A BORDER WALL SEESAW HAS BEEN BUILT SO CHILDREN IN THE U.S. AND MEXICO CAN PLAY TOGETHER

[Arkansas Granny]

https://www.newsweek.com/border-wall-seesaw-build-u-s-american-children-play-1451689

This week, children in the U.S. and Mexico had the chance to play together— despite the barriers that exist between them—after two California professors built a set of seesaws through a border fence.

In a video posted to Instagram by Ronald Rael, the University of California architecture professor who came up with the seesaw project alongside San Jose State design associate professor Virginia San Fratello, children can be seen on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border playing together on three bright pink seesaws built between Ciudad Juárez in Mexico's Chihuahua State and El Paso, Texas.

Calling the project "one of the most incredible experiences" of his and San Fratello's careers, Rael described how powerful it was to see a moment so "filled with joy, excitement and togetherness" unfold at the border wall.

What a wonderful idea.

Video at link.

[NewJeffCT]

1. That's awesome

surprised that Team Trump wasn't out there teargassing the kids on the Mexican side.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Amazing how people will come together in positive ways...

no matter how much evil is in the world.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. Like!

I also saw another good idea, about the time dotard started his whole border fiasco.

It was a giant picnic table as a wall at the border, loaded with food, and people sitting at both sides.

[jcgoldie]

4. Beautiful

Made me smile this morning thank you for sharing!

[peggysue2]

5. Love this idea!

Beautiful symbol worthy of all our children.

Thank you for the link, Arkansas Granny.

[Guilded Lilly]

6. This did my heart good.

[planetc]

7. What I particularly liked is that one of the kids had an assistant.

On one of the seesaws, the girl on the right end is older and bigger than the kid on the other side of the fence. He can't make the opposite side of the seesaw go up very far, so he has an assistant to push his end down to the ground, so the girl can get to the top of the arc on the other side of the fence. Whatsay we put world piece into the hands of some randomly selected children?

[littlemissmartypants]

14. Peace. nt

[SaintLouisBlues]

8. picture:

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[Niagara]

9. KnR

Kudos to Ronald Rael!

What a wonderful idea to provide a way so that people can connect with each other.

[SunSeeker]

10. K & R

[llmart]

11. Children have no prejudices.

Adults could take a lesson from them. My little three-year old granddaughter goes to preschool with all sorts of children and she doesn't care what color/gender/nationality, etc. they are. She just wants someone to "pway" with.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. You've Got To Be Carefully Taught

You've got to be taught to hate and fear,
You've got to be taught from year to year,
It's got to be drummed in your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade,
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught before it's too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate,
You've got to be carefully taught!

From "South Pacific". Rodgers and Hammerstein

[gademocrat7]

12. K&R

Children playing well with others. No prejudice.