Hajer Sharief: How to use family dinner to teach politics
哈哲.沙莉芙: 如何用運家庭晚餐教孩子政治
As an activist promoting human rights in Libya and beyond, Hajer Sharief works against society's flow -- and across generations -- to find solutions. Full bio
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called "Friday Democracy Meetings."
「民主禮拜五 」的機制
came together for an official meeting
正式討論當前的家庭事務。
by one of my parents,
to speak open and freely.
to criticize our parents
disrespectful or rude.
stays in the meeting.
都不得帶出會議。
in these meetings
what food we wanted to eat,
pretty much events that happened at school
disputes between siblings,
we'd reach decisions and agreements
我們會完成決定
until the next meeting.
都生效的規定。
I was raised as a politician.
我從小就在學政治
I mastered politics.
我完全掌握了政治。
with other political actors.
the political process.
civil and democratic, right?
文明和民主,對吧?
to talk, discuss and criticize,
空間談話、討論和批評,
really horrible at school,
to bring it up in the meeting.
and boycott the whole system.
並抵制整個系統。
and handed it to my dad,
並且把它上書給我爸爸
attending these meetings anymore,
made decisions that I disliked.
about 13 years old,
大約 13 歲,
one of these meetings again,
that was affecting me only,
was bringing it up.
who was asked to wash the dishes,
anything about it.
被要求洗碗的。
unfair and discriminatory,
不公平和歧視的,
or a girl's role to do household work
by many societies for so long,
to challenge it, I needed a platform.
挑戰這個想法,我需要一個平台。
were washing the dishes,
會被要求洗碗,
家庭要有所不同呢?
that my brothers should assist me.
so the problem continued.
所以問題仍然在繼續。
I decided to attend another meeting
所以我決定參加下一次的會議
that would be fair to everyone.
都是公平的新的系統。
used by all the family members,
should wash their own dishes.
could no longer argue
and clean after the family,
was about every member of the family
並照顧好自己。
and taking care of themselves.
our washing-the-dishes system.
is a family story,
includes decision-making,
of decision-making
應該包括來自不同的背景、
from different backgrounds,
an equal opportunity to contribute
會改變他們的生活的決策。
and influence the decisions
directly or indirectly.
when I hear young people saying,
or to even hold a political opinion."
或甚至持有政治觀點。 」
I don't want to engage with,"
and political engagement
in many parts of the world
for them to participate in politics,
直言不諱的積極分子,
women and ordinary people in general:
or not to participate in politics?
不參加政治的代價嗎?
it's caring for the facts.
它是關心事實。
through which we structure ourselves
to decide on what you can eat, where,
on whether your race and ethnicity
就足以認定你是一個罪犯,
is enough to put you on a terrorist list.
就把你列入恐怖分子。
independent human being
as a young woman from Libya,
國家在內戰的年輕女子,
in the middle of a civil war.
of authoritarian rule,
where political engagement
is possible, nor encouraged.
that took place in the past few years,
幾年發生的政治對話,
middle-aged men in the room.
political system like Libya,
政治制度破碎的地方,
including international organizations,
包括國際組織,
for political decision-making
by the few for the few.
almost exclusively men,
that are based on the opinions,
some version of this sentence:
let alone a young person, who is brown,
say, "But you lack political experience."
說:「你缺乏政治經驗。」
are they referring to?
他們所指的經驗是什麼?
political systems?
of economic profits
have no political experience at all.
我們是少了你們的政治經驗。
the only ones to blame,
唯一該責備的人,
and many young people as well,
don't know how to participate.
也不知道怎麼參加。
and how to be part of it.
mini political system
that affect all members of the family,
影響所有家庭成員的決定,
that affect the whole nation,
影響整個國家的決定,
very little say in them.
this change systematically,
and global affairs
as personal and family affairs.
my proposal and advice is,
Meeting system.
to exercise their agency
you need to participate,
and have to go back again.
in family conversations,
包括在家庭事務對話中,
in political conversations.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Hajer Sharief - ActivistAs an activist promoting human rights in Libya and beyond, Hajer Sharief works against society's flow -- and across generations -- to find solutions.
Why you should listen
When Hajer Sharief was young, she had no risk assessment skills. If she felt like jumping from a cliff, she did so without thinking of the consequences. As an older and wiser activist, she tends to balance risks -- but she still actively keeps an element of risk-free thinking when it comes to doing the right thing.
As cofounder of the Together We Build It Foundation, an intergenerational organization working to builds peace in Libya, Sharief promotes human rights, gender equality and political participation. Doing the right thing regardless of risk remains her life principle, and activism remains her lifestyle -- one that helps individuals become aware of their responsibility towards humanity and the environment.
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