CMNS 251 UN SUSTAINABLE GOALS WORKSHOP GROUP - 9 SUBMITTED BY PRERNA ARORA HARNOOR KAUR GURKIRAT SINGH AHLUWALIA MANREET KAUR 300167829 300176684 300177720 300176772 SUBMITTED TO Prof Lucki Kang minutes Meeting title: Discussion of the topic Date: Oct 29, 2020 Meeting time: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Meeting called by Prerna Arora Attendees Gurkirat, Harnoor Kaur, Manreet Notes Meeting number: 1 st We all deserve to live in a world where everyone is treated equally, regardless of our gender, age, ethnicity, our religious beliefs economic status, or where we live. Equality gives everyone access to a level playing field to live the life they dream of living. Why Reduce Inequalities? The richest 1% of people on Earth own half the world's wealth. But what if that wealth was distributed among more people? It would make life better for the bottom 40% of the global population, who subsist on meager incomes and are often discriminated against because they're poor. Inequality also exists among nations. Developed countries like Germany, the largest economy in Europe, are considered to be more influential on the global stage because it has strong trade links with other powerful countries and is a member of powerful international organizations like NATO and Group 20. But what if developing economies like Cyprus had an equal say on issues like monetary policy? Wouldn't a more inclusive global governance benefit more people? Inequality has existed for centuries. Great nations were built on the backs of slaves- men, women, and children bought in markets by powerful people who considered them commodities, not people. minutes What are the lasting impacts of this kind of inequality? Inequality can be a gender issue, when women are paid less than their male coworkers, or a racial issue, when ethnic minorities are unfairly targeted by police just because of the color of their skin.(Black Lives Matter) Islamophobia Progress made toward the Goal Companies worldwide are committing to religious equality in the workplace by protecting the rights of Muslim employees to wear the hijab during work hours. In 2017, Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage by way of a referendum, when 62% of the population voted to amend the Constitution, giving same-sex couples equal status under the law as heterosexual couples everywhere in the country. And women in African and Arabic countries are calling for equality in political participation and leadership by holding events like the International Conference on Elected Women. Because when everyone is treated equally, we all prosper together. minutes Meeting title: Discussion of Topic and Identifying the roles Date: Oct 29, 2020 Meeting time: 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Meeting called by Gurkirat Attendees Prerna, Harnoor Kaur, Manreet Notes Why Should we stop this? Meeting number: 2 nd Because Inequalities weaken Growth Encourage Poverty And reduce the feeling of fulfillment and Self esteem in people Inequality also encourages delinquency Illnesses The environmental deterioration What can you do? 1. Access Resources to humanitarian help. To fight inequalities that generate natural disasters and more. Medicines such as ibuprofen can make an enormous diff. 2. Promote the elimination of salary gaps in your environment. One of signs of Inequalities in developing Countries 3. Give strong support to multicultural education, Trips and activities with people from other nations. Something as simple as having a converstion can be an inclusive act. 4. Protest inequalities when you detect them. Mostly when you are being favored against a vulnerable person. Identifying the roles Prerna- A case of Putri and Devi and What an Equal world looks like(ending) Harnoor- Basics of SDG 10 and kinds of Inequality Manreet- Impact of Inequality Gurkirat- What can you do minutes Meeting title: Determining structure and content of the workshop Date: Oct 30, 2020 Meeting time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Meeting number: 3 rd Meeting called by Harnoor Kaur Attendees Prerna, Gurkirat, Harnoor Kaur, Manreet Notes Power point presentation will have only visuals to make it look more attractive. Every member will speak equally for 2 or 2.5 minutes. Slides will be distributed equally. We will present our workshop with a short story of Devi and Putri. Comparison between tier inequalities. Discussing all income inequality. Inequality at workplace. Giving an example of Mahatma Gandhi. 4 steps to improve inequality. Adapting Q and A technique. We will also take an example of recent black life matter movement in our presentation. minutes Meeting title: Final Discussion of Topic and Delivery of workshop Date: Oct 30, 2020 Meeting time: 7:30 PM-8:30 PM Meeting called by Manreet Attendees Prerna, Gurkirat, Harnoor Kaur Nots Meeting number: 4 th How COVID had deepened the existing inequalities Sector shutdowns 1. The direct and immediate economic impact of the lockdown has therefore been concentrated among workers employed in these shut‐down sectors. 2. Certain ethnic minority groups, in particular Pakistani and Bangladeshi workers, are heavily concentrated in the passenger transport (taxi driving) and food and beverage sectors, and are likely to be hardest hit by the lockdown – especially since they are relatively likely to be the sole earners in their households. Jobs Lockdown policies enacted by many governments to suppress the spread of the virus have particularly hurt the working poor in developing countries. 2. For these workers, who depend on a daily wage and casual work, the inability to travel to their places of w ork has led to a significant loss of earnings, with no protection and high levels of insecurity about the future of their livelihoods. 1. Gender gap The closure of schools and day nurseries may force women to withdraw from employment. In times of economic stress, girls are often the first to be withdrawn from school with many schools closing during the pandemic, girls are at a greater risk of not returning once they reopen. In this session we compiled the presentation and Finalized the script. The Final Script has been attached below minutes Prerna Throughout all the presentations that we have witnessed today, we have seen that there exist a two worlds withitin a world. In group 2’s presentation Divleen mentioned about how obesity has taken epidemic proportions over the years, however in continents like Africa majority remains severely undernourished. We see a stark contrast here, an inequality that we witness in all aspects of life. Good Morning everyone, I am Prerna Arora, and today I and my group members – Manreet, Gurkirat and Harnoor seek to address the contrast by talking about SDG 10, Reducing Inequalities, within and among countries. Harnoor Slide 1 We all deserve to live in a world where everyone is treated equally, regardless of our gender, age, ethnicity, our religious beliefs, economic status, or where we live. Slide 2 Equality gives everyone access to a level playing field to live the life they dream of living. And we all have a role to play in helping the UN reduce inequalities by the year 2030 Slide 3 Inequality exists among individuals. The richest 1% of people on Earth own half the world's wealth. But what are the implications of this small word inequality Prerna Slide 4 Let us understand them with the help of a story of two Girls. Slide 5 Meet Devi and Putri. Dewi's family is rich, belongs to the top 10% of households in terms of income. Putri's family is not as fortunate, living in the bottom 10% part of the 88 million people living below poverty line in India Inequality divided these two girls even before they were born, and determines their future. Slide 6 Putri’s mother did not visit a formal health facility ,while she was pregnant, did not get the right nutrition. Because of this Putri was born underweight. minutes Slide 7 Devi grew up in a house with clean running water and Toilet, but Putri’s family could’nt afford a Toilet. Because she had to defecate in the open she got Diarrhea frequently. This made her growth even more stunted. Slide 8 Inequality deepened While Devi made it all the way to full University education, and got a high Paying Job with benefits. Putri without any education, Putri had to settle a job in informal sector with less pay and Job security. Without a got job, Putri won’t be able to afford health are or make sure her children stay in school and So Poverty and Inequality get passed on from generation to generation. Slide 9 Now, what if I told you that that 68 million Indians that lie in the bottom 40% are stuck in the vicious nexus where poverty begets poverty. This what started as income inequality, further paves way to Social inequality and Inequal opportunity and Treatment for both girls. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Harnoor Slide 10 To improve the situation of several other Girls Putri UN has devised Goal 10, which talks about Reducing Inqualities by the year 2030. How many types of equalities are you aware of? Did you ever stop to think about it. Slide 11 Income Inqualities show how alarming it is that the richest 10 percent of the population posses half of the world’s Income. Slide 12 Moreover, there are inequalities related to Gender, age, sexual orientation, class, ethnic origin, and Religion Slide 13 Prerna Inequality can be a gender issue, when women are paid less than their male coworkers, or a racial issue, when ethnic minorities are unfairly targeted by police just because of the color of their skin. This has recently led to the Black Lives matter movement minutes Over the years we see that Islamophobia has become a form of socially acceptable Bigotry Slide 14 What other kinds of inequality have you witnessed? Slide 15 Manreet Why Should we stop this? Slide 16 Because Inequalities weaken Growth Encourage Poverty And reduce the feeling of fulfillment and Self esteem in people Inequality also encourages delinquency Illnesses And the environmental deterioration They are all Prejudices .Lets get rid of them Slide 17 Mahatma Gandhi, began his fight again inequality after he was thrown off a train at in South Africa, after a white man objected to him travelling in the first class coach and he refused to move back. Slide 18 He became fundamental to India’s freedom, the same way we can all get be to this fight Against inequalities You aren’t different from him. We are the people with the same capacity Gurkirat Slide 19 So what can you do? Slide 20 Number 1 Access Resources to humanitarian help. To fight inequalities that generate natural disasters and more. Medicines such as ibuprofen can make an enormous diff. Slide 21 Two- Promote the elimination of salary gaps in your environment. One of signs of Inequalities in developing Countries Slide 22 minutes Three Give strong support to multicultural education, Trips and activities with people from other nations. Something as simple as having a converstion can be an inclusive act. Slide 23 Four- Protest inequalities when you detect them. Mostly when you are being favored against a vulnerable person. Your role is the most important one. So let us archive today, a more equal society, to enjoy Tomorrow. Slide 24 So now that we have learnt that the world doesn’t have to be this way. Lets step back for a moment. And imagine what an equal world would look like Slide 21 Harmanjot What if putri’s mother got the prenatal care and nutrition that she needed. What if Putri received all her vaccinations. What if her home had clean water and toilet. What if Putri could stay in school until she graduated What if she had the skills she needed to find a job with decent wage This would not help not only Putri but only also her family and theer generations to come after her and if other girls like putri did the same this would change their communities Slide 22-Prerna And add together and this could change India. But it starts giving Putri and Devi and other kids like them an Equal chance Slide 23 And it all starts with you. Slide 24 That is the end of our presentation if the audience has any questions we would be happy to answer them.
