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March 2024 Lesson Plan: History of Palestine and Israel

Managing Committee — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:01:51 +0000

STAND’s Education team has put together a lesson plan that includes resources and activities designed to introduce students to key concepts relating to the Palestine education area and the ongoing conflict and atrocities taking place in the region. With this being such a timely issue, we thought it important to put out a resource to help students better understand the historical context. STAND encourages advisors and chapter leaders to adapt this lesson plan for your own use, and do what works best for your members.

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March 2023 Lesson Plan: Yemen

Managing Committee — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:00:10 +0000

STAND’s Education team, with the help of the Yemen Action Committee, has put together a lesson plan that includes resources and activities designed to introduce students to key concepts relating to the Yemen priority area and the ongoing conflict and atrocities there. Since the Yemeni Civil War really escalated in March 2015, eight years ago, we thought this would be a timely theme for the month! STAND encourages advisors and chapter leaders to adapt the plans to your own context, and do what works best for their members.

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February 2023 Lesson Plan: Burma

Managing Committee — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 17:00:29 +0000

STAND’s Education team, with the help of the Burma Action Committee, has put together a lesson plan that includes resources and activities designed to introduce students to key concepts relating to Burma, one of STAND’s priority areas, and the atrocities committed there. Since February 1, 2023 was the second anniversary of the military coup, we decided to release these materials to chapters this month. STAND encourages advisors and chapter leaders to adapt the plans to your own context (high school vs. college, member knowledge base, meeting time limit, etc.)!

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Thanksgiving: Taking and the Aftermath – November 2022 Lesson Plan

Managing Committee — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:00:12 +0000

STAND’s Education team, with the help of the United States Action Committee, has put together a lesson plan that includes resources and activities designed to introduce students to key concepts relating to the United States priority area and Indigenous issues throughout history and today. Since November is Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving is well-known for misrepresenting the colonialism and genocide that formed this country, we thought this would be a timely theme for the month! STAND encourages advisors and chapter leaders to adapt the plans to your own context (high school vs. college, focus on particular regions of the world, etc.).

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