The workshop experience

Its more than two months now that we attended the Human Rights workshop but then could not think of a better to topic to start blogging here. Before attending the workshop I was expecting something like Civics classes and having to listen to lectures which would make me a more aware individual. My this expectation was of course fulfilled but in a much better way than mere lectures.
The activites, games and movies made it thoroughly enjoyable and along with awareness what I gained was this will to question set norms and think beyond the stereotypes.
There are certain myths and beliefs that our society conditions us to and sometimes education makes the prejudices even more rigid. It is not easy to get over all of them at one go but definitely the workshop and the friendly interaction with different people there helped us to take a step towards that direction.
Play for peace was a sure winner ... Prachi, you will surely agree on this and the chana game, teh powerplay etc. were no less.
The workshop was surely an eye opener and clearly it showed a lot of things around us, injustice, brutality , and lots more that we usually fail to see being so used to them and habituated to have things the way they are.
And then I realised, the workshop was just the beginning ....