HOW DOES IDEOLOGY INFLUENCE OUR ACTIONS? Should ideology shape responses to issues in times of peace and crisis? HOW DOES IDEOLOGY INFLUENCE OUR ACTIONS?

Liberal Democracy Liberal democracies are characterized by free and fair elections, rule of law, separation of powers and the protection of civil liberties such as speech, assembly and religion Many think of their rights: Protection of civil liberties Participation in the political process Dissent Participation in citizen advocacy groups (lobby groups like MADD)

Rights and responsibilities What are a citizens responsibilities? Pay taxes Obey laws, even if we don’t agree (find legal ways to change it) Civil disobedience goes against this as a form of protest Mandatory service – jury duty Voting? Community clean-up? Are we obligated to follow our leaders, others in our community? Are we obligated to ensure others follow as well?

Citizen Participation How can we participate? Law and order: obey the laws and legal try to change those we don’t agree with (NJ Guardian Angels) Political participation: voting, joining a political party, writing to the government, signing petitions Humanitarianism: joining an NGO or grassroots movement, donating to various charities, volunteering Eg. no idling campaigns to help the environment, MSF, pink shirt campaign Is it our duty to support our troops when we are at war, even if we disagree with that war?

Government responsibility Philanthropy Israel lamodeverte.wordpress.com inhabitat.com eideard.com Government responsibility Natural disasters Security! wordsnways.com Somalia Yugoslavia Rwanda United Nations Rejection of collectivism sovereignty http://vimeo.com/16532010 outsourced supply chain middle class Economic liberalism Un.org

CITIZENSHIP

What does it mean to be a Canadian? “I am a Canadian citizen, therefore I deserve to have rights and privileges, I don’t need to do anything in return.” Born here? Have a passport? Participate in the community? Participate in democratic process? Is it more important to be a Canadian, or an Albertan, or a member of the global community?

Nationalism and Pluralism Pluralism – to have many ideas/peoples Nationalism – to belong to a group with a common history/culture, loyalty Quebec nationalism How nationalistic are you?

Defining Citizenship Jus soli – right of the soil Citizenship determined by place of birth Canada, US Issue: anchor babies Jus sanguinis – right of blood Citizenship is the same as the natural parents, regardless of place of birth Israel, Finland, Germany until 2000 Issue: foreign workers wanting citizenship – contributing to country Naturalization – applying for citizenship Issue of dual citizenship Lebanon War

Your ideology Pages (30-2: 430-441; 30-1: 497- 508 ) there are several profiles of people taking action based on their ideologies Think: What are my roles and responsibilities as a citizen? What issues are important to me? What motivates me to take action? How can I take a role in addressing an issue? How do my answer demonstrate my ideology?

Pro-democracy Protests (the right to dissent) Ukraine Orange Revolution 2004: electoral fraud Supporters of Yushenko protest, wearing orange to demonstrate their support (500,000) After 2 weeks the courts call for a new election with foreign observers and Yushenko is elected Believed supporters of Yanukovych poisoned Yushenko Greater democracy proved to be too difficult and Yanukovych was elected in 2010

Pro-democracy Protests, cont. Myanmar (Burma) Junta dictatorship since 1962 Ann Sang Suu Kyi – won election in 1990 but results were ignored House arrest Monk protests - repression

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Humanitarianism Global responses 2004 Indonesian tsunami 2010 Haiti earthquake 2011 Japan earthquake Ethiopian famine – Tears are Not Enough Does the international community have a responsibility to help each other? Is your response collectivist or individualist?

Haiti - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glny4jSciVI

Anti-war Protests socialistparty.org.uk

Anti-war Protests socialistparty.org.uk

Too far? http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/265k-sign-petition-label-westboro-hate-group-article-1.1228100

Examples of citizen participation in the military Aboriginal involvement Many war heroes that were First Nation were treated as 2nd class citizens when they got home Irony of being willing to fight to protect the freedoms that you do not fully enjoy Japanese involvement In both Canada and the US there were many soldiers of Japanese descent who were willing to fight for their country despite the internment camps back home.