{"id":4306,"date":"2019-09-06T12:01:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T10:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/?p=4306"},"modified":"2019-11-01T12:42:04","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T10:42:04","slug":"hands-up-project-palestine-bilbrough-absolutely-intercultural-242","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/?p=4306","title":{"rendered":"Hands Up project +++ Palestine +++ Bilbrough +++ Absolutely Intercultural 242 +++"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4306-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/podcast\/absolutely_intercultural_show_242.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/podcast\/absolutely_intercultural_show_242.mp3\">http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/podcast\/absolutely_intercultural_show_242.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nick-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nick.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nick-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am hoping that by the end of this show you will want to buy a book called \u2018Toothbrush and other plays\u2019, as this will help the wonderful Hands Up project which we are going to hear about. You will find the link to buy the book <a href=\"https:\/\/handsupproject.org\/how-to-buy-toothbrush-and-other-plays\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what is this show about? It\u2019s about the difficulties of\ngetting to and from Gaza in Palestine. It\u2019s about the power of storytelling as\na way of learning language and it\u2019s about ingenious ways of getting classes in\nPalestine to create and perform plays to audiences all over the world.\n\nNick Bilbrough is the man behind the project,\nand I caught up with him at the IATEFL conference in Liverpool in April where\nteachers of English from all over the world gather to exchange ideas. \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>absolutely storytelling<\/strong><br>I had heard of the project before that but it was amazing to attend a session in a conference centre in Liverpool in the UK where we were beamed into three classrooms in Palestine where, just for a change, it was the delegates in Liverpool who performed the children\u2019s plays to them rather than the other way around. The children were not afraid to tell us how we could have performed their plays better! So how did the Hands Up project all start?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d8o2DgQUH8w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here is one of the stories called &#8216;I can&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>absolutely charitable<\/strong><br> So lots of different ways of telling stories there. You can see how this idea has grown from a modest individual initiative to a complicated operation.   Surely Nick doesn\u2019t do this all by himself and all on a volunteer basis now?   You might want to buy the book &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/handsupproject.org\/how-to-buy-toothbrush-and-other-plays\/ \">Toothbrush and other plays<\/a>&#8216; if you are an English teacher or support the <a href=\"https:\/\/handsupproject.org\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hands UP project (opens in a new tab)\">Hands UP project<\/a> purely financially <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HZCNP_HPY9g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tell me why<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>absolutely border<br><\/strong>Finally I was curious about Nick\u2019s many trips to Palestine as I have heard how difficult it is to get in and out. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And since we made that recording the HandsUp project has won an award for <a href=\"https:\/\/englishagenda.britishcouncil.org\/events\/eltons-innovation-awards\/eltons-innovation-awards-2019\/eltons-2019-winners\/2019-eltons-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"excellence and innovation (opens in a new tab)\">excellence and innovation<\/a> in Language Education awarded by the British Council in London. I am sure you will agree that it is an amazing project and I hope you will agree with&nbsp; us for suggesting that you might want to support it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more on our blog here where you can also access our archives. You can also follow us on <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AbsolutelyIntercultural\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> where we share interesting links several times a week. And of course feel free to subscribe to us on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/absolutely-intercultural%21\/id137617215?mt=2\">iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next show will be coming to you from Dr Laurent Borgmann in Germany on October 4th so until then stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/poddownico.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\"><\/span> <a title=\"Download the show\" href=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/podcast\/absolutely_intercultural_show_242.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/podfeedico.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\"><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/absolutely-intercultural\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast-Feed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/podaboico.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" border=\"0\"><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=137617215&amp;s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes-Abo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am hoping that by the end of this show you will want to buy a book called \u2018Toothbrush and other plays\u2019, as this will help the wonderful Hands Up project which we are going to hear about. You will find the link to buy the book here. So what is this show about? It\u2019s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/?p=4306\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hands Up project +++ Palestine +++ Bilbrough +++ Absolutely Intercultural 242 +++&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[21,226,1218,1220,1219,1217,6,987,997],"class_list":["post-4306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast","tag-absolutely-intercultural","tag-anne-fox","tag-bilbrough","tag-drama","tag-efl","tag-hands-up-project","tag-intercultural","tag-palestine","tag-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4306"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4369,"href":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4306\/revisions\/4369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absolutely-intercultural.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}