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| Cool Planet for Teachers: Global Citizenship | ||
| The Oxfam Great Britain “Cool Planet for Teachers: Global Citizenship” web site provides an overview of what global citizenship is and why it is important to teach the concept to students. This site includes activities and lessons on globalization and global citizenship ( http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/gc/ ) | ||
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| Global Voices | ||
| The “Global Voices” web site maintained by the Toronto Star is designed for youth and is moderated by Craig and Marc Kielburger. The site offers articles and updates on global citizenship issues and social justice issues. ( http://www.thestar.com/news/globalvoices ) | ||
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| Free the Children | ||
| The Free the Children organization, founded by child rights activist Craig Kielburger, is funded and driven by children and youth to create positive social change. ( www.freethechildren.com/index.php ) | ||
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| Project Ijtihad | ||
| Irshad Manji’s site provides additional background about Manji, including information about her books and her campaign to promote Project Ijtihad. ( www.muslim-refusenik.com ) | ||
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| World Clock | ||
| Peter Russell’s dynamic web site captures the continual changes in birth rates, death rates by specific disease, pollution, species lost, world average termperature, and dozens of other globally related facts. ( http://www.peterrussell.dreamhosters.com/Odds/WorldClock.php ) | ||
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| China’s One-Child Policy | ||
| This web site provides details and links to other sites that explain and discuss China’s one-child policy. ( http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/onechild.htm ) | ||
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| The End of Poverty: Possibilities for Our Time | ||
| An interview with Jeffrey Sachs, author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, in which he lays out his strategies for eradicating poverty by 2025. ( http://www.motherjones.com/news/qa/2005/05/jeffrey_sachs.html ) | ||
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| Naomi Klein | ||
| Naomi Klein’s web site includes articles and discussions of her films and books. ( http://www.naomiklein.org/main ) | ||
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| TransFair | ||
| TransFair is an NGO that promotes and educates the public about fair trade. ( http://www.transfair.ca/en/ ) | ||
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