politcal protest researcrch

https://web.stanford.edu/class/e297c/poverty_prejudice/mediarace/mass.htm

http://www.statehornet.com/culture/the-skewed-representation-of-minorities-in-news-media/article_0650be34-6935-11e4-94b3-739ed082ed89.html

http://www.medialit.org/reading-room/long-way-go-minorities-and-media

Ideas for performance

cheesy game show
monoloply
boss and plebs
auction house
capitalism
socialism
focus groups
nhs
7 deadly sin
2 plays- the price and induldence
cuts
austeity
uni fees
the price of education
lust
spin the weel

labels

labels was a solo performance about a boy raised and born in the uk but from a mixed heritage and background and his experience as an interracial child growing up in the 90s in the uk and the racism he faces on a day to day basis. The piece was not only enlightening but very creative in the way it was performed. The actor kept the audience captivated and involved using brechtian techniques and interesting concepts to portray his story

Political protest evaluation/what went well/what could have been better

our topic: misrepresentation of minority's in the media.

my group for  our protest was sybil, adjei, Daniel, tatenda and myself. When first given the task we had lots of contrasting ideas including police brutality, the tampon tax and the one we finally settled on, misrepresentation of minorities in the media. We chose this topic as it was very topical and controversial and would make people think. We chose several different groups to focus on, white females, black males, Muslim/ Asian ect. Some of our choices we especially topical for the time we did the protest down to the Paris attacks.

We chose to stage our protest in the foyer; this was because we knew it would be a busy area at break time so we would come into contact with the most people. Whilst this was effective it was also difficult because there were lots of different groups in the same area so people were distracted by all the chaos. If we were to do it again i would say we could have done it somewhere not quite as busy such as the small canteen to make more of an impact.

We created posters with facts on them so people could also understand the concept and become more well informed rather then the piece becoming a interactive performance. I felt that this worked well and we could have gone further with this and found more statistics and facts and been shouting them out to people passing who weren’t reading the signs.

For our protest we created the ‘brit school documentary’ where we pulled people aside and interview them asking stereotypical questions for their gender or race and if they didn’t give the correct answers we would scold them and make them look stupid. We also took inspiration from the piece of theatre we saw ‘ labels’ and used labels to label people to their stereo types. This was effective as if offended people so they asked questions and thought about the topic more carefully.

We each took on a different role , Daniel was the plant so if the people we pulled to the side to ‘interview’ for the brit school documentary weren’t understanding the concept we could pull Daniel in and he could play along well and portray the message. Sybil was the makeup artist, she was writing labels for people and ‘white washing’ black people for the camera and also giving them beards and wigs ect to create their stereo types. Tatenda was the interviewer asking the question. I was the camera women and would ask them to act more of a certain stereo type. Adjei also did a similar thing as the sound man asking them to change their voices to sound more like there stereo type.

To improve upon our protest i would say put more research in and make sure the people read and understood what we were protesting before they left. 

270 words about my existance as a human

My name is katie elaine brenson. i was born at the princess royal hospital on the 27th of may 1999. i was raised on  crystal palace park road in south east London with my mum, my dad, my sister Amy and my brother jack. my mum fell  ill with a brain tumour when i was 8 and my dad had an affair when i was 10. my life has been one with ups and downs, i have felt everything and nothing. Education systems made me feel more alone then i ever did and my family isn’t a perfect one. I may be only 16 but i have felt the weight of the world on my shoulders. I am not naive. I am not the ideal child, student or friend. I find it difficult to concentrate in classes and i become frustrated easily. I often get handed the worst set of card i can have but i always try my best with the situation given to me. I am in a happy relationship currently however i have experienced my fair share of arseholes. I have trust issues and prefer solitude most times, and although i like being alone i do not like being lonely. i am a black belt in karate and grade 5 ballet. My favriote food is a chicken korma with pilau rice, i have two cats, honey and Rosie and they keep me company when i am sad, I’m also a total secret nerd.  i found writing about myself difficult because it means i have to look at my life and see if I am truly happy.

What is a protest?

a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something

capitalism

capitalism

ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/

noun

1. an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

   "an era of free-market capitalism"

Austerity

austerity

ɒˈstɛrɪti,ɔːˈstɛrɪti/

noun

1. 1.

   sternness or severity of manner or attitude.

   "he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism"
2. 2.

   difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure.

   "the country was subjected to acute economic austerity"