Important note regarding the copying of programmes

Aims / Objectives :
Aims
The Chanichim should:
- Build a utopian vision of the world through the UK with particular reference to issues that they have critiques
- See how they wan the world to ideally be
- Consider why the world isn’t the way and what values are different

Objectives
The Chanichim should:
- Understand the different issues involved when creating a utopian vision and that not every action that at appears to be good at first will have a positive outcome in the long term
- Understand the consequences of their own actions
- Think about how they wish to change the world themselves and what actions they would take

Trigger :
The chanichim will first be shown a video of a number of different people who had a vision about how they wanted the world to be. This will include people who had a positive vision such as Martin Luther King, Margaret Thatcher, Nelson Mandela JFK, Captain Planet and Bob Geldof, as well as those who had a negative vision e.g. Adolf Hitler.
Alternatively if the video doesn’t work then it will be in the format of a presentation with madrichim dressed up as different characters named above reading speeches given by the aforementioned people.
There will then be a spiel given by one of the madrichim basically saying that all of the above people had visions, and a way they wanted to see the world – give examples of what each one did. They will then go on to say that the chanichim have been given to be the UK government for the day, and that they can introduce the policies they want, but there will be consequences of each policy that will restrict them in their actions.

Main part of the programme :
The actual programme will be in the style of a ‘choose your own adventure’. The chanichim will be given a starting question – they then have to make a decision and they will be told to go to a number. For example the starting question could be:

What is your favourite chocolate bar? Is it:
a) dairy milk … go to 1
b) wispa … go to 2
c) crunchie … go to 3
d) twirl … go to 4
e) chomp … go to 5

At the end of each option is a number e.g ‘go to 1’. When they choose an option they will then have to go to a station with that number. They will then be given another question, semi relating to the question they previously answered and will choose another option. This continues until they reach a number probably around 90 something – 100 where the words ‘END’ will appear once they answer the question.

For the purpose of this pe’ulot there are going to be no actual stations allocated a number. Instead there will be 10 madrichim stationed about the camp site with a list of all 100 possible outcomes. It is imperative that you remember your number from the previous station as you will need this when you get to the next station. In reality the madrichim leading the group will just go to a station that is free or possibly queue behind one of the others to make it look like there is actually a pattern. It is also important to write down the choice you made at each stage in the story as this will be needed later, so the madrich/a leading the group will do this or they can nominate one of the chanichim.

When the group reaches the words ‘END’ they will then return to the main room. If they return before all the other groups they should discuss:
- How hard was it to make the decisions they did?
- Why did they make the decisions they did?
- Is there anything they would do differently?
- Were the outcomes what they expected?
- Did they like the outcomes they chose, and would they have chosen differently?


Here is the actual choose your own adventure:

Current immigration policy to reduce asylum numbers by tougher rules on settlement and more deportations; electronic register of all crossing borders and a skills-based points system for permanent immigrants. They wish to cut the number of asylum seekers and illegal immigrants entering the country and encourage more skilled workers in.

How would you change it? Would you:
a) Not allow any immigration at all … go to 1
b) Have a quota system … go to 2
c) Allow skilled workers in but no asylum seekers … go to 3
d) Allow skilled workers in and asylum seekers … go to 4
e) Allow only asylum seekers … go to 5
f) Allow everyone in who wants to come … go to 6

1. The consequence is race riots, lack of tolerance, street fighting, and increased crime. What are you going to deal with next?
a) Racism … go to 7
b) Tolerance in society … go to 8
c) Street fighting … go to 9
d) Increased murder rate … go to 10
e) Human rights … go to 11

2. The consequence is race riots, lack of tolerance, possibly increased crime level but also there low skilled jobs are filled. What are you going to deal with next?
a) Racism … go to 7
b) Tolerance in society … go to 8
c) Human rights … go to 11
d) Crime … go to 12

3. The consequence is possible race riots, lack of tolerance, higher skilled workers, more energy needed therefore more pollution. What are you going to deal with next?
a) Racism … go to 7
b) Tolerance in society … go to 8
c) Human rights … go to 11
d) Pollution … go to 13

4. The consequence is race riots, lack of tolerance, street fighting, and increased crime. What are you going to deal with next?
a) Racism … go to 7
b) Tolerance in society … go to 8
c) Street fighting … go to 9
d) Increased murder rate … go to 10
e) Human rights … go to 11

5. The consequence is riots, lack of tolerance, street fighting, and increased crime. What are you going to deal with next?
a) Racism … go to 7
b) Tolerance in society … go to 8
c) Street fighting … go to 9
d) Increased murder rate … go to 10
e) Human rights … go to 11


6. The consequence is riots, lack of tolerance, street fighting, and increased crime. What are you going to deal with next?
a) Racism … go to 7
b) Tolerance in society … go to 8
c) Street fighting … go to 9
d) Increased murder rate … go to 10
e) Human rights … go to 11

7. Racism can be dealt with by:
a) Increase human rights … go to 11
b) Increase education … go to 14
c) Make laws tougher … go to 15
d) Increase police powers … go to 16
e) Encourage mixed communities … go to 17

8. Tolerance in society can be increased by:
a) Increasing education … go to 14
b) Increasing human rights … go to 11
c) Encouraging mixed communities … go to 17
d) Make laws tougher … go to 15

9. Street fighting can be dealt with by:
a) Increasing police powers … go to 16
b) Banning weapons … go to 19
c) Imposing curfews … go to 20
d) Make laws tougher … go to 15

10. An increased murder rate can be dealt with by:
a) Increasing police powers … go to 16
b) Banning weapons … go to 19
c) Make laws tougher … go to 15
d) Weapon amnesties … go to 18

11. What rights do you think are the most important?
a) Freedom of speech, freedom of dress, freedom of association … go to 21
b) Right to a fair trial, freedom of speech, right to equality, freedom of movement … go to 22
c) Freedom of movement, freedom from slavery, freedom form persecution … go to 23
d) Freedom of speech, freedom of association, right to equality, freedom form slavery … go to 24

12. Crime can be dealt with by:
a) Increasing police powers … go to 16
b) Banning weapons … go to 19
c) Imposing curfews … go to 20
d) Make laws tougher … go to 15

13. Pollution can be reduced by:
a) Road toll and congestion charge … go to 25
b) Increasing taxes … go to 26
c) Agreements between countries on limiting pollution … go to 27
d) Looking for renewable energy sources … go to 28
e) Recycling … go to 29

14. How will you improve the education system?
a) Compulsory schooling until 18 … go to 30
b) Specific education on different religions … go to 31
c) No single faith schools … go to 32
d) Have faith schools which accept other religions as well as their own, possibly 10 - 20% … go to 33
e) Corporal punishment in schools … go to 36

15. What will happen if you make laws tougher? Will there be:
a) Increase sentencing … go to 34
b) Introduce death penalty … go to 35
c) Corporal punishment in schools … go to 36
d) More police on the street … go to 16
e) A cut in crime … go to 38

16. Increasing police powers will:
a) Increased street fighting … go to 9
b) Increased fear of police … go to 37
c) Cut crime … go to 38

17. How will you encourage mixed communities? Will you:
a) Ban single faith schools … go to 32
b) Frequent meetings of communities … go to 39
c) Mixed youth groups … go to 41

18. What will weapon amnesties do, do you think they will:
a) Lower the amount of weapons in circulation … go to 40
b) Cut in crime … go to 38
c) Criminals will go unpunished … go to 42
d) It may raise the level of weapons in circulation as criminals may believe that the consequences of owning weapons are not bad … go to 43

19. What will banning weapons do, do you think they will:
a) Lower the amount of weapons in circulation … go to 40
b) Cut in crime … go to 38
c) Increase police powers as they will be able to catch criminals more easily in theory … go to 16
d) It may raise the level of weapons … go to 43
e) Have the need for weapon amnesties … go to 18

20. Imposing curfews will cause most importantly:
a) A reduction in human rights … go to 15
b) A reduction in juvenile delinquency … go to 44
c) Cut in crime … go to 38

21. Which do you think is the most important:
a) Freedom of speech … go to 45
b) Freedom of dress … go to 46
c) Freedom of association … go to 47

22. Which do you think is the most important:
a) Right to a fair trial … go to 48
b) Freedom of speech … go to 45
c) Right to equality … go to 49
d) Freedom of movement … go to 50

23. Which do you think is the most important:
a) Freedom of speech … go to 45
b) Freedom of association … go to 47
c) Right to equality … go to 49
d) Freedom form slavery … go to 51

24. Which do you think is the most important:
a) Freedom of speech … go to 45
b) Freedom of association … go to 47
c) Right to equality … go to 49
d) Freedom from slavery … go to 51

25. What is the most important consequence of a road toll and congestion charge?
a) Restricts freedom of movement … go to 50
b) Will decrease pollution …go to 13
c) Increase the use of public transport … go to 52
d) Less cars on the road … go to 53

26. Increasing taxes will:
a) Increase poverty … go to 54
b) Better the public transport system … go to 55
c) Increase inequality … go to 49
d) Improve the education system … go to 14

27. Agreements between countries on limiting pollution will:
a) Encourage renewable energy sources … go to 28
b) Reduce the use of cars … go to 53
c) Encourage recycling … go to 29
d) Better foreign relations … go to 56

28. It was found that using alternative energy sources such as wind turbines, hydroelectric power and solar power did not work. The country has therefore resorted to using Nuclear power. Which is the most important consequence of this:
a) Nuclear explosions and therefore increase pollution …go to 13
b) Unlimited energy … go to 57

29. How are you going to enforce recycling?
a) There will be compulsory recycling … go to 58
b) It will be entirely optional with no assistance from government … go to 13
c) Bins will be provided by the state … go to 58
d) They can bring bottles, bags, etc back to the shop they bought it from and be paid for it … go to 58

30. Compulsory schooling until 18 will:
a) Have a better educated and higher skilled workforce … go to 59
b) Higher poverty as under 18s cannot join the workforce … go to 54
c) Higher taxes due to cost of education … go to 26

31. Specific education on different religions would cause people to be:
a) More open minded … go to 60
b) More tolerant … go to 8
c) More integration between communities … go to 61

32. No single faith schools will lead to:
a) Increased tolerance … go to 8
b) More integration between communities … go to 61
c) Decrease human rights … go to 11
d) Increase human rights … go to 11

33. Having faith schools which accept other religions as well as their own could:
a) Increased tolerance … go to 8
b) More integration between communities … go to 61
c) Decrease human rights … go to 11
d) Increase human rights … go to 11

34. Increased sentencing may lead to:
a) Reduce human rights … go to 11
b) Reduce crime … go to 38
c) Greater importance of trials … go to 63

35. Introducing the death penalty may lead to:
a) reduced human rights … go to 11
b) a reduction in crime … go to 38
c) greater importance of trials … go to 63
d) tougher sentencing as an alternative to the death penalty … go to 34

36. The consequence of having corporal punishment in schools would:
a) Reduce juvenile delinquency … go to 44
b) Reduce human rights… go to 11
c) Encourage truancy … go to 62


37. Increased fear of police will lead to:
a) Cut in crime … go to 38
b) An increase in police power … go to 16
c) Reduction in juvenile delinquency … go to 44

38. Cutting crime could lead to:
a) A better and safer community … go to 64
b) A reduction of juvenile delinquency … go to 44
c) Money to increase education … go to 14
d) An increase in human rights … go to 11

39. Frequent meetings of communities will lead to
a) An Increase in tolerance … go to 8
b) A better and safer community … go to 64
c) An increase in human rights … go to 11

40. Lowering the amount of weapons in circulation will possibly cause:
a) A cut in crime … go to 38
b) A better and safer community … go to 64
c) An increase in police powers … go to 16
d) A reduction in human rights … go to 11

41. Mixed youth groups
a) Increase tolerance … go to 8
b) More integration between communities … go to 61
c) Better and safer communities … go to 64

42. What will happen most importantly if criminals go unpunished will there be:
a) An increased murder rate … go to 10
b) Street fighting … go to 9
c) Tougher laws … go to 15
d) An increase in human rights … go to 11

43. An increase in the number of weapons in circulation will lead to:
a) An increased murder rate … go to 10
b) Tougher laws … go to 15
c) An increase in police powers … go to 16
d) The need for a complete weapons ban … go to 19


44. How will you reduce juvenile delinquency? Will you:
a) Ban the wearing of hoodies and baseball caps … go to 65
b) Punish truancy … go to 62
c) Imposing curfews … go to 20
d) Tougher sentencing … go to 34

45. You have chosen your most important right as freedom of speech.
a) Now… go to 13


46. You have chosen your most important right as freedom of dress.
b) Now… go to 13

47. You have chosen your most important right as freedom of association.
a) Now… go to 13

48. You have chosen your most important right as the right to a fair trial.
a) Now… go to 13

49. You have chosen your most important right as the right to equality.
a) Now… go to 13

50. You have chosen your most important right as the freedom of movement.
a) Now… go to 13

51. You have chosen your most important right as the freedom from slavery.
a) Now… go to 13

52. How would you increase the use of public transport:
a) Lower the ticket prices … go to 66
b) Have a congestion charge … go to 25
c) Increase taxes … go to 26
d) Increase the amount of public transport … go to 69

53. Having less cars on the road will:
a) Reduce pollution … go to 13
b) Increase the use of public transport … go to 52
c) Encourage the use of alternative energy … go to 28

54. The consequences of an increase in poverty will be:
a) Higher taxes to pay for benefit payments … go to 26
b) Lower standard of living … go to 67
c) More homelessness … go to 68
d) An increase in inequality … go to 49

55. How will you improve the public transport system:
a) Increase taxes … go to 26
b) Increase the amount of public transport … go to 69

56. Better foreign relations
a) Join the EU and the UN … go to 70
b) Join other world organizations … go to 71
c) Be an isolated country… go to 72
d) Don’t go to war … go to 73
e) Free trade… go to 74

57. If there is unlimited energy then:
a) There will be increased pollution … go to 13
b) There will be higher standards of living … go to 67
c) There will be less war ... go to 73

58. There has been an increase in recycling: GO TO BACK TO THE HALL

59. Having a better educated and higher skilled workforce will lead to:
a) Higher standards of living … go to 67
b) A cut in crime … go to 38
c) Increase human rights … go to 11

60. If people are being more open minded this will lead to an increase in human rights … go to 11

61. More integration between communities will lead to:
a) A cut in crime … got to 38
b) An increase in human rights … go to 11
c) An increase in tolerance …go to 8
d) An increase in the standard of living … go to 67

62. The consequences of truancy are:
a) An increase in juvenile delinquency … go to 44
b) Increase in crime … go to 12
c) A need to improve the education system … go to 14

63. Greater importance of trials could lead to
a) An increase in human rights … go to 11
b) A cut in crime … go to 38
c) Tougher sentencing … go to 34

64. You now have a better and safer community go to 11

65. A ban of the wearing of hoodies and baseball caps could lead to:
a) A decrease in human rights … go to 11
b) A cut in crime … go to 38
c) Reduce truancy … go to 62

66. Lowering the ticket prices of public transport would lead to:
a) More use of public transport … go to 52
b) A reduction of pollution … go to 76

67. You have higher standard of living. GO BACK TO THE HALL

68. More homelessness will lead to a lower standard of living. How will you raise it? Will you:
a) Increase human rights … go to 11
b) Cut crime … go to 38
c) Reduce poverty … go to 75

69. What are the consequences of increasing the quantity of public transport?
a) Increased taxes … go to 26
b) An increase in pollution … go to 13
c) Poorer service … go to 55

70. You have chosen to join the EU and the UN. Now go to 11

71. You have chosen to join other world organizations. Now go to 11

72. You have chosen to be an isolated country. Now go to 11

73. You have chosen to have a policy of never going to war. Now go to 11

74. You have chosen to follow a policy of free trade. Now go to 11

75. By reducing poverty you have raised standards of living and thus made your country a better place (slightly) GO BACK TO THE HALL

76. You have reduced pollution … GO BACK TO THE HALL

Conclusion :
They will attempt to build their vision of their country out of food/ draw it – but the food gives them the option to eat while discussing the points above if they haven’t already.
There will be another spiel about why they should think about the consequences of their actions and basically explain that running things is not as easy as it is and that the outcomes aren’t necessarily what we want them to be no matter how hard they try.

Resources:
- Over head video projector
- Computer that can play WMV files
- Food enough for 70 to build with and then eat. Stuff like Bisley, Swiss rolls, sweets, pretzels cereal etc
- 20 sheets of plain A4 paper
- 10 pens

Notes:
Written by myself Amy.