POWER TO THE PEOPLE

LINKS

Related websites

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www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/behaviour/
tacklingbullying/racistbullying/preventing/
controversialissues/
The DfES's Teachernet website has a section on teaching controversial issues.

www.channel4.com/life/microsites/E/elexion/
This Channel 4 website, set up at the time of the 2005 General Election, has background information, ideas, advice and case studies on various aspects of protest. The sections entitled 'What can I do about it?' and 'Just do it' are particularly useful.

www.yourrights.org.uk
This website comprises the Liberty Guide to Human Rights. The section on 'The Rights of Peaceful Protest' provides background information and advice suitable for use by teachers and young people.

www.handsupfor.org
This website has practical tips and information for people under 24 on opportunities to participate and make their voices heard. It is run by Kierra Box (see programme 5).

Clips

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Programme 1: A to E

Clip one: Anti-war 02:26 – 04:01

• Opens with Germaine Greer saying, 'I can see that people who'd put a lot of energy in, and who'd got their buses organised and so on, would feel pretty bitter about the ease with which they were shouldered out of the way.'
• Closes with Tony Benn saying, 'It takes time but if you don't make the effort it doesn't happen.'

Clip two: Boycott 06:58 – 08:35

• Opens with Ruth Rossels saying, 'We can look at well-known companies like Gap and Nike who were also the target of campaigns in the early 90s because of the way they sourced their products from the Far East.'
• Closes with Liam Halligan saying, 'And they really need to pick their targets.'

Clip three: Culture jamming 10:37 – 13:51

• Opens with the narrator saying, 'The most infamous example of this was when, in 2004, the group sought to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal chemical disaster with their latest elaborate hoax.'
• Closes with Andy Bichlbaum saying, 'Of course, compared to what they've already been through at Dow's hand, it's not very much.'

Clip four: Direct Action 16:06 – 18:39

• Opens with Charlotte saying, 'Rachel was a really extraordinary individual.'
• Closes with Katherine Viner saying, 'She decided to act on that in a very powerful and emotional way.'

Clip five: Eco-warriors 19:52 – 23:28

• Opens with Steve Weir saying, 'Newbury was a failure in one sense, but a massive success in another because it was a huge learning curve.'
• Closes with Steve Weir saying, 'Once you have that power, people have a tendency to listen to you.'

Programme 2: F to J

Clip one: Fan power 01:35 – 04:05

• Opens with the narrator saying, 'The fans got together to try and stop the takeover, protesting in a number of different ways.'
• Closes with Hugh Ferris saying, 'That, I think, was very much against the spirit of what the fans had been trying to do, prior to that, with their peaceful protest.'

Clip two: Globalisation 07:12 – 10:29

• Opens with the narrator saying, 'Rich and Nicola were among several hundred thousand demonstrators who went to Genoa, in 2001, to protest outside the G8 summit.'
• Closes with Rich saying, 'If we're afraid to protest, then their strategy and the strategy of the police in Genoa and so on has been successful.'

Clip three: Human rights 10:37 – 12:35

• Opens with Shami saying, 'For the first time, we have to ask permission in writing of a senior police officer if we want to organise a demonstration near the Mother of all Parliaments.'
• Closes with Nick Ferrari saying, 'I believe you should be allowed as many banners as you can actually touch as you extend your hands.'

Clip four: Iconography 14:23 – 17:06

• Opens with the narrator saying, 'I is for iconography.'
• Closes with Rebekka Kill saying, 'And often it's just one person's voice of protest.'

Clip five: John and Yoko 19:52 – 22:28

• Opens with John Lennon saying, 'It's a bed-in folks.'
• Closes with John Robb saying, 'There's no subtlety there, you know.'

Programme 3: K to O

Clip one: Martin Luther King 02:37 – 05:05

• Opens with Anthony Thomas saying, 'I first became aware of Martin Luther King when I was at school.'
• Closes with Paul Elliott saying, 'So they're not looking at colour, they want to win.'

Clip two: Lyrics 06:37 – 08:27

• Opens with Paul Stokes saying, 'I think the difference between the current music scene and the music scene of, say, the 1960s when protest songs seemed to have their heyday…'
• Closes with Paul Stokes saying, 'I think songs are good for protest because they communicate ideas very quickly and in a way that people remember.'

Clip three: Mahatma Gandhi 12:31 – 14:42

• Opens with Sachin Nanda saying, 'The one core value that definitely could be transferred is this idea of restraint.'
• Closes with Sachin Nanda saying, 'Let history speak to you.'

Clip four: Naked 16:26 – 19:25

• Opens with the narrator saying, '18-year-old Rhian is about to take her clothes off in public.'
• Closes with Dr Papadopolous saying, 'They may be joining you, but for completely different reasons.'

Clip five: Occupation 19:57 – 21:45

• Opens with Sam Wooldridge saying, 'Never, ever thought about protesting before.'
• Closes with Dr Papadopolous saying, 'I think that goes to the core of everyone's understanding of what it means to say, "Stop."'

Programme 4: P to T

Clip one: Punk 04:00 – 05:15

• Opens with Jake Sims-Fielding saying, 'You know, big bands like Green Day inspired a lot of young people to realise the importance of politics.'
• Closes with Jake Sims-Fielding saying, 'I think punk these days is still an effective and valuable form of protest.'

Clip two: Queer 06:31 – 08:15

• Opens with Peter Tatchell saying, 'I think the battle for gay and lesbian human rights has been a model of how you need to work inside the system and outside it.'
• Closes with Peter Tatchell saying, 'You know, we made protest fun.'

Clip three: Riots 12:38 – 15:07

• Opens with Dr Papadopolous saying, 'One of the things that often tips the balance over from a protest to a riot is a friendly, even a funny, remark.'
• Closes with Dr Papadopolous saying, 'So I think it's vital for any young protestors out there to try to do them as peacefully as possible.'

Clip four: Stunts 15:07 – 16:11

• Opens with Matt Freestone saying, 'Well, I think since the 1960s the stunt, the crazy radical act, has become a very effective means of demonstration.'
• Closes with Matt O'Connor saying, 'The traditional form of protest, as far as I'm concerned, is dead.'

Clip five: Technology 22:17 – 23:53

• Opens with Mark Thomas saying, 'Technology – in terms of the internet, web, texting, and all that kind of stuff – is really, really important'.
• Closes with Jamie Woolley saying, 'I think we're just kind of scratching the surface of what we can do.'

Programme 5: U to Z

Clip one: Unions 00:42 – 02:31

• Opens with the narrator saying, 'U is for unions.'
• Closes with Sally Hunt saying, 'That's what you do.'

Clip two: Women's Movement 09:54 – 11:56

• Opens with the narrator saying, 'W is for the Women's Movement.'
• Closes with the narrator saying, 'A pay gap of nearly £20,000.'

Clip three: X=Vote 14:16 – 16:28

• Opens with Dr Beckford saying, 'In recent years, we've seen the growth of what's called single issue politics.'
• Closes with Julia Clark saying, 'It means young people's voices are not being heard.'

Clip four: Youth 16:49 – 19:48

• Opens with Dr Beckford saying, 'If you look at the recent protest against the war…'
• Closes with Kierra Box saying, 'I think it needs to be made a lot easier.'

Clip five: Zzz… 21:09 – 23:47

• Opens with Toyah Willcox saying, 'There is no excuse for apathy.'
• Closes with the narrator saying, 'It's up to you.'