What are interlinked challenges in global citizenship?
Educating people, disaster relief, and the global economy.
What is a responsible alternative to fossil fuels?
Using solar or other renewable energies.
What does interconnectivity refer to in global citizenship?
The Internet and trade have brought us together.
How does the international community respond to disasters?
For example, forest fires in Canada prompt international aid.
What role does the Amazon rainforest play in global ecology?
It regulates the world’s oxygen.
What are some common cultural values?
Compassion, teamwork, and tolerance.
What are examples of cultural values?
Space and privacy, order, egalitarianism, punctuality, multiculturalism, modesty, independence, hard work, and education.
What are key global citizenship values?
Human rights, protection of the environment, and world peace.
What does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) state about torture?
No torture or cruelty.
What rights does Article 13(2) of the UDHR guarantee?
The right to leave any country and the right to return to one’s country.
What is postmodernism’s view on values?
It asserts that there are no universal values.
What is a key perspective on ethics in postmodernism?
Ethics and relativism.
What does global citizenship encompass from above?
Powerful nation-states.
What does global citizenship encompass from below?
Local and social movements.
What is the foundation of global citizenship?
Optimism that things can get better through action.
What does Suzy Kassem say about global citizenship?
As a citizen of the world, I stand only with Truth and my conscience is my only leader.
What is Abhijit Naskar’s view on global citizenship?
The world is our family, and our family is our responsibility.
What did Garry Davis advocate for?
World government and carrying a world passport.
What is Piet Hein’s perspective on global citizenship?
We are global citizens with tribal souls.
What did Aldo Leopold say about humans and the land community?
Humans are members of the land community with obligations to others.
What did Barack Obama express about global citizenship?
We have drifted apart but the burdens of global citizenship bind us together.
What challenges does Mark face?
He became drug-addicted at 15 and is now unable to function or hold a job.
What questions arise from Mark’s situation?
Can Mark’s challenges affect other families? Is his problem a community/humanity problem or a personal one?
