Active Citizens Global Toolkit - Active Citizens - British Council

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About this toolkit This toolkit is designed to provide information and support for facilitators of the Active Citizens programme. It replaces previous Active Citizens toolkits. It is split into four sections: Section one: An introduction to the Active Citizens Programme Section two: Designing your local workshop Section three: Workshop activities Section four: In focus – insight into dialogue and exploring global-local links. Acknowledgements This introduction and learning framework for the British Council’s Active Citizens programme was developed in its zero draft in October 2009 by the British Council, the British Youth Council, the Citizenship Foundation and Springboard Consultancy. Thanks go to Mike Hardy, Radha Nair, Dan Smith, Jenny Daisley, James Edleston, and Andy Thornton for their input into the initial brief and design and subsequent iterations of the framework to this point. Additional thanks go to all those who supported the British Council legacy programmes Interaction, Intercultural Navigators and Debate to Action, which have informed the development of this programme and toolkit. Globally connected, Locally engaged - Active Citizens: Toolkit. Copyright © 2011 (v2 2012) The British Council This material may not be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the copyright holders. 4
About Active Citizens ‘The world is getting more crowded,’ said philosopher and cultural theorist, Kwame Anthony Appiah. ‘Depending on the circumstances, conversations across boundaries can be delightful or just vexing. What they mainly are, though, is inevitable.’ ‘Globally connected, locally engaged’ Active Citizens strapline. Rationale In today's world, we encounter a greater variety of perspectives, cultures and communities than ever before. This is partly the result of globalisation, through which people and countries have become increasingly connected culturally, politically and economically. The Active Citizens programme envisages a world in which these increasing connections lead to positive outcomes. A world where people feel empowered to engage peaceably and effectively with others in the sustainable development 1 of their communities. We think this vision is important at a time when decisions taken locally can have an immediate impact globally and vice versa – whether it’s controversial Danish cartoons or decisions on the global climate, we are reminded of our interconnected lives. Who is involved? The British Council The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We create international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and build trust between them worldwide. We work in over 100 countries in the arts, education and English and in 2010/11 we engaged face to face with 30 million people and reached 578 million. For more information, please visit: www.britishcouncil.org Active Citizens is a not-for-profit programme run by the British Council in partnership with civil society organisations who share our vision. The programme works with people who have demonstrated they are socially 1 Sustainable development: ‘meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ (World Commission on Environment and Development 1987). In English, the word sustain has several meanings including Support (as in carry or hold up), Support (as in supply), Nourish, Confirm, Endure. Globally connected, Locally engaged - Active Citizens: Toolkit. Copyright © 2011 (v2 2012) The British Council This material may not be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the copyright holders. 5
Page 1 and 2: Globally connected, Locally engaged
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Page 9 and 10: The Active Citizens Learning Journe
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Page 37 and 38: Active Citizens are…? (one hour)
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Appreciative inquiry sheet Power of
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Feedback and reflection (one hour)
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Me and You (Dialogue) Workshop acti
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The moral of the story is that all
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Exploring cultural baggage (45 minu
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Debrief: � How did you find the p
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Approach: Chopsticks 1. Each person
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Moving forward through dialogue Lea
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Ubuntu - exploring our connectednes
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- The vehicles that travel on roads
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Systems triangle game (50 minutes)
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changes happen, when some other peo
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Systems thinking case study Buildin
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Who decides…? 1 …at what age it
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Principles Learning outcomes: 1. Ha
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Preparing for a community engagemen
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Community research approaches Chatt
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Visioning the changes you want to s
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Tool One: Kinds of Change Table Kin
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Identifying risks and how to overco
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Social action projects in IDP camps
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Annexe Globally connected, Locally
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About dialogue Dialogue in Active C
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Checklist for setting up a dialogue
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Fishbowl (one hour 30 minutes) Lear
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Framework for working with conflict
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Colonialism and imperialism Learnin
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15. THIS IS NOW THE PATTERN. We jus
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Annexe 2: International Study Visit
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ISV aims and objectives: The broad
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Community visits: For many Active C
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ISVs online To support participants
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Active Citizens Publicity Toolkit G
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Annexe 4: Resources Globally connec
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Signposting - resources, ideas, sup
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McLuhan, M., 2008. The Medium is th
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