Ark Pioneer Learning at Home

Extended Curriculum

ART

Work to be completed

□ Work 1: Read the glossary (Page 1)

□ Work 2: Read information about the Black Lives Matter movement (Pages 2-5)

□ Work 2: Read definition of protest art (Page 6)

□ Work 3: Create a protest sign for the Black Lives Matter/anti-racism movement (Pages 7-

10)

Aim High (Page 11)

Resources / links to help with work:

➢ At protest site, artists paint it ‘Black Lives Matter’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Im12P3pT0

➢ How to make political art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMVd5k2a2IM

➢ Art is a weapon for social change: Dr Tammy L Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o6kbRBFLdI

➢ Art as activism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLg8LMK_Ct4

How will this work be checked?

Each week you will be given ‘red pen work’ to carry out corrections on the learning that you

are doing at home.

If you complete your work to a really high standard please email a picture to your form tutor or

to info@arkpioneer.org and we will upload the best examples to celebrate on our website!

How much time should I be studying and what happens if I don’t finish all my work?

For core curriculum subjects you are expected to do 30min each day as a minimum. Those

subjects are English language, English literature, Maths, Science, History and Geography. These

subjects all have a weekly quiz and will be checked in on by your form teacher when they call

each week.

All other subjects are ‘Extended Curriculum’ and they should be done after you have finished

the Core Curriculum tasks for the day. You should plan to do work in different subjects each

day. We recommend that pupils do one hour per week in each of the ‘extended curriculum’

subjects.

We recognise that it is not possible for all pupils to complete all work given the exceptional

circumstance. Please speak with your form tutor about the work if it is becoming

unmanageable.

Glossary

Racial profiling: the use of race or ethnicity as grounds

for suspecting someone of having committed an

offence

Acquittal: a judgement or verdict that a person is not

guilty of the crime with which they have been

charged.

Decentralized: transfer (authority) from central to local

Hierarchy: a system in which members of an

organization or society are ranked according to

relative status or authority.

Solidarity: unity or agreement of feeling or action,

especially among individuals with a common interest;

mutual support within a group.

Spurred: give an incentive or encouragement to

(someone).

Inextricably: in a way that is impossible to disentangle

or separate.

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Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an international human rights movement, originating from within the African-American community, which campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people. BLM regularly holds protests speaking out against police brutality and police killings of black people, and broader issues such as racial profiling, and racial inequality in the United States criminal justice system.

In 2013, the movement began with the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin in February 2012. The movement became nationally recognized for street demonstrations following the 2014 deaths of two African Americans: Michael Brown—resulting in protests and unrest in Ferguson, a city near St. Louis—and Eric Garner in New York City. Since the Ferguson protests, participants in the movement have demonstrated against the deaths of numerous other African Americans by police actions and/or while in police custody. In the summer of 2015, Black Lives Matter activists became involved in the 2016 United States presidential election. The originators of the hashtag and call to action, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, expanded their project into a national network of over 30 local chapters between 2014 and 2016. The overall Black Lives Matter movement, however, is a decentralized network and has no formal hierarchy.

The movement returned to national headlines and gained further international attention during the global George Floyd protests in 2020 following Floyd's death by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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By September 2016, the phrase "Black Lives Matter" had been tweeted over 30 million times, and Black Twitter has been credited with bringing international attention to the BLM movement. Using the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter has helped activists communicate the scale of their

movement to the wider online community and stand in solidarity amongst other participants.

Dr. Khadijah White, a professor at Rutgers University, argues that BLM has ushered in a new era of black university student movements. The ease with which bystanders can record graphic videos of police violence and post them onto social media has driven activism all over the world.

BLM generally engages in direct action tactics that make people uncomfortable enough that they must address the issue. BLM has been known to build power through protest and rallies.

"Hands up!" sign displayed at a Ferguson protestPolitical slogans used during demonstrations include "Black Lives Matter", "Hands up, don't shoot" (a later discredited reference attributed to Michael Brown, "I can't breathe"(referring to Eric Garner), "White silence is violence", "No justice, no peace", and "Is my son next?", among others.

According to a 2018 study, "Black Lives Matter protests are more likely to occur in localities where more Black people have previously been killed by police."

There have been many reactions to the Black Lives Matter movement. The U.S. population's perception of Black Lives Matter varies considerably by race. The phrase "All Lives Matter" sprang up as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement, but has been criticized for dismissing or misunderstanding the message of "Black Lives Matter". Following the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, the hashtag Blue Lives Matter was created by supporters of the police. Some civil rights leaders have disagreed with tactics used by Black Lives Matter activists.

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2020

On February 23, Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot while jogging in Glynn County, Georgia. Arbery had been pursued and confronted by two white residents, a father and son, who were armed and driving a pickup truck.

On March 13, Louisville police officers knocked down the apartment door of 26 year old African American Breonna Taylor, serving a no-knock search warrant for drug suspicions. Police fired several shots during the encounter which led to her death. Her boyfriend who was present at the time had called 911 and said, "someone kicked in the door and shot my girlfriend".

On May 25, Christian Cooper, a black bird watcher at New York's Central Park experienced a confrontation with a white woman after he asked her to put her dog on a leash in the Ramble, a no-dogs-off-leash area. The interaction escalated when the white woman called the police to say that an African American man was threatening her.

May 30, 2020. Lafayette Square, Washington D.C. George Floyd protest.At the end of May, spurred on by a rash of racially charged events including those above, over 450 major protests were held in cities and towns across the United States and three continents. The breaking point was due primarily to the police killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, eventually charged with second degree murder after a video circulated showing Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd pleaded for his life, repeating, "I can't breathe.“ Following protesters' demands for additional prosecutions, three other officers were charged with aiding and abetting second degree murder.

Black Lives Matter organized rallies in the United States and worldwide from May 30 onwards, with protesters enacting Floyd's final moments, many lying down in streets and on bridges, yelling "I can't breathe," while others marched by the thousands, some carrying signs that read, "Tell your brother in blue, don't shoot"--"Who do you call when the murderer wears a badge?" and "Justice for George Floyd.“ While global in nature and supported by a number of unassociated organizations, Black Lives Matter movement has been inextricably linked to these monumental protests.

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Protest Art

Protest art is a broad term that refers to creative works

that concern or are produced by activists and social

movements. There are also contemporary and historical

works and currents of thought that can be characterized

in this way. Social movements produce such works as the

signs, banners, posters, and other printed materials used to

convey a particular cause or message. Often, such art is

used as part of demonstrations or acts of civil

disobedience.

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Activity: Create a sign for

the Black Lives Matter/anti-

racism movement

Step 1: Create your font

Step 2: Generate ideas for your message. For example:

• Read/watch the news.

• Conduct research on racial

inequality.

• Speak to others and also

consider your own

experiences, thoughts and

feelings.

• Look at examples of protest

art and signs, which

communicate a clear

message.

Step 3: Plan your composition

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Protest poster examples:

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Remember that your

words are powerful.

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Typography examples, however you can create your own.

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Aim High

Create a research page on a political artist.

You must include:

- A detailed description of the visual elements in

their work

- What they are trying to communicate through

their work?

- What are your opinions of their work? Give reasons

to support your opinions.

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