In Standing Up to Injustice, Rushton features:
“Maida Bilal led a group of women from her village in a 503-day blockade of heavy equipment that resulted in the cancellation of permits for two proposed dams on the Kruščica River in December 2018.”
Rushton gives the following prompts to accompany this video:
“Do you know someone who stood up to more powerful people because she or he felt it was the right thing to do? Describe what happened, and what that person did.
Seeing a story like this, one good move is to learn more about the people who made the video. What can you learn about the Goldman Environmental Prize?”
I am impressed by these brave women! 503 days is a long time to continue a protest and it would take a lot of energy to keep people interested in continuing a protest this long. I know how hard it must be to stand up against big business so this took a lot of courage. How could you keep people engaged in a long protest like this? Too often, people lose interest and give up.
Please check out the video and think of other prompts you might come up with. Please share.
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