Assemblies are a chance to reach a lot of the school at once so they can be a powerful way to raise awareness about issues that matter to you. Sometimes Assemblies aren’t used this way so think about reclaiming them! If you don't want to stand up in front of your peers or teachers, use film, media, music or dance to make a digital presentation that can be played in your assembly hall or on school TV.
Newid-ffem is a school-based feminist youth group that meets weekly to “rant about all things gender related”. They took an issue each to talk about in their assembly on feminism, including: sexist comments in school; gender and racial stereotyping in Disney; sexism in sport; sexism in the orchestra; heteronormative bullying of mixed-gender friendships; and body image in the media. They delivered their assembly to each year group. At the end of the assembly, they invited students to write down what they thought about their assembly and asked them why they felt joining a feminist group was important. Here's what some students wrote:
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