They are invited to explore the following questions using a camera, adding text on acetate and photographing through it.
Below are the guiding questions for the exploration and the images they take will be added.
Below are the guiding questions for the exploration and the images they take will be added.
CONNECT WITH OUR INTERDEPENDENCE
What evidence do you see of our interdependent world. What parts of the world do the people of this town /city rely on?
CONNECT WITH VALUES
What values are expressed around you? Are they values of global citizens. What values would you like to see more of?
CONNECT WITH OTHERS IDEAS of a global citizen
What do other people think a global citizen is?
CREATIVE CONNECTIONS
Look for signs of people expressing their wishes for change in public spaces
CONNECTING WITH YOUR WISH FOR CHANGE
Find something that has a negative impact on the planet. What needs to change?
CONNECT WITH YOUR PASSION
Find something positive about the surroundings that sparks your passion...something that could make the world a better place.
INSPIRE OTHERS
Write a message in Chalk to encourage others as Global Citizens
SOME THOUGHTS FROM THE PARTICIPANTS
WHY IS THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY USEFUL TO NURTURE YOUNG GLOBAL CITIZENS?
Good observation tool. You look under the surface…critical thinking
Educates about the local area.
Allows to see and question our interconnection…dependance or meaningful relationships with other cultures
demonstrates how we all see things differently
It gives a sense of pride in the area when you notice the positive
GOod team exercise- allows for reflection on how we can work as a team to take on challenges. Can be brought to action for change in global justice topics
You are being physically active….a stepping stone to being active as a global citizen
Generates interest and interaction with the public…already being an active citizen
Its' free…not many resources required
It helps identify resources in the locality
It makes you look at your own value base
Connects the local to the global
It makes you connect with history
It allows you to see how blatant branding and globalisation is
it allowed reflection a attention about local and international/corporate business
It makes you connect with history
It allows you to see how blatant branding and globalisation is
it allowed reflection a attention about local and international/corporate business
Accessible to various different types of groups/ learnersSupports peoples confidence on talking about the issuesPhotos allow different expression and give people a change to
show their perspectivesGetting out into the air gets you thinking better and more
creativityReminds you of the different perspectives egg what global
citizenship means to peopleAllows you to engage with your own environment in a practical
wayWhen you have time to take notice: lots of things can happenYou can really notice global issues represented in your local environment,
you are less detachedIt can be done anywhereIt’s collaborative ‘To make the familiar strange and the strange familiar’
HOW COULD IT BE ADAPTED DEVELOPED
Use snap chat or other apps for captioning
spend time developing questions with the group to ask the public
make sound bite recordings.
Send people to certain locations to certain questions to bring participants to place they may not find
Ask same question to people of different generations
Types of questions to engage people with theme of Global citizenship:
- what values are important to work towards a fairer future?
-What Global themes affect you/ your community?
-where are the things you are wearing from?
Use
of photos breaks down barriers
It’s
a great exercise to learn how to express yourself and learn English
Could
be adapted into an element of a course
Exhibit
end results, e.g. develop an exhibition
Discuss/
Develop an action
To look at how the images are interpreted by different
people, e.g. using role-play
WHAT QUESTIONS WOUDL BE USEFUL TO ASK THE PUBLIC
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