Peace DaySECCIONES EUROPEAS

International Peace day

Today is the day that many people join their purposes and wait for a better world. But to reach that better world we need that all the people in the world join and fight for that. Therefore, the peace day is celebrated in a lot of countries.

The word peace has got a lot of meanings, we can use that word when we talk about the violence in the world, because there are a lot of countries that are in wars, and we only want the peace in those countries… we can also, use that word when we accept other people, from other countries in our environment, because peace is also that.

For this reason, there used to be some people in the world that fought for the peace, like: Gandhi, or Maria Teresa de Calcuta; they did a lot of things to help the world and nowadays we remember their action and their speech.

For example, Gandhi said: “there aren’t any ways for the peace, the peace is the way”; for him, the peace was like a way, the way that all the people have to follow, because if we follow that way we get a better world…

By Ana Gómez Marín. 4ºESO ssee.

The wall of peace: students’ sentences in English related to peace

Last Thursday 2nd of February was celebrated the fourth peace race to collect some money for an ONG. There, a lot of young people of all the primary and secondary schools run. This is a great time, having a good time and helping the needy. Also, all the teachers of every school from Manzanares had a meal to collect money. In the afternoon was played a match of students against teachers. The money obtained of the tickets goes for the SOLMAN ONG.

By Ángel Caba Marchán 4ºESO

On the 2nd of February there was a Solidarity Race in the park of our town, Manzanares.

It was a beautiful charity work to help an ONG called SOLMAN; an association which helps to children from Honduras with the objective of have a proper education.

There were other different events related with the Peace Day like the big lunch organized by the teachers, the football match celebrated in the afternoon, where teachers played vs. the students.

On a cold day, at half-past twelve, all the students of the IES Azuer went to the park to take part in the race or cheer the runners.

In the park, there were other participating schools like La Milagrosa, San José, Tierno Galván, Don Cristóbal, EFA Moratalaz… There were about 600 runners organized in some categories according to their ages.

Firstly, the 1st and 2nd primary students run in a small route.

Secondly, the 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th primary students participated in the race contributing with 50 cents in the registration.

Finally, the Secondary Students run in an extensive tour contributing with 1€.

The winner of this category was Pablo García Sacristán; we give our congratulations to him.

By Estefanía Márquez, Carolina Sobrino y Julia Petricas. (3º AB S:E)

The headteacher recalled that in the beginning activities were limited to the programming of a charity match, but from 2005 they were extended to the preparation of food or charity race, extending the participation of schools, not only Manzanares but to the rest of the province.

Last Thursday (2nd February), the Day of Peace and Non-violence, there was a charity football match: teachers vs. students. The game was played in a different manner to traditional, there were four teams and they played two times each. At all times the students were the winners. The football game was interesting, fun and entertaining. In this match students and teachers of the two schools participated, although this event was organized by IES.Azuer. It was celebrated at the football field: "Jose Camacho." This match has been celebrated for over eight years. The money raised was sent to the ONG "Solidaridad Manchega".

The activity coordinator and teacher of IES Azuer, Sara Martin-Caro, was very satisfied with all the events, especially with the high collaboration and involvement of schools.

Isabel Herrera

Andrea Ligero

3º AB S.E.

Last Thursday took place in Manzanares a gesture of solidarity match of pupils vs. teachers at the municipal pitch “José Camacho”, but almost any

teachers appeared. It was very interesting and funny. There weren’t a lot of people because although the day was sunny, it was cold too. There were

three matches and finally pupils against pupils.In the first mach the team that has no bibs had more control of the ball. They

won 0-2.The second match had the same result and no bibs won again. The first goal

was to own.The third match was hard-fought it was really interesting from the first

minute until the last. No bibs won again.All of the players played free, only for they charity, all of them deserve an

ovation!The collected money will go to the NGO “Solman”

By: Marta Gómez and Beatriz Gallego López 4ºESO A-B ssee.

Manchega Solidarity with the Towns of the Third World, SOLMAN is a Non – Governmental Organization for Development (NGO) with no-lucrative character since 1994 with headquarters in Ciudad Real and Toledo since 2002, it comes working for the development’s cooperation of the impoverished towns of the

South.It is governed by a statute, elaborated under Cooperation Law. Its highest

authority is the General Assembly of its members, where emerge a Management Team that is the responsible for implementing and managing lines of work adopted

in the Assembly.The work is divided into different areas and people who work in each of them; they

do all with a voluntary and free character since conceptions, belief and political affiliation, with the only purpose of working for building a more supportive and fair

world.In 1995 SOLMAN applied to enter the Coordinating Committee of NGOs of Castilla

La Mancha and it was in 1996 when it started as a full member.They have always thought that the participation in the representative body of the

NGOs of the region was essential.Twelve years ago SOLMAN got a position as a member of the council and since 2003 it was with the office of secretary. Nowadays, a representative of SOLMAN

has one of the two vice presidencies.

By Rubén Donate García y Eduardo Garcelán Rosa de 4º C

THE INTERVIEW:The last day of the Peace we had the opportunity to interview a member of the ONG Solman. He is Noé Carrero, who in turn is a teacher of mathematics at IES Azuer.

1. What projects does Solman have ?Solman has several projects spread across several countries in Central America and some African countries. The countries are Togo, Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador.Different fields Solman aims to improve in these countries are health, education and other important fields.

Currently they working in the region of Marcala, construction of a residence hall. The purpose of this building is that young people from mountain villages (which are very removed from each other), have access to secondary education because primary education is done in a radio program called The Master at Home. If they manage to overcome the primary, will Marcala. Of these, we select a few to continue with education.

In Solman (with ACOES) had the idea of building a center for students chosen to live in it, while they giving small classes because the state does not pay for qualified teachers. Work is underway to build a center in Tegucigalpa, so that students can study without major financial costs.

Life at home is very hard. They get up at six and after Mass, groom, make a dictation and clean the house, equipped with skills (strengthening), and then work in the garden, the money raised is to buy seeds, fertilizer, etc. to increase production of the garden and can produce their own food, to have a balanced diet (where possible).

2. Do you think what we do in our country has an impact in poor countries?To answer this question we start talking about fair trade. Fair trade is an initiative of developed countries there is a balance when it comes to price and sell products.To better understand this work we put a very descriptive example of what happens in all countries of the globe: In Spain the majority of products are purchased from developing countries, since the buy at very low prices and then sell prices duplicates or even triplicates. With that, apart from not getting a fair trade, they get higher profits at the expense of impoverishing, especially if anything, to countries that do not reach an economic level that allows them to keep a decent living. Knowing this, we should argue that if we bring about cheaper bananas froma disadvantaged country, which has to cross the Atlantic from the Canary

Islandsthat is because they are paying a pittance to growers. To close this question, we should also think, if we consume by eating, or if you really need everything we buy. This should make us question every time you buy any product, because surely most of the products purchased are unnecessary to live.

3. How did you join Solman?

Noé answers, "I've always been very interested in development aid projects. And he sought a ONG that had ideals similar to mine. Such as raising awareness of the rich countries of the status of the poorest countries. "

He explains that since we can help our country in trade fairs and shopping instead of buying in supermarkets, small shops do so or owners. And we do small projects that foster economic situation of developing countries

By: María Alises y Javier López 4ºESO C SSEE

SPORT AND PEACE:Black Power Salute.

In 1968; the black athletes make a silent protest.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos, two black American athletes have made history at the Mexico Olympics. They stayed a silent protest against racial discrimination.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medallists in 200 m , stood with their heads down and a black-gloved hand raised as the American National Anthem played during the victory ceremony. They were demonstrating the continuing racial discrimination of black people in the US. They were booed by many in the crowd.

At a press conference after the event, Tommie said: “If I win I am an American, not a black American. But if I did something bad, then they would say ‘A NEGRO´. We are black and we are proud of being black. “

Then, they two explained all things than they did means. They two were expelled from the Olympic village and sent back to the US.

In my opinion Tommie and John did a good job. They demonstrated of the world that all the people have the same rights and we all are equals without distinction of race, colour of skin, sex, religion…

By Ainhoa Atencia Diaz-Merino 3º C.

SUMMARY Juan Camarena 3ºC

1968: Black athletes make silent protestTommie Smith and John Carlos (two black American athletes), gold and bronze medalist in the 200m at the Mexico Olympics, stood with their heads bowed and a black gloved hand raised as the American National Anthem. The pair wore black socks and no shoes and Smith wore a black scarf around his neck. They were demonstrating against continuing racial discrimination. At the end they were booed by many in the crowd.

BLACK AMERICA WILL UNDERSTAND

Tommie Smith said that they are proud of being black and that America will understand what they did that night. They represent black power and black unity. Together they formed an arch of unity and power. The black scarf represented a black pride and the black socks stood for black proverty in racist America. Their actions were condemned by the International Olympic Committee.It is widely expected the two will be expelled from the Olympic village and sent back to the US.Last year reporters told that black members of the American Olympic team were considering a total boycott of the 1968 games.

OPINIONI am agree with them, because they are people like the other persons and that although their skin is black, they should have the same laws and they shouldn`t be discriminated. I think these men were fed up of that people who have white skin discriminating them and thinking that they are things that hasn`t got any value, so they express their feelings doing different gestures and wearing unusual clothes.

“In 1968 in the Olympics Games of Mexico, two black men protest against the racial discrimination.

Tommie Smith won the 200m race and John Carlos got the bronze metal. When the American Anthem rang, the two black men stood with their heads bowed and a black-gloved hand raised Tommie the right and John the left (unity). Also they wore, included the second who was Australian, a black tracksuit, and the black men had gold chains (slavery), they had not shoes and black socks (poverty) and a black scarf (black pride), everything symbolizing the racial discrimination in the United States. When they left the podium, the people booed to the winners.

Tommie said in a conference after the event: ‘If I win I am an American, not a black American. But if I did something bad then they would say, ``a negro´´. We are black and we are proud of being black.’ ‘Black America will understand what we did tonight.’

A spokesperson from the organization said that it had been a deliberate and violent breach of the fundamental principles of the Olympic spirit. And my question is: Why? Because they were fighting and looking for their rights?

And finally, in September last year, Tommie Smith, a student at San Jose State University in California, told reporters that those men were considered a total boycott of the 1968.”

And my opinion about that is that everyone is equal, and it doesn’t a matter your skin colour or if you’re a man or a woman and so on. The problem is that people continue thinking that a black man has less rights that his and the same happens with women.

By Miguel Felguera 3ºESO ssee

BLACK POWER SALUTE

The topic of this text is about the Olympics Games in 1968, there were two black American boys called Tommie Smith and John Carlos won the race. Then, for the celebration, they were wearing a black tracksuit, black gloves and gold chains representing the rights of all the black people.

They were complaining because black people were discriminated in their lifes for example, they couldn’t go to a bar, they should sit in the back of the bus… But, in this situation they were like all the American people but then in their houses were only black people.

From my point of view, I think that, these two boys were the same as a black man or girl and they had the same rights.

Carolina Sobrino Cano 3ºB

Black power salute

In 1968 two black American athletes have made history at the Mexico Olympics. They were Tommie Smith and John Carlos. In the podium they wore black socks and no shoes and one of them Smith wore a black scarf around his neck. The two Americans were being condemned by the International Olympic Committee.

My opinion

I think that all the people should have the same rights and anyone shouldn’t discriminate to anybody because we are all equal. Also I think that in the past people who suffer more were black people because they hadn’t got any right. But nowadays there are people who discriminate black people, inmigrants…

By Julia Petricas 3ºESO SSEE.

SENTENCES FOR THE PEACE2º ESO SSEE

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