http://www.ilhanomar.com/
On the same day Donald Trump was elected to be US President, Ilhan Omar was elected to be state representative in Minneapolis. Ilhan is the first Somali-American, Muslim woman to hold office at this level. In her acceptance speech, Ilhan said, "Everyone here in this room represents what we as a nation want to be: united in our diversity."
"Long time residents, East African Immigrants and students- we came together and engaged in the political progress. We talked about the issues that concern us and we connected on the future we want to create."
Sen. Patricia Torres Ray supported Ilhan and said, "So many people tried to divide us in this election but Ilhan worked tirelessly to bring us together."
What's happening in the picture?
Explain the story
- What is Ilhan's new job? (She will be working with other state representatives to write and vote on laws in Minnesota)
- Who does Ilhan say she wants to represent?
- What does Ilhan mean by 'engaging in the political progress'? What did she do when she met people that disagreed with her? (she exchanged dialogue)
- Why do you think people in Minnesota voted for Ilhan?
- Talk about some of the other diverse candidates that were elected this year:
Kamala Harris - the first Indian- American Senator
Catherine Cortez-Masto - the first Latina Senator
Stephanie Murphy - first Vietnamese-American woman elected to Congress
Pramila Jayapal - first Indian-American woman elected to the house of Representatives
- What does this tell us about lots of people in America and how they feel about people who have different skin, practice different faith or have families who were originally from different countries?
- Do you think Ilhan would agree with us and No Outsiders? Why? (she says "we as a nation want to be united in our diversity")
"No outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools" by Andrew Moffat
equalities primary
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