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Out on the Street: New Zealand in the 1970s Tutū te pūehu

DATE: Friday 20 May 2005
TIME: 1.30 – 2.30pm

Join an exclusive chat with Te Papa Educators who are part of the team behind Te Papa's exhibition Out on the Street. The exhibition showcases the history of New Zealand in the 1970's, and opened November 20, 2004.

Out on the Street looks at the major social and cultural influences that characterised the 1970s in New Zealand, and the clashes between different sectors of society. These influences and clashes resulted in many New Zealanders taking to the streets to voice their opinions. A major part of the exhibition looks at protest, voicing opinions on the street.

As preparation for this video conference, you might like to ask your students to prepare a protest chant and slogan that is about an issue important to your area so they can share it with the other students.

Talk to the Te Papa team about:

  • what the 70's was all about
  • the decade of Women's Liberation
  • the 'Māori renaissance'
  • changing attitudes to the environment
  • eye-popping fashions
  • challenges to the 'establishment'

The video conference is suitable for Years 4–10, Levels 2–5. It covers several strands from the social studies curriculum:

  • social organisation
  • culture and heritage
  • place and environment
  • time, continuity and change

The social studies processes of enquiry, values exploration, and social decision making are included as well as knowledge and understandings from Essential Learning About New Zealand society (ELANZ).

TO REGISTER FOR THIS VIDEO-CONFERENCE, CONTACT digitalconversations@cwa.co.nz BY Wednesday 18 May
Telephone: (04) 382 6506

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