M501.01 Define Global Citizenship
Capt Robinson
30 mins
MasterCadet Program
Group Discussion at the end
Teaching Points
Explain Globalization
Distinguish between local, national and
global citizenship
Identify the characteristics of a global
citizen
Recognize the importance of being a
global citizen
MTP #1: Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasing
integration of economies around the
world, specifically:
efficient movements of goods, services and monies across international
borders
efficient movement of people (labour) across international borders; and
efficient movement of knowledge (technology) across international
borders.
MTP #1: Globalization Con’t
Things that have sped
up Globalization:
Foreign Markets
NAFTA (North American Free Trade
Agreement), Canada-CR FTA,
Canada-EU FTA, etc
Technology (Internet)
Why is Globalization
Controversial?
MTP #2: Local, national and global citizen
Local Citizenship: being a member of a specific city, town or province. Have rights,
privileges, advantages, disadvantages created by political, economic, social and geographical environment.
National Citizenship: the rights and obligations that Canadians have because they
live in Canada based on democracy and the respect for human dignity and freedom. These rights are
mandated in Canada Human Rights Cofes and Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Equality rights,
democratic rights, legal rights, mobility rights, language rights, minority language education rights, etc.
Global Citizenship: new term but ancient concept. Someone who does not belong to a
place, but played a role in improving society and making life better; (* Doesn’t mean they denounce their
local/national citizenship but place that second to their sense of global citizenship). Poverty, World
Hunger, Woman’s rights, Education for all, HIV/AIDS.
MTP #3: Characteristics of a Global Citizen
http://youtu.be/tUxtlugAYY8
The collective responsibility that all citizens have towards each other and the planet:
Recognizing and condemning injustice and inequality
having a desire and ability to work against injustice and inequality wherever it is
seen
thinking and behaving in ways that value Earth and safeguard the future for those
who do
believing individuals can make a difference
engaging with distant places and different cultures
exploring what links them to other people, places and cultures and
learning from, as well as about, other people, places and cultures
MTP #4: Importance of being a G.C
How have the following things effected you?
Ebola
Power Plant in Toyko post tsunami
Lock Down drills in schools
Blue and Green Boxes
Sashimi/ Pho/ Injeri
M501.01 Define Global Citizenship
Capt Robinson
MasterCadet Program
Group Discussion at the end