Global Citizenship

1. Global Citizenship Day 5 Dr. Siobhán McPhee Adapted from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-global-education-citizenship-resources

2. A citizen is… A. a person who does good deeds. B. someone involved in politics. C. a member of a community who has rights and responsibilities. D. an adult.

3. So does that mean that I’m a citizen? Of a city? Of a state? Am I a citizen of the world? We’re citizens of SOMETHING, right?

4. YES! A community is a group of people who share an environment. Every day you are part of several different layers of community. That means you have many different levels of citizenship!

5. Citizenship CirclesQUADRANT I:Names of the Levels

6. CITY You are a citizen of the city in which you live. Record the name of your city (or the city or town closest to you) here… City State Nation World

7. STATE Our country is made up of 50 states (and a district, too). You are a citizen of the state/province/district where you live. Write the name of your state/province/district here… City State Nation World

8. NATION You are also a citizen of your country. Write down the name of the nation in which you live here… City State Nation World

9. WORLD As a citizen of the world, you know you have rights and responsibilities in a global context as well. Write in Earth in the “World” level … City State Nation World

10. Does your QUADRANT Ilook like this? Earth Canada BC Vancouver City State Nation World

11. Where do these rights and responsibilities come from?

12. Citizenship CirclesQUADRANT II: Sources of Rights and Responsibilities

13. SOURCES OF RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES If being a citizen means having rights and responsibilities, where do rights and responsibilities come from?

14. We get our rights and responsibilities as citizens from… A. different places, depending on the level of citizenship. B. one member of the community who decides for us. C. politicians. D. the President.

15. CITY City Charter Cities usually have a city charter. This document tells how the city will run. It usually contains some rights and responsibilities of city citizens.

16. CITY City Charter Record it here! City Nation State World

17. STATE/PROVINCE/DISTRICT State Constitution Each state has its own constitution that guarantees rights to the state’s citizens.

18. STATE Record it here! State constitution City Charter City Nation State/Province/District World

19. NATION Canadian Constitution In Canada we are guaranteed a list of rights in our Constitution.

20. NATION Record it here! Constitution State constitution City Charter City Nation State World

21. WORLD Evolving International Standards Globally, it’s not just one document. It’s an evolution of ideas on rights. Some important landmarks on that trajectory are …

22. WORLD Evolving International Standards Magna Carta (1215) A ruler, just like everyone else, is subject to the rule of law. Declaration of Independence (1776) Everyone is created equal and endowed at birth with basic rights. UN Charter (1945) Human rights, dignity, and equality are central global values in the modern era. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) The rights of all people must be protected if the world is to have freedom, justice, and peace.

23. WORLD Summarize it here like this! Magna Carta  Modern Int’l Law Canadian Constitution BC constitution City Charter City Nation State/District/District World

24. Citizenship CirclesQUADRANT III:Rights

25. Rights are… A. things adults get to do. B. privileges the President has. C. electric bulbs that let you read in the dark. D. privileges or claims to something.

26. RIGHTS You would need circles the size of the PLANETARY ORBITS to list all the rights citizens have at each level. Let’s just list a few examples:

27. CITY City Charter Rights here are about practical matters, like the right to services your city provides: sidewalks, parks, and others.

28. CITY City Charter City Nation State World Right to use city services Record it here! Discuss It: Would it be a problem if the Canadian Constitution talked about sidewalks?

29. STATE State Constitution Province constitutions usually repeat many of the rights listed in the Canadian Constitution. But often they add more…

30. STATE State Constitution For example, BC constitution guarantees the right to a free education, or the right for kids under 14 not to work.

31. State Constitution City Nation State World Right to use city services Right to free education, right of children not to work Record it here!

32. NATION Canadian Constitution Guarantees really big rights like freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and protection from discrimination.

33. City Nation State World Right to use city services Right to free education, right of children not to work Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, protection from discrimination Record it here!

34. WORLD Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights lists a full range of rights: political, civil, social, economic, and cultural.

35. WORLD For example … Political People have the right to take part in the government of their country (Article 21) Civil People are equal before the law (Article 7) Social Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the potential spouses (Article 16) Economic People have the right to work where they choose, under healthful working conditions (Article 23) Cultural Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community (Article 27)

36. WORLD Universal Declaration of Human Rights City Nation State World Full range of rights (political, civil, social, economic, civil) that one is entitled to, no matter who or where one is Right to use city services Right to free education, right of children not to work Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, protection from discrimination Record it here!

37. Citizenship CirclesQUADRANT IV:Responsibilities

38. Responsibilities are… A. things only adults have to do. B. duties we have to other people, to the government, or to the law. C. unpleasant activities adults force kids to do. D. chores you do outside.

39. CITY City charters often contain rules, kind of like a school handbook.

40. There are city ordinances about good neighborliness … …as well as obligations you are responsible for acting on.

41. CITY City Charter City State Nation World Be a good neighbor, vote, jury duty Record it here! Remember: These are just examples! What responsibilities do you have in your town?

42. STATE Province Constitution Paying TAXES is one of the biggest responsibilities you’ll find in a provincial constitution…

43. State Constitution City State/Province/District Nation World Be a good neighbor, vote, jury duty Pay taxes, vote, respect and obey laws Record it here! Discuss It: What do you think the province uses your taxes for?

44. NATION Canadian Constitution The Constitution does not have a list of responsibilities, but the powers it gives to the federal government suggest some.

45. It guarantees the right to vote, so citizens have the responsibility to … Vote!

46. City State Nation World Pay taxes, vote, respect and obey laws, perform national service when called upon Be a good neighbor, vote, jury duty Pay taxes, vote, respect and obey laws Record it here!

47. WORLD Our shared existence & common future There are no named responsibilities of global citizens written anywhere, and there’s no world government with powers that would obligate individuals to do anything.

48. WORLD Our shared existence & common future But we live in a world that is interconnected, and we have a framework of cooperation set up by the UN that means nothing if people don’t get behind it.

49. WORLD Our shared existence & common future We need to treat people everywhere with respect, protect the environment, and fight injustice wherever it occurs.

50. WORLD Our shared existence & common future If we don’t, we can’t coexist fairly and peacefully today, and we won’t have a very promising future to look forward to.