tradition

I was watching a rerun of The Hour and saw this interview with Ralph Nader.
He was talking about his book, Seventeen Traditions, which he describes as "a love story for my mother and father".

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The website is in large part an ad for the book, but I was thinking that it might be interesting to read some of the traditions with students, write some of our own and submit them or make our own space for our traditions. I am thinking that participating in seventeen traditions might be a way to honour our own wisdom, insight and knowledge and that of our parents, grandparents and great~grandparents ~ the knowledge that is passed orally and treasured within families and communities but not often considered by policymakers and 'decision-makers'.

What do you think? If you have a chance to try this out, let us know how it went. If you would like to use this space or space on the Literacies website to present your collection, contact us.