<<<<<<< HEAD ²a demonstratio, a march = une magnifestation to demonstrate, to march = manifester a banner = une brandrole a sing = une pancarte
A demonstration, a march = une manifestation To demonstrate, to march = manifester A banner = une banderole A sign = une pancarte
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→ To protest against:
- violence against black people in the USA
- racism
- an unfair treatment from the Government and the police
- police violence To matter = to count, to be important Activism = to fight for your rights (militantisme) An activist = un militant #hashtag: because the movement started online, on social media → against police violence and brutality Spread = se répandre
Book page 36:
Text: What happened in Ferguson Victim: Mr. Brown and a friend Killed by: a police officer in Ferguson Self-defense? No, because the victim was unarmed, so the policeman was not in danger. Also, Michael Brown was surrendering with his hands in the air. also, moreover = aussi, de plus through = à travers though = bien que to surrender = se rendre
Book page 37: video 1
Watch the video and note down:
- how BLM was created and by who 3 black people BLM was created by three black women: Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi in 2013 to protest against the unfair killings of black men and women in the USA.
- what BLM is about
- injustice against black people, discrimination against black people
- equality
- protesting against racism
- fighting and solidarity (terror has no place in American society)
- unity, respect, and dignity of black people
- silence is complicity, so people need to speak out and denounce racism
Vidéo n°2 page 37
BLM in fiction These teenagers are being interviewed after watching the movie The Hate U Give.
- Watch the video and describe the teenagers’ reactions to the movie they just saw. <<<<<<< HEAD They are moved (émues) and deeply affected by the movie The Hate U Give. they almost cry (=elles pleurent presque).
- Explain thei reasons. They reconize themselves in the movie they just saw. the film show their own lives. One of the girls has lost a member of her family to gun violence. Another on is afraid this cloud happen to her too.
who was trayon martin
- Born on February 5, 1995.
- His parents are Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin.
- He was interested in aviation and dreamed of becoming a pilot.
- He had been suspended from school at times.
Trayvon martin xas an African-American teenager who was killed /shot dead in 2012 by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch (= vigile/ surveillant du quartier). Trayvon was unarmed and wasn’t doing anyrhing wronng. The two men were fighting when Zimmermant shot the 17-year-old boy dead. The black lives matter movement started in 2013 when zimmerman was aquitted.
They are moved (émues) and deeply affected by the movie The Hate U Give. They almost cry (= elles pleurent presque). 2. Explain their reasons. They recognize themselves in the movie they just saw. The film shows their own lives. One of the girls has lost a member of her family to gun violence. Another one is afraid this could happen to her too.
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