The refugee crisis What is this the flag of? 22-Feb-19 The refugee crisis What is this the flag of? Why do you think so many people are wanting to come to Europe? The purpose of this lesson is to talk openly about the refugee crisis. Point of discussion: How should we respond to it? Why will people risk lives to try and get to the UK? Which countries are in the European Union? 2

Croatia is missing! Explain how we should treat refugees.

Refugees, persecution, displaced, EU The refugee crisis Objectives By the end of this lesson you should be able to… All – Will discuss why refugees are coming to Europe Most- Will understand that this is not a new thing Some– Will explain how they think we should treat refugees Keywords Refugees, persecution, displaced, EU

Where on this map do we live? Where are people fleeing from? Can you think of another time when refugees fled to other countries in Europe?

Jewish refugees in Britain escaping from Nazism In pairs try to think of answers to the following question: Why do you think people might want to seek refuge in Britain? What do you think the word refugee means? I’ve just chosen a couple of examples add or change the examples if you want. http://refugeeweek.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/HistoryofContributions.pdf Ugandan refugees arriving in Britain in 1972

Some key immigration dates to Britain: From 1670: 40-50,000 French Huguenots (protestants fleeing persecution in France) come to England, largely settling around Spitalfields. 17th – mid 19th Century: Large number of Indians come to the UK. By mid-19th century there were approximately 40, 000 in Great Britain. Mid-18th Century: About 15,000 African slaves were in Britain. Slavery was abolished in 1807. 19th Century: Germans- reaching a peak of over 50,00 in 1911. 19th Century: Russian Jews escaping persecution, about 120,000 settled in Britain. 20th Century: Immigration to Britain increased massively, especially post World War 2 Again this is just a small selection. Follow the link below if you want more or if you want the students to look online at the BBC Bitesize website http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/uk_through_time/movement_and_settlement_through_time/revision/8/ http://refugeeweek.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/HistoryofContributions.pdf

Who recognises this building? 1743: Huguenot chapel 1809: Wesleyan chapel 1819: A Methodist chapel Late 19th Century: Jewish synagogue 1976: Mosque This is mosque on Brick Lane

Over half of Syria’s population is displaced. Because of war in countries like Syria millions of people have had to flee to country to seek refuge (safety). More than 4 million refugees from Syria (95%) are in just five countries Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt. Many though try to make dangerous journeys to Europe, and estimated 750,000 so far this year and last. Over half of Syria’s population is displaced. You can click the picture to get updated info This information was from January 2016. Please update. Below are a couple of sites you might want to look at: http://www.worldvision.org/news-stories-videos/syria-war-refugee-crisis http://syrianrefugees.eu/

In pairs: What are the good things about living in the UK? Or you could change this to the EU The idea is to get students to consider why someone would want to come here. But remind students that people wouldn’t risk their own lives, or the lives of their children for money etc. The word refugee means someone who is seeking refuge (safety)

Imagine you found out a refugee from a war zone was going to join your class in school. What message would you like to tell them? Think about: What they have been through What advice would you give them? What things are good about living here?

Where do you stand on the following arguments? “There are too many people in this country, we shouldn’t let more in” “We should let more people into the country, they need help”

Get students thoughts and opinions on this cartoon. It was from the Independent http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/the-cartoon-that-sums-up-the-worlds-migrant-crisis--g12atJpSWZnt

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Different groups that make up the UK Ethnic Group You answer Actual % WHITE ___________% 86___% ASIAN 7.5__% BLACK 3.3_% MIXED RACE 2.2_% CHINESE 0.5_% OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL

Different religious groups that make up the UK What do you think are the statistics for the UK? Religion Your answers Actual % Christianity ___________% 59.5 % Islam 4.4 % Hinduism 1.3 % Other 1.9 % Not stated 7.2 % No religion 25.7 % REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL REVEAL

How does Tower Hamlets compare? Religion Tower Hamlets UK % (2011) Christianity 27 % 59.5 % Islam 37 % 4.4 % Hinduism 1.3 % Other 1.9 % Not stated 15 % 7.2 % No religion 19 % 25.7 % 2 %