Bedouin and Druze Access micro-scholarship students gather at American Corner Karmiel for multimedia presentation on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fifty Access students from ORT schools--Wadi Salame and Sagur--traveled to the American Corner Karmiel on March 22, for a multimedia presentation on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement in the United States. The students, all native Bedouin and Druze Arabic speakers observed as ACAO Roger Webb introduced a powerful images and music of the era, into a program which captured the imagination of the large audience. Dr. King's central message of nonviolent protest and the tremendous impact it had in attaining freedom and equality for African Americans spoke directly to the audience who could relate it to their own experience. The students engaged in a passionate discussion in which they shared their opinions on cultural identity and the challenges of living in a diverse, multi-ethnic society, and how to apply Dr. King's non-violent doctrine to the Israeli-Palestinian situation.
