'Tis the Season: Giving, Cheer, and Busy as Bees

It's always gratifying to be able to link our students to the community

Play as Learning: This was a fun week, despite having to come in on a Saturday. Two of my 9th-grade classes (301 and 304 A) started to finish their review games on Mental Health and began playing them. They need the change of pace as they have critical tests this Friday and Saturday and literally have been staying up studying until 11 the past couple of weeks. Here are links to videos of their play: (304 Video 1, Video 2, 301 Video 1, Video 2.)

Here are some photos taken by my co-teacher Ali (videos and photos published with the kids' permission to post and share).

Winter Clothes Donation Drive: Also, I and my co-teacher Ali's classes brought in their old winter clothes to donate to the Yilan Fisherman's Union and the Hua Zhe mental health facility outside Loudong. We did it last year and Ali organized it again this year. She drove the clothes down to Su'ao and took these photos. It was nice to see students from my 8th grade ESL class helping out.

 

I feel fortunate to work with a wonderful co-teacher, and such bright, giving students.

Winter Clothes Drive for Yilan Migrant Fishermen

Last year's winter clothes drive was so successful, we are doing it again!  Many thanks to my coworker Alii who has to do all the paperwork for the school to get this activity into motion. Next week, December 17-21, my coworker and I will be collecting the coats and other winter clothes and on Friday another coworker will drive them to Su'ao.

The Yilan Migrant Fisherman's Union, located in Su'ao is composed mostly of Indonesian and other SE Asian fisherman who need winter coats on their long excursions at sea. They don't come to Taiwan with that kind of clothing.

The case of migrant fisherman and migrant workers in Taiwan is a stain on its human right's report every year. Inadequate pay, housing, lack of movement, even death has happened here in Yilan. The situation of the migrant workers being exploited by Taiwanese captains and boat owners isn't new news to my Social Studies classes, but they can always be reminded. I will also invite my ESL 8th graders to participate

Some resources to show the kids:

1. https://www.newsmarket.com.tw/blog/107446/
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvw--9fGIxk
3. https://www.facebook.com/485896125119980/videos/496417647401161/

What has been in the news lately, is how these boats were recently caught breaking laws against fishing dolphins to be used as bait for fishing sharks (both illegal), endangered turtles were also found. There is public outrage by the expat community against these [Indonesian] fishermen, but they are just pawns. The greater responsibility lies with the Taiwanese boat owners, captains and the consumers of shark fin soup.

My office will have a donation box next Monday the 17th, and we will store them next door in the back of the media room.

Clothes Donation Drive- Success!

Special thanks to my co-teacher Alii, my students and their parents and all the teachers who participated in making this winter clothes donation a success. 

 Earlier today a van full of men's winter clothes was taken to the Yilan Fisherman Labor Union.

 Later this afternoon Hua Zhe Hospital picked up 20 boxes of clothes!

Winter Clothes Donation Drive

I was talking to my coteacher about something we could do in our classes to help the local community and she made a few phone calls and did all the legwork organizing this clothes drive.

Our 8th grade Social Studies classes will begin to bring in winter clothes for migrant fisherman and mentally ill patients.

2017慧燈中學  冬衣捐贈  活動說明

秋冬交際的此時，倬立老師與外籍老師 Kathy (註) 共同發起冬衣捐贈活動，邀請學生和家長一起參與，捐贈二手衣物送給需要的人。您的愛心衣物將幫助以下兩個單位：【宜蘭縣漁工職業工會】及【宜蘭縣私立懷哲復康之家】

受贈單位	宜蘭縣漁工職業工會（南方澳） Yilan Migrant Fishermen Union https://www.thenewslens.com/article/81959	宜蘭縣私立懷哲復康之家（三星鄉） http://www.huai-jhe.org.tw
受助對象	外籍漁工主要來自印尼及菲律賓。二手衣除了提供給縣內漁工，該工會也將轉寄衣物到新北市及高雄縣漁業署等單位，嘉惠更多漁工。他們收入微薄、工作辛苦，遭受虐待及苛扣薪資的情況時有所聞。	目前約收容近200位院友，主要是慢性精神疾病、領有各類身心障礙手冊及政府轉介遊民的安置庇護。大部分來自經濟困難的中低收入家庭。
衣物需求	男性成人冬季保暖衣物 M號或更大尺寸、適160cm以上成人。以夾克外套優先，發熱衣、長袖T恤，帽T、手套等亦可。	男女冬季衣物 尺寸不拘。院友涵蓋各年齡層：兒童、青少年、成人、高齡長者。
	若家中沒有合適的冬季衣物，仍想參與捐贈，也可以捐贈幾件夏季衣物
注意	不收女性及兒童衣物 不收鞋、襪、內衣褲、衛生衣及毛線衣	不收圍巾、手套、帽子 不收二手內衣褲、襪子、鞋子
其他	- 如果想參與捐贈，但家中無符合條件的冬季衣物，也可以捐贈夏季衣物。 - 關於兩個單位的介紹，請參考次頁的補充說明資料。

＊募集方式＊

·        每班選出二位同學負責協助分類衣物，放入紙箱打包（將另提供紙箱及打包說明）

·        衣服數量：若願意參與，請每位同學帶1-3件衣物。預計每班總量在100件以內。

·        衣服條件：功能正常無破損的二手衣物。小污點無妨。請洗淨再帶來。

·        募集日期：即日起至12月4日周一（第二次段考日期為11/29-12/1）

如果您欲捐贈的衣物較多，可自行寄送到這兩個單位。也歡迎直接捐款支持他們：

＊宜蘭縣漁工職業工會：270宜蘭縣蘇澳鎮華山路117號

  聯絡人：李麗華小姐 0955-565694  

   (李麗華因為關注並爭取外籍移工權益，獲選為美國2017「防制人口販運英雄」)

＊宜蘭縣懷哲復康之家：226宜蘭縣三星鄉大隱村大隱五路295號

  聯絡人：何小姐03-9897229#204

宜蘭漁工職業工會

臉書: https://www.facebook.com/yilanfishermen/

「宜蘭縣漁工職業工會」成立於2013年，是台灣第一個由外籍勞工組成並領導的工會，為那些在台籍漁船上工作，卻往往不受重視的外籍漁工發聲。發起人李麗華將數百件涉及剝削、虐待漁工和酬勞過低的案例記錄造冊，讓臺灣和國際注意到漁工遭剝削的情形，更成功讓一件印尼漁工死亡案件重啟調查。她獲選為美國2017「防制人口販運英雄」。

工會的主要目標包含: 要求落實法律規範，強化外籍漁工人身安全保護，檢視漁工勞動契約，要求雇主履行契約，負擔照顧責任。建立外籍勞工就醫管道，提供勞工教育訓練等等。目前全台灣的外籍漁工超過三萬人。

·         報導: 揭發台灣對外籍漁工的剝削，「宜蘭縣漁工職業工會」李麗華獲美國表揚

htts://www.thenewslens.com/article/72048

·         東南亞漁工雨衣禦寒 台灣人贈衣  2分鐘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvw--9fGIxk

·         國際打擊人口販運英雄 漁工權益之母李麗華   3.5分鐘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hcW8BcWNxI

外籍漁工相關議題報導

·         ‘’報導者’’年度專題: 【造假．剝削．血淚漁場 - 跨國直擊台灣遠洋漁業真相】2017出版

https://www.twreporter.org/topics/far-sea-fishing-investigative-report

·         書籍: 【血淚漁場 - 跨國直擊台灣遠洋漁業真相】 2017出版

http://www.books.com.tw/web/sys_serialtext/?item=0010749892&page=5

·         【守護海洋】血淚漁工，臺灣遠洋漁業的憂愁   7分鐘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP_V3PVbfu8&t=9s

·         台遠洋船壓榨外籍漁工 影片悲控遭虐   2分鐘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho1tMB9bJzg

·         公共電視 獨立特派員 418集 (海上移工)   17分鐘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2gRRgpcvE

宜蘭私立懷哲復康之家

網站: http://www.huai-jhe.org.tw/index.php   

臉書: “懷哲復康之家’’

懷哲康復之家成立於民國91年，是宜蘭第一所政府立案之慢性精神障礙養護機構。曾經多次獲得身心障礙福利機構評鑑甲等。懷哲主要提供符合慢性精神疾病暨中度以上，領有各類身心障礙手冊及政府轉介遊民的安置庇護。其服務內容包括庇護性工作訓練、生活輔導、職能治療及多元活動安排等。其網站詳細說明其沿革、經營理念、專業團隊、環境與活動介紹、捐款徵信等資訊。