Social Justice advocates!  Please follow the link below to find out about the new United Nations site for YOUR generation:

http://genun.unausa.org/

Social Justice advocates!  Your assignment for October 2nd, 2014, is to plan and cook a dish that would be eaten somewhere in the Global South.  Bring enough of your special food to class for everyone (34) to have a spoonful.

1.  To accomplish this task, you must first FIND OUT WHAT GLOBAL SOUTH MEANS.  Follow the link below for a reasonable summary, but be bold and look at more sources, too. (be prepared to list your URLs from your research on your handout.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%E2%80%93South_divide

2.  Next, FIND OUT WHAT ANY OF THE COUNTRIES/REGIONS belonging to the Global South EAT on a regular basis, and how much of it is available to any ordinary citizen at any given time.  Do a bit of research into the nutritional value of the food, its local cost to a person living in that region, etc.

3.  Then, see if you can FIND some of that food, find a way to COOK it in an authentic way, and BRING IT TO CLASS NEXT THURSDAY.

4.  Everyone will be expected to PRESENT A RATIONALE (explanation for why you chose it) for their choice of food.  

Finally, think about this question:
What did you learn in this exercise that pertains to social justice?

HOMEWORK:  PREPARE a ONE-PAGE handout for your classmates, including:
(this must be done on computer, be available electronically to send to Ms. B, and you must have a printed copy for the class)

• A RATIONALE/BACKGROUND FOR YOUR CHOICE
• A MAP of the region
• A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR FOOD, AND HOW YOU PREPARED IT
• WHAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE
• INCLUDE URL LINKS FOR ALL SITES YOU CONSULTED IN THIS EXERCISE

We will be sharing our Global South Picnic during class, from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, October 2nd.  Bring your dish to Ms. B and I will store it for the day for you.  If we need to warm anything, we can do so just before we eat.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is worth a look!

http://www.oecd.org/about/

 For the latest update on what is happening at the United Nations new session, please go to the link below:

http://unac.org/

An animated version of our human rights

What does Social Justice mean?

Our Social Justice Class Guidelines for empathic interactions

Guidelines for Social Justice 12 – 2014/15

When we are working together in our Social Justice class, we will….

§  Be inclusive/use inclusive language

§  Respect others’ opinions

§  Be willing to change your mind

§  Take risks

§  Be open minded to new experiences and views

§  Be motivated, committed, engaged, and encouraging

§  Be non-judgmental

§  Debate appropriately and use acceptable language

§  Listen with an open mind (active)

§  Non-confrontational (make love not war)

§  Think outside the circle

§  There are no wrong answers

§  Try your best

§  Participate, interact & cooperate

§  Be supportive

§  Have fun in context

§  Remain positive

§  TRUST others

 If the discussion gets heated, or I am offended…..

                       

v We have the right to “cool down,” step out and regroup

v I may use the “diary” room to record my feelings privately

v I will try to share my feelings to have them acknowledged

v I will use my coloured cards to indicate my feelings in an animated disucussion, when appropriate

v I will anonymously record my feelings and place a note in the “feelings box,” to be read by the SJ moderator and for the class to acknowledge them collectively (group apology)

v If there is all out anarchy, I am permitted to use the bell (auditory signal) to pause the class and restore order

First Social Justice class today!  Nice work, advocates for change!
1.  Please READ everything I handed out today.
Handouts include:  Perspective taking skills (empathy development); Social Justice glossary; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Millennium Development Goals; Ethics in a Nutshell (use this link to ask yourself some ethically challenging questions - http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/guide/
If you missed the class, the handouts are in a bin in D102.  If you are from Handsworth or Argyle, make sure you have a pal pick up handouts for you if you are absent, or better yet, don't be absent!
   
2.  Think about HOW YOU WANT TO BE ASSESSED; come up with ideas, such as journals, student-generated quizzes, M/C tests made up by me/you, self-assessment questionnaires; peer evaluations; presentations; speeches; projects......

3.  Attached is the list of guidelines and remediations for our class.  Please print a copy and have it in your binders to remind you of our modus operendi.

4.  Our virtual classroom, on food systems, happens on October 6th.  I have submitted the attached questions on behalf of our class.  I had to attach a student name to each question; if we are lucky, some of you may get to ask your question live during our virtual experience.  The due date was today, and I really had no time to get you up to speed and then generate the questions with you today.  Please forgive me, but I wanted us to have some questions to ask.  Read them and be familiar with what they are saying, just in case!  Check the links below to find out more about this event:

https://www.nfb.ca/education/

http://bluedot.ca/

5.Remember to google BHUTAN, and happiness research, and then be happy yourselves, and thankful for all that we are fortunate enough to have and share.  Every day!  With all we have at our fingertips, we CAN make change for the better!

Virtual Classroom October 6th with David Suzuki: to find out more, please check the link below.

NFB Education [webmaster@nfb.ca]

 

 

School is back!  Our first Social Justice meeting is Thursday, September 25th, from 4-6 p.m. in Room D102 at Sutherland.  Please do your very best to be on time!
HOMEWORK: find an article on line or in the newspaper or a current affairs magazine about an issue that interests you.  Be ready to tell us about it, and why it is a social justice issue.

Our second session, on October 2nd, will be
GLOBAL SOUTH INDOOR PICNIC
HOMEWORK:  find a food/dish that originates in the global south.  Be ready to explain why you chose this food, what its nutritional value is for the population who eats it, and how it relates to a socially just world.

Our third session is different: we will be doing a virtual classroom with Dr. David Suzuki and the author of "100 Mile Diet" on October 6th.  I will give you more details, but you need to be available from 9-10 a.m. on October 6th at your home school.  We will be participating on-line.