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

4. 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)

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. Government responsibility
Philanthropy
Israel
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inhabitat.com
eideard.com
Government responsibility
Natural disasters
Security!
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Somalia
Yugoslavia
Rwanda
United Nations
Rejection of collectivism
sovereignty
outsourced supply chain
middle class
Economic liberalism
Un.org

8. CITIZENSHIP

9. 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?

10. 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?

11. 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

12. Your ideology
Pages (30-2: ; 30-1: ) 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?

13. 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

14. 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

15. Burma Ad

16. Burma Ad

17. 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?

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

19. Anti-war Protests
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20. Anti-war Protests
socialistparty.org.uk

21. Too far?

22. 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.