4.3 Reaching Out
4.3 Reaching Out
Supporting a Cause
In Module 1 you learned about the significance of voice. Being able to speak out and advocate for yourself and possibly others is an important skill. Being able to take action is similar. To speak, stand, or take action for aspects of life that are important to you is essential to be true to your values or beliefs.
Taking action to support our beliefs applies to school, citizenship, the workplace, our personal lives, and interests. Having "voice", or being able to communicate effectively for action in any setting, comes from awareness of ourselves and others, and leads to independence.
Test your personal awareness of these ideas. Choose a source of local, provincial, or national and/or international news you typically do not follow, whether in print, app, or online form. For one week, read this news source every day, or every second day of the week.
Compare your general world perspective at the end of the week to what your perspective was at the beginning of the week.
- Did you learn about anything surprising?
- Did anything new attract your interest?
- Did you develop opinions you did not have before about some news stories?
- How did this exposure benefit or enhance your perspective or knowledge of the world?
