I’m a teacher from Aotearoa/New Zealand & UC Masters Student 🌿☀️🌈 I love teaching peace, languages, and making room for big questions in the classroom.
@andreagibson The sillier the better, but also… depending on how many you’re teaching (& knowing you can be a very funny human) if you get them giggling the whole lesson may devolve into laughter 🤷🏻♀️. Lots of very deep thinkers at this age too 💗
@andreagibson I have 8-9 year old students and regularly read to/with 70-80 of them at once. They tend to love books or songs with great rhythm they can join in with. They love these two, which might give you ideas: 1. https://t.co/lr44uAKh9O 2. https://t.co/upXXAtbouq
At a protest opposing missile testing in Ritidian on Guahan (Guam), cries for Palestine rang out. From Guahan/Marianas, the Kingdom of Hawaii, Native Americans, Puerto Rico, Africa, West Papua, Kanaky and Maohi Nui, nuclear victims + …
We have teams on standby ready to send medical supplies and to enter Gaza, as soon as the situation allows it. But if the bombing continues with the current intensity, any effort to increase medical aid will inevitably fall short.
Our full statement 👇
https://t.co/UiC7QpaQoB
Happy International Week of Deaf People! 📷
The sub-theme for today is DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF DEAF CHILDREN. Millions of deaf children's first language has been deprived or not given access to learn their natural language
#IWDP#IDSL#FJSL
People took to the streets in Japan to voice their anger following their gov't’s decision to start the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, later this week 👇
Some more history about the Pacific/Rainbow Warrior anti-nuclear legacy 🌈🕊️
In 1985, a few months after Project Exodus in the Marshall Islands, the Rainbow warrior was on its way to protest French nuclear tests in Moruroa when it was bombed in New Zealand by the French state.
The @UN#Disarmament Yearbook 2022 provide a concise exploration of disarmament-related developments and trends from 2022.
Learn more about multilateral disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control:
https://t.co/UxVCy1cJyP
“… men still significantly outnumber women in nuclear diplomacy[1]. Women’s inclusion on this issue is not just the right thing to do, it is the most effective thing to do.” #NuclearFree
"The state of crisis we are in, including that of a leadership crisis, is a product of a world order that has been man-made and male-dominated."
Graça Machel at @WomenDeliver last week on why we must embrace women's leadership.
Read more: https://t.co/ZZztAjC5Jh
#WD2023
Vulnerability is a sign of strength, not weakness. My teammates and I are determined to make sure everyone has the support they need.
Launching the first mental health initiative of its kind with my friends at @CommonGoalOrg.
This one’s for you Katie ❤️