Lesson 6.2
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Description
Section 2
Section 2 Inquiry
Section 2 Inquiry
What are political, social, and environmental responses to the opportunities and challenges?
Inquiry into the Issue
How have well-known citizens responded to issues in a globalizing world?
Secretary-General Kofi Annan talks with singer Bob Geldof, organizer of the Live 8 Concert in London's Hyde Park. The concert was organized to focus on poverty in Africa.
The relationship between globalization and prosperity is an important understanding that motivates some citizens to take action. They acknowledge that the impacts of globalization have caused disparity in the prosperity of people in the world. Their actions reflect that they have taken on the responsibility to find solutions to the economic, political, social, and environmental issues.
Internet
This is a required activity to support the inquiry.
Research the Internet to find out how well-known citizens have responded to global issues. Examine the actions of citizens such as the Dalai Lama, Naomi Klein, Bob Geldof, Bill Gates, Vandana Shiva, and Jesus "Chucho" Garcia. You may wish to research additional people who are well known for similar actions.
Lesson 1
Lesson 1—Global Citizenship
Why and how should we respond as global citizens?
Get Focused
We assume that most people will respond in emergencies. We often turn to our friends, family, and community to help us when we need them. In most situations the people around us quickly respond. What about global emergencies? Is a global response required from all citizens? If we choose to respond, how can we respond?
Responding to Global Events
Select three current global events from the digital or print archives of a newspaper that occurred in the last six months. What happened? Where did it happen? What can you do from where you live? How will you respond to the appeal for international aid?
Lesson 1 Explore 1
Explore 1
What are civic responsibilities?Citizens should but may not always be aware of their civic responsibilities. There are diverse perspectives on the extent that citizens owe a responsibility to their community and to the people outside of their community. Are your responsibilities morally imposed or legislated by the laws of the country? civic responsibilities: being accountable as a citizen to your community or country
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Read the responsibility and rank list on page 384 in Perspectives on Globalization.
Read pages 377 to 395 in Perspectives on Globalization about perspectives on the civic responsibilities in a globalizing world.
Explore 2
Explore 2
What is the job description of a global citizen?
Society expects you to become a responsible and active global citizen. What does this mean and how do you act as a global citizen?
Read
These are required activities to support Explore 2 but may not be graded by your teacher.
- Read Figure 19-1 on page 398 in Perspectives on Globalization.
- Read pages 400 to 403 in Perspectives on Globalization about how individuals and organizations can respond to globalization.
- Read pages 404 to 407 in Perspectives on Globalization about how individuals and governments can respond to globalization.
- Read pages 408 and 409 in Perspectives on Globalization about how individuals and businesses can respond to globalization.
Assignment
Please complete your A Good Global Citizen Forum Assignment at this time.
Lesson Summary
A global citizen is asked to respond to the global issues that affect others in the world. Individuals, communities, organizations, businesses, and governments can all take on the roles and responsibilities of global citizens.
Going Beyond
Visit the Citizens4Change website for ideas on how you can respond as a global citizen. Find out different ways that people around the world can help with global issues.
Lesson 2
Lesson 2—Global Action
How effective are the responses to issues of globalization?
Get Focused
In the southern town of Nyala, Sudan, tens of thousands of people line both sides of the road leading to the Kalma camp to greet Secretary-General Kofi Annan as he arrives in the region to get a first-hand impression of the humanitarian situation there.
Which actions have the most effect to respond to global issues?
Internet
This is a required activity to support Get Focused.
Make Poverty History is a campaign started in 2005. Live 8 was a planned global call to action on global poverty and to work towards achieving the UN Millennium development goal on poverty by 2015. Review this campaign on the Make Poverty History website.
Explore 1
As a community of global citizens, have we made a difference? Are there global responses that are more effective than others? Explore one global response and evaluate if a difference is being made in addressing the challenges of globalization.
Please complete the Have We Made a Difference? Assignment Assignment at this time.
Lesson Summary
It is a challenge to evaluate the success or effectiveness of a global response. There are diverse perspectives on past responses such as the monetary efforts to respond to the famine in Ethiopia and the devastation after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, the awareness campaign of Live 8, and international declarations to commit to ending injustices.
There is also a difference in expectation. Some citizens believe responses are not quick enough to make a difference. Others believe the twenty-first century will be the century of change—when poverty will end and globalization will result in prosperity for all citizens.
Lesson 3
Lesson 3—An Individual in a Globalizing World
What can I do?
Get Focused
In Module 5 you examined the impact of bottled water on environmental sustainability. What impact did changing your water habits have on beverage companies and environmental sustainability?
Research
Global Footprint
Your global or ecological footprint is an assessment of how much of the Earth’s resource is consumed in comparison to the Earth’s ability to renew or maintain available supplies of the resource.
Take the quiz HERE. What does it tell you about how much you consume? What changes could you make? Take the quiz again based on some changes you could make in your own life. What impact does this have?
Explore 1
What actions can an individual take?
Multimedia
The Endpoverty2015 website features an animated report about the future of children in a globalizing world. It is entitled The Story of the Future. Open the report and click on the airplane icon. Make sure you click the green arrow to get an update. What action is still waiting to be taken?
The Endpoverty2015 website features an animated report about the future of children in a globalizing world. It is entitled The Story of the Future. Open the report and click on the newspaper icon. Make sure you click on the newspaper to view the transition of headlines. What headlines could you change?
Assignment
Please complete the What can I do? Assignment at this point.
Lesson Summary, Section Challenge and Summary
Lesson Summary
There are multiple perspectives on how individuals respond and how effective these responses are. Global citizenship places responsibility on individuals to engage in global issues and to act to ensure prosperity for all. The choice to act can be dependent on how realistic and feasible it is for an individual to respond in a globalizing world. Non-action is easy, but it is a less-popular choice because of the increasing connection to the rest of the world and the interdependence of citizens on each other for support.
Section 2 Challenge—Taking Responsible Action
What’s my plan of action?
What can you do? What issues have made you more globally aware of the interdependence of citizens of the world? What responsibilities do you feel you have as a global citizen who has been able to enjoy a relatively good quality of life? What realistic and meaningful actions can you take to help others in the world?
Research
This is a required activity to support the inquiry.
Gather background on the issue and the people affected by it. Use the following list to guide your research:
- Identify the causes of the issue.
- Identify how the issue might impact quality of life.
- Research the region or country and its quality of life or standard of living indicators (for example, personal satisfaction indexes, life expectancy, infant mortality rate, literacy rate, gross domestic income per person, Genuine Progress Indicator, Gross National Health, sense of hope, emotional stability).
Section 2 Summary
Being a global citizen is more than engaging in the process of globalization. The interdependence of communities, economies, and peoples calls upon individuals to respond to the issues that affect others. The prosperity and sustainability of a fair quality of life requires that individuals, organizations, businesses, and governments respond with effective and meaningful action. To be responsible and active global citizens, each individual needs to determine her or his own level of response.
Assignment
Please complete the Challenge: Taking Responsible Action Assignment Assignment at this point.
Section 2 Glossary
civic responsibility: being accountable as a citizen to your community or country
consumer activism: use of your individual purchasing power to influence the decisions and actions of a business
corporate responsibility: the accountability of a business for its actions and decisions
environmental degradation: the process of damaging the land, resources, and climate
feasible: having the potential of being done
interdependence: the condition of relying on or being influenced by another
non-governmental organization: an organization that acts without representation or support from government
standard of living: an indicator of how well citizens can access the basic material necessities such as food, clothing, and shelter