Human Trafficking https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=pjbNLVQ_Iwk&fea ture=youtu.be Q: Does anyone know the film Schindler’s list? • The film is about a German businessman who saves the lives of hundreds of Jewish refugees during the Second World War, by employing them in his factories. Is it in colour or black and white? • Almost the entire film is in black and white. But there are a few moments of colour. Does anyone remember any of the colour moments? The most famous one is when Schindler sees a little Jewish girl in a red coat. Later in the film, she is seen among the dead. She is only recognisable by the colour of the red coat that she is wearing. A screenshot from ‘Schindler’s List.’ • Although it was unintentional, the character is similar to Roma Ligocka, who was known in the Kraków Ghetto for her red coat. • Ligocka survived the Holocaust. When she saw the film Schindler’s List, she identified herself with the character. She wrote her own story, ’The Girl in the Red Coat: A Memoir.’ Another Screenshot. Does anyone here know where Trafalgar Square is? Has anyone visited London / Trafalgar Square recently? What do you know about it? • Trafalgar Square is home to a fountain, a lot of pigeons, Nelson’s Colum, 4 lion statues, the National Gallery, St Martin-in-the Fields Church, demonstrations, New Year’s celebrations, etc. • I want you to imagine that you are in Trafalgar Square……… The strangest thing that you see today is a little girl. She is alone and she looks a bit lost. Q: Can you guess what she is wearing? She is carrying a sign. Q: What do you think the sign says? Q: Can anyone explain what is going on here? There is a curious crowd of people looking at her. They are also wondering what is going on. Q: What do you think happens next? She starts singing. She starts singing a song that I am sure you know. More curious people stop to watch. Q: Do you have any ideas what is happening? The next thing that happens is this: Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a group of professional dancers surround her. There are about 60 of them. They start to perform a carefully choreographed series of moves to accompany the music. At one point, they pick up the girl in the red dress and hold her above them. Q: Any ideas? Why is this happening? All of the dancers are wearing white T-Shirts with a logo that reads: Love 146. Q: What could that mean? Next, four female singers join them. The singers continue with the song. More and more people turn up to watch. By this time, there is quite a big crowd surrounding them. This is an example of a flash mob. Q: Do you know what a flash mob is? The Macmillan Dictionary defines ‘flash mob’ as: ‘A large group of people who suddenly gather in a public place, do something for a short time, and quickly go away again.’ Q: Why do people organise flash mobs? For the purposes of performance art, as a means of protesting, to promote something, even for fun: Silent discos (where people turn up with their own portable music devices) and street pillow fights are two such examples of the latter. This flash mob in Trafalgar Square ends when the song finishes. The dancers and the female singers leave the scene. The only person that is left is the girl in the red dress and the confused crowd. Q: What do you think was the purpose behind this flash mob in Trafalgar Square? There is one last thing to say. The song that is used is a song that you know: Little Bird. Q: Any final ideas? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=73&v=NME1 -ZiJPXY&feature=emb_logo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNHe2c bdcoY Who are Love 146?
