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G8, Anti-Globalization Movement, and Methods of Protest

Agenda. Review of the G8Consensus Building/G8 debateAnti-globalization movementMethods of protest (video). G8. What does ?G8" stand for?Group of 8What countries are involved in the G8?Includes the 8 most developed countries with the strongest economiesCanada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Ru

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G8, Anti-Globalization Movement, and Methods of Protest

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    1. G8, Anti-Globalization Movement, and Methods of Protest

    2. Agenda Review of the G8 Consensus Building/G8 debate Anti-globalization movement Methods of protest (video)

    3. G8 What does “G8” stand for? Group of 8 What countries are involved in the G8? Includes the 8 most developed countries with the strongest economies Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States 3. When was the G8 formed? 1975, Canada joined in 1976, Russia joined in 1997 4. What does the G8 do? They deal with a wide range of economic, political and social issues on the global stage Have summits (meetings) at which they discuss foreign and political policies (determine aid to developing countries) 5. Does the G8 have a lot of power? Yes, they are able to influence official global institutions; they have 50% of the votes in the World Bank and the IMF, thereby basically determining trade rules and regulations 6. What 6 key issues has the G8 been debating for the past 10 years? Fighting Terrorism Strengthening global economic growth Sustainable development Furthering development in Africa 2005 doubling aid in Africa Addressing climate change

    4. Consensus Voting = quick way to make decisions the result may leave those in the minority feeling left out of the decision-making process As a result, some organizations and groups (such as the WTO and the G8) use a different process = consensus Consensus= general agreement does not mean that everyone in the group necessarily supports the decision with the same enthusiasm The first choice of some group members may have been different, but they may be willing to live with the group’s decision for the sake of reaching an agreement Lack of disagreement rather than enthusiastic agreement

    5. Consensus Cont’d Coming to a consensus is a group process that involves: Exchanging ideas Listening carefully to others Negotiating and compromising to find a solution that everyone can live with Takes longer than voting because everyone plays a role in the process and everyone’s voice is heard

    6. Consensus Building Activity Imagine that the G8 has asked our class to choose which key issue they should address and spend their money on. We can only choose ONE issue. Which position will our class take? Once numbered off, you will get into your own G8’s. You will work on the following steps to reach a consensus among your group.

    7. Consensus Building Activity Cont’d Brainstorm: Choose someone in your group to guide the discussion (discussion guide) and someone to record the ideas (recorder) Begin by brainstorming to create a list of ideas or options that should be included in the decision of which issue to support. Eg. How many countries/who would most benefit from addressing each key issue? Eg. How much money would it cost to deal with each issue? Your group will have 5 minutes to brainstorm

    8. Consensus Building Activity Cont’d 2. Write down the 6 key issues and leave room to write down the pros and cons of dealing with each issue Fighting Terrorism Strengthening global economic growth Sustainable development Furthering development in Africa 2005 doubling aid in Africa Addressing climate change 3. Discuss pros and cons: Think about the pros and cons in addressing each key issue Note these down beside or underneath each issue You will have 15 minutes to complete this part of the activity

    9. Consensus Building Activity Cont’d 4. Compromise and Negotiate: Identify the issues on which there seems to be agreements Identify issues on which there seems to be disagreement Consider the reasons for the disagreements and try to resolve these differences by discussing the following: Can an option be changed slightly to make it more acceptable to more group members? Can options be combined to satisfy more group members? Would a new, different option satisfy all group members? You will have 5 minutes to discuss this

    10. Consensus Building Activity Cont’d 5. Call for consensus: when one option seems right for the group, the discussion guide should ask whether anyone still has concerns If no one raises concerns, the discussion guide can then declare that a consensus has been reached If consensus cannot be reached, take a vote

    11. Consensus Building Activity Wrap-Up What key issue does your group think is the most important? Why?

    12. Anti-Globalization Movement Argue that the WTO and globalization in general do NOT contribute to the sustainable prosperity for all people

    13. Anti-Globalization Movement

    14. Methods of Protest Video As we watch the video, fill in the worksheet in your Ch. 11 workbooks

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