Reflecting on Ideology, Action, and citizenship

Chapter 14

To What extent should an ideology shape your thinking and actions as a citizen?

Chapter Issue

To what extent do citizens have a right, role or responsibility to take action?

Responding to issues

Responses of others to issues they have confronted

Orange RevolutionRead pg 476How did liberal democratic ideology

shape the citizens’ actions?◦Previous government was illiberal and

demonstrated authoritarianism.◦Recognized the fraudulent election, they

understood the concept of a fair election.◦Demonstrated a desire for liberal

democracy through protesting.◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laKfgYeCqns 7.5 min ◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65FjUa_ArFU 2.5 min

The Anti-Apartheid Movement in South AfricaCentral IssueWho should be liberated?TechniquesResponse by GovernmentResults

MandelaHow did he answer the issue: To what

extend should an ideology shape your thinking and actions as a citizen?◦His actions an life were entirely based upon

his ideology that reflected beliefs in “equality of the races” and “one person-one vote”.

◦He chose to resist apartheid and the dominance of the white minority, with 27 years of imprisonment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPofm50MHW8 1st interview 3.5 min

Taking Action: Post – Apartheid South AfricaRead paged 482 -484Complete the worksheet “Born

Free in South Africa”

“Born Free in South Africa” What would you identify as the most important legacies of the

apartheid era in South Africa Today?

To What extent do citizens in South Africa have the right, role, or responsibility to take action in, response to these legacies?

In what way has apartheid had an impact on the beliefs and values of Black South Africans? White South Africans?

War in VietnamCentral IssueBackground on the Waranti-war movement Impact of the anti-war

movementWhy was this movement able

to gain so much momentum?

Canada and AfghanistanRead pages 490-491Create a T chart with arguments

for and against Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan.

You may want to review previous readings in the text and handouts.

Canada and AfghanistanArguments in support: Arguments against:

Canada and AfghanistanArguments in support: Arguments against:

Leading for changeHow do your ideology and your

citizenship affect how you demonstrate leadership in responding to local, national and global issues?

Is it possible for individuals to make a difference? If so how?

Leading for change

Tzeporah Berman

Simon Jackson

Edna Ruth Byler

Leading for change

Mexico city 1968 Tommie Smith gold and John Carlos bronzePeter Norman Silver 200 meters

Black American athletes boycott the games

America's civil rights movement had not gone far enough to eliminate the injustices black Americans were facing.

“SALUTE” HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=_R3YHRKTRUW 10 MIN.

“SALUTE “ TRAILER HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=KAHSYMAODKA 2 MIN.

Response by AmericaPeople saw heads bowed as

disrespectful towards the American flag. They mistakenly saw the clenched fists as supportive of the Black Panthers.

The Associated Press report described them "in a Nazi-like salute".

Chicago columnist Brent Musburger called them "black-skinned storm troopers".

“salute” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HII8OkXdZls 10 min.

“Salute “ trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAHsYmaodkA 2 min.

Tommie Smith John Carlos

Dishonourable discharge◦ "I was going to 'Nam,"

Smith said. "I could see myself in rice paddies. I believe there's a God. Sixty-eight had its downfall, but it had its protection for me. I might not be alive."

◦ Both removed from the Olympics

Two brothers serving, but after his protest both were immediately discharged.

"My first wife is deceased as a result. She took her life because she couldn't deal with the pressure from the results of Mexico."

Mr. Carlos http://www.esnips.com/doc/e5976795-74c1-4288-b1e7-82a5762c0f72

Should athletes use the international stage to try to bring about change?

Change from inside or outsideRead pages 497-498 & complete these questions in your notes.◦What is the issue being presented?◦Identify the two ideologies that are

reflected in the points of view.◦How would you evaluate Adam Werback’s

actions?◦Do you think he has found an effective

way to pursue environmental goals, or do you think he as betrayed his principles? Explain how you arrived at your answer.

Pause and reflect pg 498Issue “ to what extent can real change towards sustainable development take place from within

a capitalist organization?”

Perspective 1 Perspective 2

Business does anything to appear responsive to consumers so greenwashing is simply a way to make business seem like they are changing their practices therefore are contributing to resolving global issue

Any effort that a business makes that balances consumer needs and wants with environmental sustainability using free-market principles to contribute to addressing issues is helpful and will raise the consciousness of consumers regarding the issue.

RwandaRead page Acting Accordingly & pg 499Burke and Power both suggest that if individuals

sit by and do nothing evil will triumph (Rwanda).Both suggest that views about citizenship will

determine one’s willingness to take action and shape that action.

Both believe that taking action is central to countering evil or wrong-doing.

Civil society requires citizens to be both informed and to take action.

Can you think of any other events where citizens have sat by and allowed atrocities to occur?

What is the role of citizenship in this quote?

“Indifference is actually the mainspring of history. But in a negative sense. What comes to pass, either the evil that afflicts everyone, or the possible good brought about by an act of general valour, is due not so much to the initiative of the active few, as to the indifference, the absenteeism of the many.

What comes to pass does so not so much because a few people want it to happen, as because the mass of citizens abdicate their responsibility and let things be.

They allow the knots to form that in time only a sword will be able to cut through; they let men rise to power whom in time only a mutiny will overthrow”

Antonio Gramsci, Avnanti, August, 1916

Acting accordingly

Simon Jackson

Tzeporah BermanEdna Ruth Byler

Read each of the short case studies 500-507 where people have made choices based on their ideologies, and complete handout.Be prepared to discuss each of the case studies as well as the one you have chosen to add.

Dixie Chicks

Beliefs & Values How is this an example of citizenship?

Anti-WarAnti-ViolenceA “Just War”Anti-Republican Party

They believed that is was their responsibility to inform people around the world that not everyone was in support of the Iraq invasion.

They question questioned the role of the government and the accuracy of the information that was being provided to the citizens of the United States

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3CTBrGL5rA 2.5 min.

Tzeporah Berman

Beliefs & Values How is this an example of citizenship?

Supported environmentalism

Sustainable ecosystems

She felt that in order to protect local wildlife from becoming extinct she would have to take on an active role by taking part to inform and convince other stakeholders of the need to establish an environmental alliance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvfQM6wam6k 7.5 min.

Charlotte Haley

Beliefs & Values How is this an example of citizenship?

Humanity (survivor, daughter, sister, grandmother)

Quality of lifeNon-commercialization

(pin washing) http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2xY2cxto1Mk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=TEhrcOvgAFE&NR=1

An informed citizenry would take action and bring about grassroots change

The original peach ribbon was passed out for free at supermarkets

She “woke up” the citizens of the USA to the fact that their money was not necessarily being used efficiently.

Igniting a new awareness that has caused a dramatic increase in money spent on breast cancer research - now estimated to be in the hundreds of millions.

Evelyn Lauder helped found the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which gives 91.8% of its funds to breast cancer research and public awareness campaigns.

Ten Thousand Villages

Beliefs & Values How is this an example of citizenship?

Fair trade Improved quality of

life and living standards for individuals in underdeveloped nations.

SustainabilityEqualityPeace

Believed that all citizens need to have an opportunity to participate in helping the less fortunate.

Providing educationProviding jobsQuestioning the roles

of governments and corporations.

Edna Ruth Bylerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUHHCumfrGI 4min.

Sam Singh & Jessica Hall

Beliefs & Values How is this an example of citizenship?

EnvironmentalismEqualityFreedom

Felt empowered to raise awareness about the impact of climate changes on indigenous people

Questions governments, corporations, and individual citizen’s environmental practices.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WslaEz4EdmQ 1min.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyR154rzgJo interview with Evo Morales President of Bolivia 1 min.

Simon Jackson

Beliefs & Values How is this an example of citizenship?

EnvironmentalismSaving endangers

species & their natural habitat

Empowerment of youth

Focus on an issue that was immediate and affecting the local community

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMj6Jux5jCY 8:42

Reflecting on citizenshipTo what extent is it important to make responsible and active decisions that respect the principles of liberalism when living in a liberal democratic society?Types of responsibilitiesDuties and obligations: things we do out of requirement: a position, social custom, law, or religion; an action we take based on a social legal, or moral requirementTaking action: contributions we make because we feel we must for the greater good.

CitizenshipCitizenship is based on doing

things we believe we must do. They are actions based on individual commitments, not simply duties or obligations.

PUBLIC GROUPS FORE BETTER OR WORSE

POSITIVEProvide a community

link between government and the people

Identify areas of public dissatisfaction

Used to test proposals before finishing polices

 

NEGATIVESome areas more

organized and efficient therefore more influential

More resources available --- $$, education, time, political connections

Pressure groups usually represent producers or business not the consumer or small social groups.

Actionsare based on our beliefs and

values, and are shaped by our worldview.

When we believe we must do something, we do it based more or less on the strength of our beliefs.

If we are successful, then we believe we have made our community or world a better place.

The reasons it is important to make choices and act responsibly and thoughtfully in a liberal democratic society may include:

Prevent the usurpation of power by elites or the government

Ensure your voice is heardContribute to the range of solutions for issuesRole of civil society is to counter contending power of

business / governmentIssues are complex and require in-depth understanding to

determine solutionsIf individuals remain complacent and fail to take action,

others will take action and the result may not be desirableAction can impact your daily life- it can make your

community a safer, healthier, more desirable place to live.

That is all she wrote folksall you wanted to know about

liberalism but were afraid to ask!

Black History: 1968 Olympics 2.25 min http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47vvdOfPzLY Spirit Bear Youth Coalition http://www.spiritbearyouth.org/Shut up and sing 2min. 31 sec.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3CTBrGL5rA Simon Jackson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMj6Jux5jCY 8:42 Tzeporah Berman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvfQM6wam6k 7.5 min. Ten Thousand Villages http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUHHCumfrGI 4min. Sam Singh & Jessica Hall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WslaEz4EdmQ 1min. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyR154rzgJo interview with Evo Morales President of Bolivia 1 min Orange Revolution

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laKfgYeCqns 7.5 min http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65FjUa_ArFU 2.5 min