Article 18 pronoun swap

A good opening exercise for a session on FORB and gender.

About the exercise

  • Buzz group exercise
  • Time required : 30 minutes
  • Target audience : Thought provoking for any audience from the grassroots level to decisionmakers, faith leaders and academics.

Purpose

  • To help participants explore their attitudes towards the right to freedom of religion or belief (FORB) and gender equality.

Description

A good opening exercise for a session on FORB and gender. In this exercise, a ‘feminine’ version of Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is read out by the facilitator and then discussed in buzz groups.

Source: FORB Learning Platform online course ‘FORB and gender equality – enemies or allies?

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