School Speaker Training

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School Speaker Training

• Youth Officer Bart Storan
• bstoran_at_amnesty.ie
• 0876840651

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School Speakers
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The School Speaker Programme

• PRIMARY AIM
• To establish and support school groups that will
  be active in Amnesty Internationals campaigns
• SECONDARY AIM
• To bring information about human rights to a
  broader group of people

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• Initial request for a speaker
• Teacher fills in request form

• School Talk
• See page 7 for sample talk
• Ensure that an action is taken as part of the talk

• Immediate follow up communication
• School Speakers responsibility
• Email teacher

• School group meeting
• Set the date at the initial talk
• Take another action

• Ongoing support
• Follow up to make sure that the group are
  receiving info etc.

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The Talk Part 1
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About Human Rights
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About Amnesty International
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Human Rights Debate

• SOME RIGHTS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHERS

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The talk part 2
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Engaging young people
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Types of Learners
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The nature of the school system
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Size of the group
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Gender
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Age
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Active school groups
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Sexual and Reproductive Rights

• Ensure the provision of full information on
  sexual and reproductive health to women and men.
• Provide legal, safe and accessible abortion in
  cases of rape, sexual assault, incest and risk to
  a woman's life, or grave risk to her health.
• Repeal laws that permit the imprisonment or
  imposition of other criminal sanctions on women
  who have had or sought to have an abortion and
  repeal laws that seek to criminalize medical
  practitioners who provide information or abortion
  services and operate within reasonable medical
  limitations.
• Provide access to quality medical services for
  the management of complications arising from
  abortion.

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Child Protection
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Questions?
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Evaluation

• Bored?!