Week 6 Session
DEI: Environmental Injustices in Vulnerable Communities
Week 6 Curriculum
Welcome to Week 6 of the CoT Program. This page contains the program curriculum for the Week 6 session.
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Objectives: The objectives of this session are to:
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Understand and explore DEI systemic environmental injustices with vulnerable communities.
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Explore different perspectives that influence how tough decisions are made with global climate change, transportation, and energy matters that affect vulnerable communities.
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Provide a high-level overview of the CoT Final Project Competition.
Week 6 Resources
Week 6 Facilitator Handbook Excerpt: Here
DEI Scenario Roleplaying Worksheet for Teens:
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Center of Transformation
BGCGW CoT
Introduction Video
Learning Video
Learning Video
No learning video this week. See the Intro video.
DEI: Environmental Injustices for Vulnerable Communities
Scenario Roleplaying Activity
Exercise or Activity
Instructions:
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Download and/or print the DEI Scenario Roleplaying Worksheet.
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Teens will break up into groups of 3-5.
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Read the scenario and work in a group to make a group decision.
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Read your role and use that position to work as a group to approve or disapprove the oil extraction permit and why.
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Discuss and debate your positions (based on your role) to come to a consensus. Share your position based on your role. Each role will discuss:​
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What would you like to happen?
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What are you worried might happen?
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What would it take for you to approve the permit or to disapprove the permit?
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What stipulations or requirements would you place on the permit, if approved?
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Document the final decision and why the group made the decision on the DEI Scenario Roleplaying Worksheet.
Wrap-up
1. Session Debrief Questions:
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In reality, who would have the power to make the final decision?
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How did the decision impact the vulnerable community?
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If you were a local resident, did you feel your voice was heard?
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Is there a single right answer or solution?
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How did your initial perspective shift or change based on other factors or concerns raised?
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Leaders often make tough decisions. What made this decision tough for you?
2. Facilitator: ​
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Submit one Scenario Roleplaying Worksheet per per group. Email them to CoT at: cot@bgcgw.org.
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Provide an Overview of Week 7.
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Record attendance for Week 6.