Multiculturalism and Dialogue: A guided activity and input process

Prof Yusuf Morales ICAS Phils AL-Qalam

Focused Activity
lets prepare a tabular chart along the following columns :
what values and beliefs make me unique?

what values and beliefs make my group affiliation unique?

what values and beliefs make me similar with others?

what values and beliefs make my group affiliation similar with others?

Talk among your group and tabulate your findings in the chart what did you learn? what did you unlearn Pls present your discoveries per group

Previous lectures highlighted the ff :

Many cultures Many faith traditions Many perceptions

We have two situations :

Live in a world where everyone is unique Find a place where everyone is uniform

To prepare oneself to be in a multicultural society one needs an essential key :

Communication

Communication may be

Monologue Dialogue

Throughout the process of our activities

Have you realized that you are actually encouraging multiculturalism?

Question:

Are friends uniform or unique? Have we dealt with difficult friends

Is a uniform society a possibility , or is a multicultural society a reality?

Post note : As a people of diverse cultures, to survive, we should live as friends