Local and Global Citizenship

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What is Cultural Identity?
Our Cultural Identity is what we share with our group. It is formed by language, beliefs, values and customs of the sociey we come from.
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What is Diversity
Differences within a group
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What is multicultrual?
Having socitey with more than TWO differnt culturals
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List 5 factors that influnce a persons cultural identity
Any from:Family, School, Peer group, Religon, Media and community
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How does your family affect your cultural identity?
Familys values in the home, the religon you were brought up, lanuages spoken in the home.
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What does the school affect your cultural identity
School values and mottos and sports they play: eg a school that plays gaelic football is mostly going to be prodominately Nathionlist
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How does your peer group affect your cultural identity?
going to festivals or parades, musical influences
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What is a Nationlist?
Most Nationlist are from the Catholic community and wish to be politically linked to the Republic of Ireland
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What is a Unionist?
Unionist are most like to be Protestants and wish to linked to Great Britian
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Name 5 ways in which someone can express their cultural identity?
Food and drink, dress, language, Parades, Flags/emblems, sport and religous or poltical believes
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What is an Ethnic Minority?
Smaller sub group which is differnt from the main cultual or region of the country. For example in Northern Ireland an Ethnic Minority group could be your Polish or Chinnese communitys
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What are PUSH factors for Ethnic Mionorites coming to NI?
Higher saleries, better job prospects and better standard of living
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What advantages to the country of having ethnic minority groups?
Promotes tolerance and understanding, can help break down barriers, brings vibrancy, contributes to the ecnomy
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What are the challenges to the country of having ethnic minority groups?
Can lead to tension, discrimmination, hate crimes and puts pressure on limited resources that are already under pressure eg schools and hospitals.
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List 3 sources of conflict?
Differnt religons, politcal beliefs, races, ethnic group
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What are the two laws on sectarism?
1. Fair Employment and Treatment Order 1998-makes is unlaw to discrimmimated against someone on the basis of someones religous or poltical view. 2. Section 75-Promotes Equality
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Name some causes of racism?
lack of understanding, segregated housing (Prevents barriers being broken down), the effects of the past (troubles)
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What can an individual do tp combat racsim?
Promote inclusion, have respect for others, Encourage friends and family not to be racist, sign petitions, participate in events that aim to raise awarness of racism.
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What can the Goverment do to combat racism?
Ensure schools have an inclusion policy, make laws
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What can socitey do to combat racism?
Organise cross community youth clubs, Cultural celebrations.
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What is mediation?
This in informal neogtiation with an idenpendant, neural anf third party
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What are Advantages of Mediation?
Each group/side as the chance to say their view
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What are the disadvantages of mediation?
One group may refuse to listen to other group
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What are Sanctions?
Used by the Goverment to bring about change without using violence
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What does the word boycott mean?
Intentionally not using something. Governements may use this to punish another government by refusing to buy and sell goods.
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What does the word inclusive mean?
ensuring everyone is included regardless of their skin colour or backgroud
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Why is it important to have an inclusive society
Less racsim, sectariansm and discrimmination which results in less conflict.=everyone receives their basic human rights.YAYYY
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How can schools promote inclusion?
School inclusion policy-school sets out targets and actions to snsure all students are included. Cultural celebartion days-students gets to experience and learn about differnt cultures. Special assemblies-students get know othe culturals.
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Other ways schools can promote inclusion?
Multicultual food in the canteen- stduenst can try special diets and get knowledge of food practices of other cultures. Acess of those with diasbilties- ramps for wheelchaor acess to school must make changes to the building to allow acess to all
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How can the community promote inclusion?
Local community groups, community events, community relations, local council
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What is Equal pay act 1970?
Gives men and women equal pay for equal work
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Sex Discrimmination act 1975?
Protects men and women from being dicrimminated againsted based on their gener
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Fair employment and Treatment 1998
Makes it unlawful to discrimminate somone based one their religous views.
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How can workplace promote inclusion?
Training, inclusion policies, equal pay
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What is pressure groups?
NGOs and Charities and put pressure on the goverment to change
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Social responsibility?
When individuals and groups within societ commit themselves to making a postitve differnce to socitey
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How can a person demonstate social ressponsibility on a local scale?
Sign petitions
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How can a person demonstate social ressponsibility on a national scale?
Joining a peaceful protest
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How can a person demonstate social ressponsibility on a Global scale?
Vounteer and give up your time by joining an NGO.
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What are some examples of pressure groups?
Amnesty, Greenpeace, Oxfam and Friends of the Earth
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What are some examples of indirect action tactics?
Lobbying governments, collecting funds
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What are some examples of direct action tactics?
Srikes, sit-ins, vandalism, Graffiti
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What are advantages of volunteering?
Contributing to society, rewarding experience
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Disadvanages of volunteering?
Time consuming
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Ad/Dis of signing petitions
AD-Effective method. DIS-Time consuming
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What is the UDHR
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Who adapted the UDHR?
United Nations General Assembly
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How many Goverments signed the UDHR?
48
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Why was it signed?
To protect people's rights
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TRUE OR FALSE- Is the UDHR a law
FALSE- it it not a law but a hope, a promise, a goal
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Name 3 articles from the UDHR
Everyone is born free and equal, free medical care if they need it, freedoom and saftey, free education, right to rest and leisure, to take park in goverment votes
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What two documents came after the UDHR?
ECHR - European Convection Human Rights-legal oblication. UNCRC-United Nations Convection Rights of the Child-a promise,a hope,
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How does the Goverment do to protect us from our Human Rights?
Comminication-through campaigns, Education-encourages citizens to become involved and Legislation-make laws to protect us.
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How does the Goverment ensure are HR are met through different organisations
NIHRC-Northern Ireland Human Rights Comission, PSNI, Justice system
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Article 3 states that everyone has the right to life liberty and security. Explain what this means?
People have the right to live in freedom. Nobody has the right to take another persons life or cause harm to them. The goverment has laws in place to ensure these rights are met.
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Article 12 states that everyone has the right to privacy. Explain what this means?
You have right to be protected if someone tries to harm you, or your good name, enter your house or open your letters,
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Article 21 states that everyone has the right to vote. Explain what this means?
You have the right to take part in your political affairs of your country rather being in goverment yourself or by voting. Goverments should be elected regulary 4-5 years.
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What country in the world makes it compulsory to vote?
Australia
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What is the problem when people don't vote for their goverment
Doesn't refelect a true repensentation of countrys views
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What voting system do we use in NI?
Propotional Represenation- number of votes a party gets results in the percenatge of seats they receive
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Voters choose thier perferred candidate in order of perfernces using a system called what?
Single Transferable Vote
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Article 25 states that evryone ahs the right to Adquate health and well bring. Explain what this means?
This refers to human needs such as food, clothing, housing and medical care
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What is relative poverty?
When people do not have adequate income, which prevents them from enjoying a good standard of living
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What are two NGO'S that help with homelessness in NI?
Simons Community and Shelter
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What does Marginalised mean?
Made to feel unimportant
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What does equality mean?
Everyone having the same opportunties in life regardless of their skin colour, race or religon
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What six legislations are their to prevent discrimmiantion?
Equal pay act 1970, Sex discrimmination act 1975, Race relations 1997, Fair Empoyment and Treatment Order, Eqaility act and Disability Discrimination 1995
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What is section 75?
This law means that all public schools and goverment organisations must make sure that that certain groups who are most likely to be marginalisd in our society have acess to the same opportunties
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Name three groups that are most like to be marginalised
Those with disabilties, racial minorites, those facing sexual discrimmination
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What does the OFMDFM stand for?
Office First Minister & Deputy First Minister
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What are the roles of the OFMDFM?
Working with NIHRC, builfing good community relations and promiting equality- they do this through advertising
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What is social Justice?
Everyone of us having the opportunity to make the most of our lives and use our talents to the full.
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What is an NGO?
Non Goverment Organisation
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Expalin what NICVA is
Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
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Expalin what Ammensty International is
Promotes justice, fairness, freedom.
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Expalin what Oxfam is
Emergency relief and development work
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Expalin what War on Want is
Highlighting the nees of poverty and fighting the root of poverty
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Expalin what save the children is
Ensuring children have acess to healthcare, education and proper food
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How do these NGOS raise money?
Through fundrasisng, donation, shopping in its chariry shops
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What does democracy mean?
Strength to common people
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What is direct democracy?
Each persons casts their own vote. In states of Amercia they hold town meetings so everyone can have their say
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What is repersentive democracy?
When someone is elected on our behalf eg MLA or MP
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What are some key features of a democracy?
Regular elections, more than one party, freedom of speech and accountability of the governemnt
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What is a constituency?
A voting area
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What does legislative mean?
law-making
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Why was Good Friday agreement brought together?
To bring about peace between the Irish and the British
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When was the Good Friday Agreement signed?
10th April 1998
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How was it endorsed?
Through a referenfum
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The NI assembly has power on.....
Health, Education, Arriculture, How the budget for Ni is spent
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The NI assesmbly does not have power over....
Space Travel, War, Taxtion and Elections
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What are some responsibilties of the OFDFM?
Supporting the Excutive committee and liasing with the Assembly, improving infrustructure
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How many MLAS are there in NI
There are 90 MLAS. 5 from each 18 constituencies
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The role of the council?
Leisure facilities, waste collection, naming streets and registering marriages
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How are the local councils funded?
Through taxes
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How does NIHRC ensure human rights are protected?
advising goverments, reviewing laws, putting forward proposals and promoting awarness
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The NIHRC was established through what agreement?
The Good Friday agreement 1999
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The Police Ombudsman investigates complaints made about Police officers relating to what ?
use of force by poilice offers, perverting the course of justice and rude or offensive behavoir
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