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THE POWER RAINBOW
Power is all around us. It shapes who our leaders are, who gets represented in our stories, and how we work together (or don’t) to create change in the world. However, it isn’t always easy to recognize power working in these ways, especially for children. Grown-ups have created complicated systems of power that can be hard to understand, and equally hard to explain and explore with kids. We created The Power Rainbow to make this easier.
The Power Rainbow is a pedagogical tool and framework to support children in power analysis (i.e., the ability to make sense of power and how it shapes our lives and societies).
We first created and used The Power Rainbow in the context of a Critical Participatory Action Research camp in 2021. Since then, we have used The Power Rainbow in other settings, such as to support action projects in schools, in workshops with children and caregivers, and in understanding our own lives.
TIME TO EXPLORE!
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