1. When does Protest Cross the Line?
What sort of protest is acceptable?
Are the protests at Dover acceptable?
Project: Immigration and protest - a case study of Dover in School: The Towers School and Sixth Form Centre, Kent. Date: September 2016

2. Key Terms
Thinking back to the last lesson, use your worksheet to match the correct key term with the correct definition.

3. Political Understanding
In some of the research you do for your documentary you may find some political terms being used. It is important to understand these.
Political groups can be thought about as sitting on a line moving from one side to the other
Far Right
Centre
Far left

4. Political Groups Far Left Far Right Centre
For fascists human society is similar to the animal world, brought about by democratic means the strong naturally dominate the weak and different species do not mix. So certain nations/races are naturally superior to others and should live separately. Force is needed to bring this about, usually organised and led by a ‘charismatic’ dictator
Liberalism: Liberals believe that what is most important is people’s freedom or ‘liberty’, not only equality. Government is needed to protect freedom but must not be too powerful.
Communism: Communists believe
that there should be no rich and poor. They think that businesses should be owned by the people. Power should be taken from the rich by force
Far Left
Far Right
Centre

5. Far Right
In your research you will hear or read about Far Right groups.
These are not the same as the political right.
They often do hold views about immigration and race.
People will refer to them as fascist

6. Anti Fascist These are groups who try to stop the Fascist groups
They are sometimes called the anti – fasch
They believe people are equal.
Some anti fascists believe even the government and Police are oppressing people

7. When do your beliefs become extreme?
“Vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. Also calls for the death of members of our armed forces whether in this country or overseas.”
Could protestors in Dover be extremists?

8. True or False True of False?
You can spot someone with extreme beliefs purely by looking at them.
Extremism always leads to violence.
Extremism can apply to issues such as nuclear weapons, rights for fathers and animal testing.
Extremism exists all over the world
Some extremist groups believe that they are following God’s instructions.
Extremist groups sometimes target young people.
Look at the statements below. Decide which are true and which are false.
Quick fire true and false.
Teachers notes for exercise:
You can spot someone with extreme beliefs purely by looking at them. False: anyone can harbour extremist beliefs.
Extremism always leads to violence. False: Extremism can be seen in non-violent acts such as protest movements, online and in literature.
Extremism can apply to issues such as nuclear weapons, rights for fathers and animal testing. True: Extremism can be non-violent but still dangerous.
Extremism exists all over the world: True: Extremism has taken place by ETA in the Basque Region, in the Israel-Palestine Conflict and by the IRA in Ireland often involving the use violence.
Some extremist groups believe that they are following God’s instructions. True: Some extremists target religious groups that may more heavily influenced than non-religious people. For example, Al Qaeda and affiliates see young Muslim’s living in the West as a key target audience to their messaging.
Extremist groups sometimes target susceptible young people. True: Young people are seen as being more easily influenced than an adult due as they question issues relating to their identity , beliefs and values during adolescence.

9. True or False True of False?
You can spot someone with extreme beliefs purely by looking at them.
False
Extremism always leads to violence.
Extremism can apply to issues such as nuclear weapons, rights for fathers and animal testing.
True
Extremism exists all over the world
Some extremist groups believe that they are following God’s instructions.
Extremist groups sometimes target susceptible young people.
Look at the statements below. Decide which are true and which are false.
Commentary:
Next slides look at extremism that isn’t violent…but can still be dangerous.

10. Photo of Shirley Phelps-Roper, a member of the Westboro Baptist Church, protesting in Pennsylvania in 2006.
Photo available here:
Photo of child from Westboro Baptist Church holding signs. Can be found as front image of YouTube video:

11. We personally can only regret that Mr Vasella was not present in the home when it burned”
Photo of Daniel Vasella’s burned out house

12. Jail for animal rights extremists who stole body of elderly woman from her grave
A family-run business based at Darley Oaks Farm in Newchurch, Staffordshire, UK, was the target between 1999 and 2006 of an intense campaign of intimidation and vandalism that culminated in the desecration of a relative’s grave and the theft of her body. Three animal rights activists stole the body of an elderly woman from her grave telling her family the body would be returned if they closed the a family-run guinea pig breeding farm. Gladys Hammond's body was taken from a grave in October The militants, including a vicar's son and a psychiatric nurse, led what they called a "holocaust" against a farm which bred guinea pigs for medical research.
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Discussion points:
Q1: Is this ‘extreme’? Why?
Q2: Is this dangerous? Why?
Key words:
fanaticism, enthusiasm, madness, devotion, dedication, zeal, bigotry, infatuation, single-mindedness, zealotry, obsessiveness, monomania, immoderation, overenthusiasm

13. Image of English Defence League members wearing masks emblazoned with the red cross of the Knights Templar.
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14. Image of Britain First protest (with banner saying ‘We are the British… RESISTANCE’) outside the trial of Lee Rigby’s killers at the Old Bailey.
Image available at:

15. Photo of anti-fascists with faces covered forming a line in Dover
Photo available at: (Image 6)

16. Photo of Anti-Fascist Network holding banner saying ‘GET IN THE SEA NAZIS’. (Liverpool, 15 August 2015)
Photo available at (image 10)

17. Extremist or Violent Extremist
advocating extreme political or religious views, especially illegal, violent, or other extreme action (Oxford Dictionaries)
Is it okay to hold extremist views if you are not a violent extremist?