Digital Citizenship and Social Action
Press Release,
Imagine-action,
Oct 28, 2011
The Canadian Teachers' Federation is sponsoring school-based grants of $500 or so to fund student citizenship activities. My first thought was that it would be a good way to help then organize their local 'Occupy Wall Street' campaign, such as the Providence camp pictured above - but reading the suggestions, I guess not. The suggested projects are things like "Homeless Mission; Food Cupboard; Animal Shelter; Nursing Home; Boys and Girls Club; Group home, etc." - stuff government really should be doing, but I guess isn't. When I was in school my 'citizenship' activities consisted of things like Model Parliament / Commonwealth / U.N., debating and public speaking, social activism, community recycling program, development and food education (based on people like Francis Moore Lappe), and the like. Times change, I guess. But I'd still rather students see citizenship as governance rather than charity. See also Imagine-Action's main site.
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