GLOBAL ( ACTIVE ) CITIZENSHIP Dmitry Savelau & Leila Murcasel, CIVICUS Youth Assembly, May 2007.

GLOBAL (ACTIVE)CITIZENSHIP

Dmitry Savelau & Leila Murcasel,CIVICUS Youth Assembly, May 2007

Global Citizenship, CIVICUS, May 2007

YOUTH INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CLUB “NEWLINE” – NEWLINECLUB.NET

- a youth branch of the “Transformation of Humanities” Association in Belarus

- a youth structure uniting different interests, a place of youth diplomacy

- a youth virtual resource center

- a youth-led educational community

- iEARN-Alumni Club

www.newlineclub.net

iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is a non-profit organization made up of over 25,000 schools in 120 countries. iEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies. Approximately 850,000 - 1,000,000 students each day are engaged in collaborative project work worldwide.

Since 1988, iEARN has pioneered on-line school linkages to enable students to engage in meaningful educational projects with peers in their countries and around the world.

Ask your local iEARN country coordinator for more information: iearn.org



THE ARGENTINEAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION FOR THE

UNITED NATIONS (OAJNU)

. Non-Governmental, non-profit Organization, , pluralist, created and directed by young people committed with Human Development.

. It was founded in 1995 in Buenos Aires, and then extended to 4 more states (Cordoba, Mendoza, Santa Fe and Salta).

. Our mission is to:"Contribute to the formation of young leaders and responsible citizens, through non formal educational activities and investigation projects in the framework of our principles”.

. We aim to generate in youngsters a full conscience of their citizenship, and to promote their active participation in society. [email protected]

POSITION

PRACTICE IDENTITY (national,international,global)


- Civic position

- Civic position in a different, new context

- Functional literacy


• Identity:Nationalism x Cosmopolitism / Postmodernism

• Civic position - Active citizenship• Open society / Democracy • Rights and duties (DHR?)• Legal framework (infrastructure)(UN?)


Questions: • What is citizenship? • What is global citizenship?• What skills do I need to become a global citizen?(What kind of action can I do as a global citizen? What do I need for this?)


• What is citizenship? • What is global citizenship?• What skills do I need to become a global citizen? (What kind of action can I do as a global citizen? What do I need for this?)


- Civic position - Civic position in a new,different context- Functional literacy

• Identity:Nationalism x Cosmopolitism / Postmodernism

• Civic position - Active citizenship• Open society / Democracy • Rights and duties (DHR?)• Legal framework (infrastructure)(UN?)

GLOBAL ( ACTIVE ) CITIZENSHIP Dmitry Savelau & Leila Murcasel, CIVICUS Youth Assembly, May 2007.

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