1. Wall Exhibition

2. Hyde Park

Choose one of the following options:

Wall Exhibition

Goals:

Explore background information in depth;
Enable personal exploration and relation to major issues through a creative medium;
Maximise the number and quality of issues raised;
Facilitate raising of questions about the future;
Allow the opportunity for an initial review of different analyses.

Summary:

Using print-outs of the articles and features in this series, as well as images from the Internet in general, create a wall exhibition of 5 panels, working in small groups of 5-8 people. The comparison and review are an integral part of this activity, or its follow-up.
This can be a quick outline activity, or can be expanded to fill an afternoon.

Requires:

Photocopier with enlarge; print-outs, or Internet access and printer; arts & crafts materials.

Procedure:

Each group plans their exhibit as follows:
1. Title and a logo, key ideas or message, credits.
2. Middle panel: Key information about the Disengagement Law.
3. 2nd panel: Link any background explanations to key points on the middle panel.
4. 4th panel: Raise national, security, political, social and personal issues, or any other questions, linking them to key points on the middle panel.
5. 5th Panel: Recommendations and Issues for after Disengagement

The exhibitions are posted and groups have time to walk around and make notes on points of interest.

Discussion:

1. Compare the different focuses, issues, questions – which were common to most presentations, which were unique?
2. Did this activity add to our knowledge?
3. Did this activity add to our understanding?
4. With what questions does this leave us, and with what recommendations?
5. Invite other groups to view the exhibitions in the course of a day and collect feedback on the same discussion questions.
6. Return and discuss the difference in their perspective as non-participants in the preparation.

2. Hyde Park

Goals:

Explore background information in depth;
Enable personal exploration and relation to major issues;
Maximise the quality of issues raised;
Facilitate raising of questions about the future;
Allow an active group to expend some energy!

Using print-outs of the articles and features in this series,
the group is divided into 4 sub-groups representing:
- 2 contrasting religious views;
- 2 contrasting secular views;
about Disengagement.

Each group studies the basic information about Hitnatkut, security information, and their own position; they then prepare a soap box speech, appointing a speaker (20 mins).

Everyone gathers around and the speakers take the platform (raised dais, if possible; with, or without, microphone).

Each speaker has 2 clear minutes to present his or her main points, without any interference from the audience. After this, the audience may throw questions, points of order and the speakers, and the activity is allowed to proceed for another 10 minutes, or as long as the debate can be heard, but no longer than 10 minutes.

Discussion:

1. What was the difference between studying the information for a speech and taking part in a public debate of this kind?
2. Did this activity add to our knowledge?
3. Did this activity add to our understanding?
4. In what way is this kind of forum helpful to public debate?
5. In what way does it detract from public debate?
6. How does this reflect kind of debate what is going on in Israel, today?
7. What are the most productive means of public debate? [collecting facts to illustrate issues and points…].
8. What are the red lines in a public debate?
9. What are the red lines in a democracy?

Please note

If you use the Hyde Park activity, do not do the "Stations Game" instead of the Simulation Game. If time is short, proceed to the final Wall Newspaper activity, instead.