=sharing

2 interesting events in February for English students...

Tuesday 9th February, 13:00-16:00 Södertörns högskola

Linus Andersson: Where technology goes to die: Electronic waste in global television news

We spent some time last term studying the problem of electronic waste. This is a chance to step back and think about how the media shapes our thinking about electronic waste. It's also a chance to check out Södertörn's Dept. of Media & Communication Studies!

If you want to come, you'll need to take the 12:10 bus from Hagaberg to Östertälje Station and then the train to Flemingsberg. You can borrow an SL card from school.

Here is a short video from 2013 of the person leading the seminar, Linus Andersson:

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Tuesday 16th February, 09:00-12:00 Kungl. Myntkabinettet (Gamla Stan)

Human rights and anti-discrimination in Eastern Europe

ForumSyd have invited a really interesting range of speakers who are all actively involved in campaigning for human rights. Come and be inspired by these amazing people!

Full program and speakers here: http://www.forumsyd.org/PageFiles/5975/Programme_day%20II.pdf

Note that although this event is free, you must register by Friday 29th January at the latest.

Here is one of the contributors, Olena Shevchenko:

and another, Svetlana Zakharova:


If you know anyone else who is interested, please invite them too!

Sustainable lifestyles - Abas mini project

Over the coming week, we're learning about what "sustainability" means by evaluating different lifestyles according to how sustainable they are.

Decide if you wish to work alone or with one or two others.

a) Think of a lifestyle.

b) Describe that lifestyle using words, pictures and if appropriate, a video.

c) Evaluate that lifestyle by answering the following questions that test its sustainability:

• Financial - can you afford this lifestyle?
• Physical - how does this affect your body in the short and long term?
• Relationships & family life - does this lifestyle help or hinder relationships?
• Physical environment - does this lifestyle improve or damage the physical environment?
• Mental and social environment - how does this lifestyle affect other people?
• Resilience - can this lifestyle survive even if things change?
• Carrying capacity - can EVERYONE have this lifestyle?

Fill a couple of slides with pictures, videos and information here:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qEnsxsu8F7sa-ZNFfql4VnVHDLoMtqQCTz5H6vx5Ljo/edit?usp=sharing

Let's aim to present our work on Thursday 28th January at 8:45.

Best of luck!

A game by Ingeborg

Seminarium och föreläsningar som kan var intressanta - obs! på engelska!

If you're thinking about studying at a higher level after folkhögskola, or just fancy an intellectual challenge, consider attending one or more of the following FREE events.

1) Monday 18th January, 13:00-16:00, Södertörn University, Flemingsberg
Europe's Migration Crisis: Understanding National Responses, East and West

2) Monday 25th January, 18:00 - 20:00, Stockholm University
Richard M Stallman - For a Free Digital Society

3) Tuesday 16th February, 09:00 - 12:00, Slottsbacken 6 (Gamla Stan), Stockholm
Forum Syd Seminar: Anti-discrimination in Eastern Europe -  registration required!

I want to go - but not on my own! So if you're interested, let me know and we'll see if we can form a group to travel together/meet up and keep one another company.

If you need to miss lessons to attend, make sure you talk to your teachers.
School has SL cards to borrow if needed.

So, what do you say...







gordon.mcculloch@folkbildning.net