Out and About
Stomping Out Stereotypes Workshop
On Tuesday 22 May Mrs Sarah Bahramis, Year 10 students Maxin Major, Tavi Sharma, Prosha Veresov, Maddy Nichols, Julia Doebbeling, Tiana Atkinson and myself went to Ballam Park Primary School to run one of our Stomping Out Stereotypes workshops with the students of Years 5 and 6. We had adjusted the workshop to make it more interactive, so they could have fun whilst learning about the impact of stereotypes.
We split into two groups doing our workshop with two classes each. We believe they got a lot out of our workshop and had a fun time whilst doing so. Through running this workshop, we have been able to extend our project to more people within the community and we are hoping to run more workshops to further extend our project into the community.
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Blake Shaw
Year 10
Some feedback from the Ballam Park Primary School students includes:
Hannah- ‘I liked it because they are spreading awareness for the types of stereotypes that aren't always talked about. The interactive parts of the session were great, I enjoyed drawing the typical Aussie.’
Paige- ‘I learnt that male sports players earn much more than women and that this also happens with doctors and other professions. You shouldn't judge people by their skin colour, religion or beliefs. I think that in the future, women need to fight for their pay conditions to be fair and the same as the men's.’
Danielle- ‘I learnt that looks don't matter. It doesn't matter that your skin colour is different, and that people saying things about you because you are different is not okay.’
Stephanie- ‘After doing this session, I will try harder to not judge people before I get to know them.’
The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) Gender Equality Workshop
On Monday 28 May, The Foundation for Young Australians partnered with Our Watch and offered Mrs Sarah Bahramis, Maddie Juleff and me an amazing opportunity to partake in the design process of their new project. The idea of the project is to select 15 young people and to fund them $8,000 to combat gender inequality within Australia, and to make a lasting impact on the battle to achieve gender equality. We travelled to the FYA (in Melbourne City) by cab to participate in many of their workshops. We discussed the various issues connected to gender inequality, the ways that we can reach out to young people and who to select for their project. We also created short pitches for the project and constructed a timeline plan to decide how the project will run. Overall, the workshops were filled with thoughtful discussions and a tremendous amount of unique and insightful responses, which was quite overwhelming, yet enlightening for us. Working with the FYA was an unforgettable experience for each and every one of us, and we hope that we can be fortunate enough to receive more fantastic opportunities like this one in the near future.
Prosha Veresov
Year 10
On 28 May, I attended the FYA Equality Workshop in Melbourne. This workshop was about a mentoring program for young people aged between 15 and 24 who have an idea for a project that promotes gender equality. Applicants for this program will receive $8,000 in funding and will be paired with a mentor to receive training from the YLab group and partnering organisations.
This workshop brought together community leaders, and people working for gender equality, as well as young people, to provide matters from their own lives to support the program. Overall the day was so inspiring; it was amazing to see so many like-minded people in the same room and everyone sharing their own stories and experiences to make this program a reality. I would like to thank Mrs Sarah Bahramis and Prosha Veresov for making this day an experience I will never forget.
Maddie Juleff
Year 10