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International Day ofTolerance
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Thank you for joining us for today's Spotlight. I'm Liz Waid.
AndI'm Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It iseasier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live.
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Tolerance
November 16 is the International Day for Tolerance. But what exactly does theword "tolerance" mean? The group international group UNESCO describestolerance like this: tolerance is respect. Tolerance is acceptance of others.Tolerance is enjoying people's differences - the diversity of people in acommunity. Today's Spotlight is on International day for Tolerance.
Inour world today, there are many problems. Many of these problems come from hateand prejudice. People learn to hate each other's differences. Conflict begins.And the groups do not know how to stop fighting. Sometimes, this meansaccepting each other, even if the groups cannot agree about everything. To stopfighting, we must first learn how to live with our differences. We must workfor tolerance.
Let's go back to April of 2007, in Cairo Egypt. The water of the Nile Riverslowly moves by. The spring wind gently blows. And one hundred and thirty eightlarge animals stand quietly by the river. The animals are bears. Many peoplewould be afraid of these large, hairy animals. But the bears are not living.They are part of an international art event.
Thebear sculptures are made from fibreglass, a hard material. They stand in acircle. The bears are almost 2 metres tall! Each bear represents one countryfrom the United Nations. An artist from each country painted a bear for thisevent. The bears are very colourful. Some are covered with shapes and lines.Other bears have images on them. Together, these painted sculptures are theUnited Buddy Bears.
TheUnited Buddy Bears is a travelling art show. The bears have been travellingsince 2002. They started in Berlin Germany. Since then, they have travelled tomany other cities, including Hong Kong, Istanbul, Tokyo, Vienna, and Jerusalem.Soon, the bears will travel to Buenos Aires, Addis Ababa, and Beijing.
Thebears exist to communicate this idea: We must know more about each other. Theyare signals of love, peace, tolerance, friendship and internationalunderstanding. And each bear communicates the ideas of an artist and culture.When you look at one bear, you learn about a culture. Furut al Jamil paintedthe bear from Iraq. This is what he said about his bear:
"The bear is part of dreams and stories for most children in this world.That is the reason for the dream-like and storytelling images I have used onthe Buddy Bear. The images are from history and folk-tales of my country. Theyrepresent the imagination of Iraqi children. These children escape into theirdreams to avoid the hurtful reality of their lives. If you can still dream,there is love in your heart."
TheBuddy Bears have also collected money for needy children all over the world.Over one million euros have been given to help children, already. And when thebears are finished travelling, they will be sold. The money will be given toUNICEF, to help more children.
Asthe bears travel, they celebrate diversity. They celebrate the differences inmany cultures. Each bear is different, but together they form an amazing workof art.
Buttolerance does not happen by itself. It does not happen by just looking at art.People must work to encourage tolerance. Tolerance starts with us. You and meand the people we know must encourage tolerance. Here are some ways that youcan observe International Day for Tolerance in your community. These ten ideascome from UNESCO.
First, we must recognize diversity in our communities. Who lives in yourcommunity? What are they like? You may be surprised at the many differentpeople. You could organize a gathering or music event to celebrate yourcommunity's differences.
Secondly, we must observe how people are treated in our communities. Are therights of people being respected? What about people of different religions?What about people who speak a different language? How are these people beingtreated in our communities? What can you do to improve behaviour toward peoplewho are different than you?
Third, you could encourage tolerance in books and films. Do you see prejudiceor hate in the newspaper? Do books in schools encourage tolerance? Dotelevision programs and films celebrate people's differences? Talk with yourfriends about these ideas.
Fourth, say no to violence. Is there violence in your community? Why does ithappen? You can ask these questions by having a debate. Take a side of thediscussion. Speak your opinions. Then switch sides. Speak from the oppositeposition. How can these two sides exist together without violence?
Fifth, observe environmental diversity. Nature would not work well if allplants were the same. People would also not survive if everyone was the same.How can tolerance and peace encourage protection of diversity in theenvironment?
Sixth, encourage religious tolerance. You can organize an event. Gatherdifferent religious groups together to speak about tolerance. How does eachgroup teach tolerance? How can these groups work together to teach love andjustice?
Seventh, observe current events. What is happening in your country today? Whatis happening in your community? Is there conflict? How can these conflicts beavoided? Are people’s human rights being respected? Speak with other people about theseissues.
Eighth, use sports to encourage tolerance. Sports can divide people, but it canalso bring them together. Discuss violence and intolerance in sports with yourfriends. Organise a sports event in your community. Encourage tolerance in thegame.
Ninth, use art to encourage tolerance. Learn about art form different cultures.What does the art communicate? What do the artists paint or write about? Youcan create your own images, songs, poems, or stories to encourage tolerance.
Andtenth, continue to learnabout other people from different cultures andcountries. Write an email or letter to someone who live far away. You can evenwrite to us here at Spotlight.
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