"Students have been busy throughout this unit thinking about their own deep culture, their identities, their interests and activities, and social justice issues connected to one, some, or all of these."
"What is the message in Syrian-American Rama Duwaji's art? How do you think her deep culture shapes what she cares about and what she creates?"
"Last November, parents complained to school officials that MS 447 was pushing an anti-Israel agenda by using Duwaji's artwork while denying a request to have Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann speak to students."
MS 447 in Brooklyn incorporated artwork by Rama Duwaji into a seventh-grade lesson on social justice, alongside notable artists. Students explored their identities and cultural backgrounds through art. Duwaji's illustrations conveyed themes of displacement and protest. Parents raised concerns about the school's perceived anti-Israel stance after the artwork was showcased, especially since a Holocaust survivor was initially denied the opportunity to speak. Following backlash, the survivor was eventually invited to address the students.
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