Social Justice

 Kia Ora Year 9,

Your task this week (Term 3 Week 5) is to create a piece of writing that helps your reader understand prejudice faced by different groups of people in Aotearoa (using the work we did in class).
(This is a continuation of the blog post some of you did in class already)

We are doing this to improve our writing skills and to help people understand different points of view - so that humans receive SOCIAL JUSTICE!

Groups of people we have learned about include: The muslim community, the LGBT+ community, the pasifika community, the asian community, and the disabled community. (Link to the work we did)

It should be structured like this:

INTRODUCTION What is your writing about?
“In our social justice hurumanu, we have learned about…
I think…

PARAGRAPHS 

Write about what this community has experienced. What kind of prejudice do they face? (Pre-judice means to PRE-JUDGE. To judge someone before getting to know them)
What do they want us to know?
What do you think?

CONCLUSION
Wrap up your writing with what you want your readers to take away after they have read it. What thought should they have in their head when they walk away?

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INTRODUCTION: In our social justice hurumanu, we have learned about a lot of prejudiced communities. Such as the Muslim community, the gay community, and the Asian community. I think that everyone should be treated the same no matter their religion, sexuality, or race.

PARAGRAPH 1 - The Muslim community has experienced a lot of bad things like the mosque shooting that happened two years ago. This was a terrorist attack that happened to the Muslims in Christchurch. The Muslims are judged for what they look like, what they wear, how they talk, and their religion. They want us to know that they are no different than everyone else. I think that Muslims should be treated the same as us.

PARAGRAPH 2 - The gay community has been through a lot of bad things too like being beaten up, assaulted, and bullied. They get judged for how they dress, how they talk, what they look like, and who they hang out with. They want us to know that they are still human and still have feelings even though they are gay. I think that they should be treated the same no matter who they like.

PARAGRAPH 3 - The Asian community has also been through a lot of bad stuff like being bullied. People are racist to them all the time. Just because they’re different, people judge them. For the food they eat, what they look like, and how they speak. Asian hate has gone on for many years but has increased fast over the last 12 months. In 2020/21 it has increased 1900% due to the Covid pandemic. Alot of people blame them for it. They want us to know that they are still people and that they are normal. They are not weird just because they are different. I think that the Asian community should be treated the same as us no matter what. 

CONCLUSION - In the end, bullying is not okay and everybody should be treated the same. Just because they look, sound, or act differently than you, you should still be respectful. Always treat people the way you want to be treated.