8 June 2011

Presenting Crossing Borders

Spring 2011

CB Global Studies Content Spring 2011

The aim:

toward understanding the global forces

impacting on our lives and how we can

participate positively in shaping the future

we want for ours and future generations

Introduction

• participants and course themes

• communication and presentation and facilitation skills

• the folk Højskole movement and Denmark

Active citizenship

• What is voluneering• Why volunteer?• In which issues you can volunteers• What are the benefits of volunteering?• When is the best period of your life to

volunteer• What does it take to volunteer?• What are main global volunteer organisations

Millennium Development Goals

The founding philosophy of globalisation

The dream: a free open world where people, ideas, services, goods move freely, where cultures meet and cross fertilise. This has been made possible by the impressive advancement of telecommunication and transport

The relay: one big market monopolized by the mega corporations which make profit anywhere, anytime.

the global drivers/ institutions

• The bank

• The Fund

• WTO

• TNCs

the green/climate dimension

ROOT CAUSES

CORE PROBLEM

EFFECTS

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Conflict

Effect

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The Conflict Tree Adapted from “Working with Conflict” RTC Manual and others

Global Media

As the media is controlled by big corporate monopolies for profit, we need :Strong public service mediaMedia education from childhoodSufficient media awareness as a necessary qualification for jobs Using the opportunities provided by the online mediaNetizenship development

Organisational development• Name• Logo• Moto/slogan• Legal status • Background that led

to/triggered its creation• Vision• Mission• Organisational structure• Core objectives• Target/stakeholder/

beneficiary groups• Activities• Organisational learning

policy and strategy• Funding sources

Project proposal

Methods

• cooperative simulations,• introduction lectures• workshops• documentary films• individual/pair/group work project• guest speakers• Student run workshops on active citizenship

and voluntarism at high schools• visits to relevant institutions• study tour in Denmark

evaluation

• What was the most useful for you

• What was the most interesting for you

• Your most important contribution

• The academic content

• The social content

• The group dynamic within CB

• What can be done better

CB U ROCK!

See you soon and have a safe journey!

TAK !