01/06/2026
Part 2:
After a rigorous few months of online interactions dealing with the sensitive subject matter of segregation and it's far reaching effects, our participants finally got the opportunity to meet in person, across the three generations who contributed so diligently and openly.
Our fantastic chief facilitator, Shaun Warner, engaged them on five provocative questions, expanding on the intense groundwork and immense trust that was established online.
They were taken "back to the classroom" with pen and notepad in hand, allowing for an organic thought process to occur and given time to "feel their thoughts" through the deliberate movement of writing down their answers.
Facilitator Robyn Jill Radcliffe engaged their inner child with a creative foray into evoking images, dreams and feelings from one of the five questions. Art was made and the foundation of hope for a better outcome, in differing and unique ways, was further laid.
Their engagement, as with the online aspect, proved respectful to the facilitator(s) and towards one another, whilst providing searingly honest responses that came straight from the heart yet, simultaneously, were critically thinking aligned and allowed for deep sharing, active listening and a profound on-going discussion.
There were moments of mirth and misty eyed gravitas. Hearts were gently harangued and minds were moved to make sense of the past, the present and the foreseeable future.
Indeed, friendships were forged as trauma emerged, a purging of some of the injustice experienced and a bonding took place.
At Paperclip, we pride ourselves on the personal touch. We like to get to know what makes you, as an individual, tick.
As coordinators, teachers and creatives, the room was largely made up of people with whom we had built relationships with over time.
Stay tuned to our page for more clips and insights into what unfolded on the day.
