Project
requirements
Students are to research various sources
for cases, lawsuits, opinions, and/or events that are related to topics of
discrimination and diversity.
Students should choose and prepare a
presentation covering either a discrimination practice (showcasing a claim that
was either dismissed or substantiated by a court) or event that had major
impact on discrimination/anti-discrimination policies and practices or the way
a general public viewed specific groups.
In the presentation, students will explain:
a)
Circumstances of the case/event
b)
Timeline, if applicable
c)
Main issues in the case (for
example, racial or gender discrimination)
d)
What happened next
e)
What can we learn from the
case/event
Objective:
1.
To learn about legal aspects of
discrimination
2.
To research actual legal
cases/historical event
3.
To present such case/event in
class
Topic: The Stonewall riots
a)
Explain what were the Stonewall riots. What
happened, and who were the main players in the event (police, gay groups,
general public, media, etc.)
b)
Explain when this took place (not only dates but
also what was happening in the country at the time – civil rights movement,
anti-war movement etc.)
c)
What were the main issues? Discrimination against
gay and lesbian minorities – legal (explain anti-homosexual laws at the time)
and social. Also important was use of
violence against any group of citizens, etc.
d)
Explain how the riots impacted the civil rights
movement and, in particular, the organizing and self-defining of gay and
lesbian Americans. What were the
consequences?
You
might want to create a timeline with events, main names, historical documents
etc. as a flyer.
