Lesson 1 – Chapter 8

What is Greenpeace? How does the organization carry out its work? Who are its members?

NGO’s – Non Governmental Organizations - pp Greenpeace is a well-known non-governmental organization but there are thousands of NGOs around the world What might be some others? - Red Cross - Amnesty International - Catholic Women’s League – CWL - Spruce Grove - Doctors Without Borders

How would you respond? Suppose you are an officer for a multinational non-governmental organization and you are attending a large international conference. You have just finished giving a speech and are now fielding questions and comments from the audience. A participant stands up and says that “no one in the room should listen to you because international NGOs are just a new form of imperialism — people like you are only trying to impose Western values on developing countries.”

United Nations and Indigenous People – p. 196 Five main objectives for Indigenous Peoples: 1. Promoting non-discrimination and inclusion of indigenous peoples in programmes and projects 2. Promoting full participation of indigenous peoples in decisions which affect their lifestyles 3. Redefining development policies that respect the cultural and linguistic diversity of indigenous peoples 4. Adopting targeted policies for indigenous women, children and youth 5. Developing strong monitoring mechanisms and enhancing accountability at all levels for the protection of indigenous peoples and the improvement of their lives

How would you feel if you saw a sign like this posted in Canada?

South Africa – Redressing Inequities – pp Racial segregation was not new when the policy of apartheid was introduced in South Africa in Segregation had long been practiced and was the means of organizing a society in which whites held positions of power and blacks provided cheap labour. Even before apartheid, whites controlled more than 70% of the land and most of the financial resources in South Africa. But apartheid legalized racial discrimination and segregation and made the integration of blacks into the broader society impossible. The End of Apartheid

Read Muhammad Yunus in “Voices” - p. 206 What are the ramifications of glaring income inequalities such as those Yunus describes? Explain what you think Yunus means when he says, “This is no formula for peace”? Read the section titled “Global Income Inequality” - p. 206

Case Study: Grameen Bank Read pages … Handout Reproducible Complete questions #1 and #2 under the Explorations section on page 205.

What economic patterns are apparent in the map? poverty is linked to historical globalization and the colonization of many African and Asian countries.

What is the cartoonist’s message? What issues does the cartoon deal with? What clues does the cartoonist give about his point of view?

Foreign Aid – p. 207 Foreign aid - The money, expertise, supplies, and other goods given by one country to another. It can be viewed as a response to the income inequalities identified in the map. Rich countries like Canada set targets for foreign aid, but very few countries have reached those targets. CDN limits foreign aid recipients -