American Corner Craiova

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Celebrating Martin Luther King

On January 15, 2007, American Corner Craiova celebrated Martin Luther King by organizing a screening of the documentary "Remember Martin Luther King" for 24 high school students from ‘Carol I’ High School, along with their English teacher Mr. Valentin Balutoiu.

The discussions that followed referred to racial discrimination, which still persisted in America in the 60s, even if this country had the most democratic constitution in the world. The discussion turned to Martin Luther King on how he fought against racism and for equal rights for all.

Some parts from the movie "Ray" were also shown to the students to illustrate that racism affected even talented and special people. The students also pointed out other personalities from areas like sports and singers that were affected by racism.

The youngsters learned new things and found out more about American Corner Craiova and the opportunities it provides. The students also received free copies of brochures like ‘Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights’, ‘What is Democracy’ and ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’.

A small exhibit of books and other documents that refer to Martin Luther King was also displayed in the American Corner.

Celebrare Martin Luther King

In ziua de 15 ianuarie, 2007, American Corner Craiova l-a celebrat pe Martin Luther King printr-o prezentare a filmului documentar “Remember Martin Luther King" la care au participat 24 de elevi din clasa a X-a, bilingva engleza, de la Colegiul National ‘Carol I’, condusi de prof. Valentin Balutoiu.

Discutiile care au urmat vizionarii s-au referit la politica de discriminare rasiala care inca se manifesta in anii ' 60 in S.U.A., desi aceasta tara avea cea mai democrata constitutie din lume. Discutia s-a axat in principal pe Martin Luther King, cel care a luptat fara violenta pentru drepturi egale pentru toti oamenii, indiferent de rasa.

Elevii au avut posibilitatea sa vizioneze si cateva secvente din filmul ‘Ray’ pentru a ilustra in plus ce insemna discriminarea rasiala, chiar daca era vorba de oameni deosebiti. Li s-a oferit elevilor posibilitatea de a numi si alti cativa cantareti sau sportivi de culoare care au avut de suferit din cauza acestei politici.

Astfel, tinerii si-au insusit lucruri noi si totodata au aflat mai multe despre American Corner Craiova si de oportunitatile pe care le au aici de a se informa. Toti participantii au primit reviste: ‘Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights’, ‘What is Democracy’ si ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’.

O mica expozitie cu materiale si carti referitoare la evenimentul organizat a fost expusa in American Corner.

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