School Assembly Remembrance
Schools often have their well established resources for Remembrance Assemblies. Those who wish to reconsider these resources in order to make them more inclusive of the global nature and the diversity of the communities it engaged may wish to give thought to the range of resources and guidance in the links and video clips and films below. This is in order to further develop the remembrance narratives that they disseminate and that have evolved since 1919.
The clips below emphasise the global nature of the WW1 and the diversity of the communities it engaged.
African
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Indian
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Caribbean
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The clips below emphasise the global nature of the WW2 and the diversity of the communities it engaged.
African
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Indian
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Caribbean
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The clips below emphasise colonial struggles for independence and the diversity of the communities it engaged.
African independence
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Indian independence
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Caribbean independence
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The clips below emphasise the troublesome legacy of remembrance culture for the divided island of Ireland links 1 & 2.
Armistice Day Dublin 1925
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Remembering Easter Rising 1966
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Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh reflects 2013
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The films below emphasise reflections on remembrance associated with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York USA on 9-11-01. They develop narratives from regions of the world where the impact of recent traumatic conflicts were still being felt. They consider the impact of war on civilian populations including women and children. The films were made in 2002 see link. They all last 11 minutes, 9 seconds and 1 frame.
A film by Youssef Chahine considering refections from the Middle East. Play from 27min 17sec
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A film by Danis Tanovic considering refections from Srebenica, Bosnia. Play from 35min 12sec
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A film by Samira Makhmalbaf considering refections from the Afghanistan. Play from 2min 26sec
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