Lesson video

Hello, and welcome to today's citizenship lesson.

I'm Mrs. Barry, and I I'll be your teacher today.

We are looking at today, how we're all connected globally.

And this is our last lesson of a series of six on lessons about our identities and communities.

So today, hopefully you've brought with you your brain, and a pen or a pencil, something to write with and some paper, and hopefully you've turned off all your notifications, any apps that might distract you, and you've got yourself in a nice, quiet place where you can focus on today's lesson.

And when you are ready, we will begin.

So, we're starting today's lesson by looking at globalisation and what we mean by globalisation, because this is one of the key phrases we can use, when we look at the way in which countries and nations interact with one another, because they essentially work together.

And that might be with the economy, which is money, trade, sharing our items or goods, technology, media, politics, and culture.

And over time, the way different countries and nations interact and the way we are globally connected has become a bigger issue.

It's a bigger focus.

We can get around easier through travel, and we can interact instantly through advancements in technology, through the internet, for example.

And we're part of a global community, which we've talked about in previous lessons.

And we share identities with people around the world, which we've also talked about in previous lessons.

And so, we're all connected also by one really important area, which are human rights, which is a really solid example of those connections, allows us to share the same freedoms. Those human rights that we all have, for example, the right to speak and have freedom of thought, means that we are all sharing something and have something in common.

And countries have worked together to ensure that we have those rights.

So, the first task I want you to think about connects to globalisation and how we're connected with different people around the world.

And just have a look around the room that you're in.

And think about the items you have.

So where are they from? Then you might look at your clothes, what you're sitting on, what you're working on, and the flooring or something you ate or drank.

So just pause the video, make a list, do a mind map of some of the things around your room and see if you can see where they are from.

And when you're ready, you can click play and we will continue with our lesson.

So, I did this exact activity, and I had a look around the room and found some items. And these could be the sorts of items that you had in your room.

And you can see here, there's a range of countries where these items are coming from.

You've got a top there from India, shorts from Bangladesh, shoes from Vietnam, coffee could be from Brazil.

There are other places obviously that supply coffee and the same with the bananas, those ones on the packet said the Caribbean.

And there's a toy there, with a label that says China on it.

And so all these different items are an example of how we are connected.

And in this instance, this is really through trade because it means we have imported these goods and sold them within the country for people to buy.

We're going to look at a case study to support the concept of connections globally.

Now in 1984, the BBC put out a report about a famine, which is a lack of food, that it hit Ethiopia and Eritrea, which are countries in the North East of Africa.

And it was played at dinner time, in the UK.

Now, when you think about how you might feel if you saw a story about people not having food at the same time when you're eating your dinner.

So, you're watching the telly and this news report comes on, where you've got lots of food in front of you and the people there have nothing.

How might that make you feel? That's up for you to have a think about.

But for me, I find that quite difficult because if I'm eating my dinner and I'm seeing all these people who are going without, and there's a real issue that made me feel quite sad, for example.

And it was blamed on the drought in the country.

So a drought is where there's a lack of water.

So they had no crops, because you can't grow crops without any water.

But some found evidence that it was actually the governments in Ethiopia and Eritrea that were making the famine worse.

And they were stopping what foods supplies they did have from reaching the areas that most needed it, and this shocked the whole world.

So, that is one place very far away from the United Kingdom, that something horrible was going on, that people really felt strongly about.

And it's these global connections that led to this.

So the media connects us with issues around the world.

And in this case, it highlighted the fact that 1.

2 million people had died from the famine.

And when those issues are highlighted, countries tend to work together to fight injustice, which are events that aren't very fair.

And in this instance, was one impact of this report was one person called Bob Geldof decided to put together a band of famous singers and produced the single, which you might've heard of, "Do they know it's Christmas." Now it raised 8 million pounds within a year, and in 1985, he set up the concert Live Aid, which raised 145 million pounds.

And that's one person, who has set this up to tackle an issue that is global, something happening, not within the United Kingdom.

We could have ignored it.

He said, "No, we need to do something massive." So we're going to have a look at the clip from the Live Aid concert.

♪ Buddy, you're a boy, make a big noise ♪ ♪ Playing in the streets, going to be a big man someday ♪ ♪ You got mud on your face, you big disgrace ♪ ♪ Kicking your can all over the place, sing ♪ ♪ We will, we will rock you ♪ Yeah, do it.

♪ We will, we will rock you ♪ I like it, sing again.

♪ We will, we will rock you ♪ One more time.

♪ We will, we will rock you ♪ I mean, look at that clip.

Look at the number of people that were at that concert.

Lots and lots and lots of people thinking about one issue that was raised on the TV.

One person set something up and put something together that made people listen and take action about something happening across the globe.

Now, one of the questions that people ask is why wasn't it the government helping? Why was it down to journalists putting it onto the news and people watching at home for something to happen? And so people were asking, "Why didn't the government react to this issue in the way that lots of people felt that they should have?" Money had been raised and given to non-governmental organisations, non-profit groups that are not supported or connected to the government, but it was felt this money wasn't going to where it was needed the most.

So, Bob Geldof had a lot of influence and he knew people who could help.

He knew lots of famous people, musicians, and they could bring the issue to the attention of a large group of people.

But at the time, social media platforms were not in use, which is what you might think you'd use today to get across a message.

And, so, the use of famous people to get across influence was one of the best ways in the 1980s.

Well, Geldof did go to speak to the president of Ethiopia and Eritrea, and didn't get a very good response.

And so set up this event to make a difference and make change happen.

Without the media, nothing would have happened.

We wouldn't have known about it.

No one would have said anything, no one would have thought about it and therefore nothing would have happened.

And this big event took place wouldn't have made any change happen at all.

We can see now the clip That is put onto the news, on the BBC, hot tea time in 1984.

Dawn.

And as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plane outside Korem, it lights up a biblical famine, now in the 20th century.

The relief agencies do what they can, save the children from the caring for more than 7,000 babies.

Some of the very worst have packed into big sheds.

7,000 now, most apparently dying of malnutrition pneumonia and the diseases that prey on the starving.

Now, you can see in that clip, how difficult that probably would have been to sit there and eat your tea and see that for the first time.

Though, today we see clips like that quite a lot in the news, but back in 1984, it was the first clip of that kind, that'd been put onto television at that time.

Now, this brought people together to work on an issue and take citizenship action.

And it had such an impact that it was then broadcast in America.

So, Live Aid eventually not only took place in the UK, but in America too.

So, it starts off from one person connected to the nation, across the country, and then connected globally.

So this global issue went global and a huge number of people were brought together across the globe to tackle this issue.

Now, the next task I want you to do is to think about why would Live Aid bring people together to work on an issue that is outside of the UK.

And I want you to write a couple of sentences, small paragraph, using those words.

So we've got four words that we've talked about.

We've talked about influence, the fact that people can persuade others.

We've got famine, which was the issue at the time, people having a lack of food, but the media who had a major impact in terms of aiding the influence of others.

And we've got famous people, and I wonder if you can remember who it was.

I'm not going to tell you again now.

I've mentioned him a couple of times, but famous people who influenced others.

So, when you're ready, pause the video, I've left the information there for you.

Have a go at that and then when you're ready, just press play and we'll have a look at some feedback.

So, welcome back, let's have a look at some feedback and go from there.

So the question was, why would Live Aid bring people together, to work on an issue that is outside of the UK? And the way I'd have answered this using those four words is as follows.

So Live Aid brought together a range of famous people to create a single and then a concept to raise money.

This was in response to the famine in Ethiopia, which was shown in the media.

Famous people can influence others as they often have lots of people who can follow them or look up to them.

Hopefully, you've got something similar to that, And then you were able to use those words, understand them and know how they link into global connections in terms of how we're all connected.

So then we look at working together with others around the world and why it's so important.

So, how do we work with others from around the world? And can you think of any examples, we've already thought about trade.

We looked at those items in your room and where they came from, and we've also considered working together in a crisis.

So, I'm going to ask you to pause this video and just do a quick mind map.

Take you a couple of minutes, about how do we work with others around the world, and when you're ready to continue with the lesson, press play and we'll have a look.

So, these are the examples that I would give to show how we work with others from around the world.

So we've got the government, our government works with others around the world, through different organisations, such as the United Nations, brings a range of nations together to work on issues.

We have trade, which we talked about earlier.

For example, cloves, we deal with different countries, trading goods.

We have technology.

So, for example, the internet allows us to communicate easily with people all over the world.

We have charity.

So when we respond to crisis this is often through charity, and we also have non-governmental organisations, which we've mentioned in this lesson, Amnesty International is an example of that, but basically they will help other people or other countries with issues and don't receive any support from the government themselves.

So, those are lots of different ways in which we connect, globally with other people.

So, why is it good to work together globally? When we considered how we all connected, in lesson five, which is about connections with other people within the UK, we found that individuals and communities working together made it possible for positive change to happen.

And this is exactly the same globally.

It's just the same thing happening on a wider scale.

So the different countries cooperating or working together, they can share information to make progress on different areas more quickly.

So if you are looking for a vaccine, then you can work with other people, share information and get a vaccine quicker.

It also means that they can support each other, where there are issues that need solving.

So for example, the famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea countries were able to work together to try and make a positive change.

And another example I'm going to have a look with you at is the Olympics, which is a good example of how countries work together to make something successful.

It's a massive operation, getting all those athletes together, to put on a competition, which shows us the best of the best.

And the Olympics has three core values.

And within each of them, there are areas which we can take and realise why it's so good to work together globally.

So the first one is excellence, and that is all about taking part.

Being responsible about being part of a team, making sure you work together.

So often people who go to the Olympics, won't have just trained on their own, they'd have trained as a team.

Secondly, we've got respect and that's all about respecting other people and respecting yourself.

Because it's important to appreciate difference and understand other people around you.

And you can see on the image there, it says, "Preserve human dignity." So allow everyone to be the person they want to be.

I'm not judging anyone for that.

And then lastly, there is the value of friendship, which is all about building connections with others.

The stats of working together as a team in a positive way and sharing mutual understanding between individuals and all the people all over the world.

So, why is it good to work together globally? Well, there are four key areas I picked up on here.

You're more productive.

So, the more people you have, the more they can achieve, like in the Olympics, I said, you don't work on your own, you work as a team, you train as a team.

Might only be one of you going towards the Olympics, but it is all about working together.

You got shared resources.

So sharing resources means that you will have what you need to get the task done and what one place has, another place may not.

And so you've got that concept of trade coming back, that you are sharing what you need.

Shared goals, so if everyone has a shared goal and works together, they're more likely to achieve it.

So if you're all working on one vision, for example, human rights, which we'll talk about in a moment, you can achieve it more readily and you're more creative.

You have a greater number of people to ask, greater number of ideas and a greater number of ways of doing things which can ultimately and hopefully lead to the best way being decided about.

So this example of human rights is one of the ways in which we are all connected.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was put together after World War II, because they felt that we needed a way in which we could recognise that every human on this earth is equal and shares the same things and the same rights as everyone else.

So they were productive.

They had lots of people coming together after World War II, particularly countries involved saying, "We need to recognise it." They shared resources, meaning they worked together.

They pulled their ideas and they shared a goal of recognising equality for all people.

And this is just bringing us right back to that Live Aid example because the famine that happened showed that those people were lacking one of the key human rights.

In Article 11 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, talks about shelter, food, and water.

And so, we all have these human rights.

And in the 1980s, we had those human rights, and yet we were able to recognise that some people across the globe were not able to access those.

And so something was done about it.

Now, with this task that I'm asking you to do, task four, I want you to complete their short paragraphs, all the words that we'd use, you just need to fill in the gaps and you can either do that by accessing the worksheet and filling in the gaps on that, or you could write this out yourself, that's up to you.

But once you've had a go at this and you're finished then do click play, and we will have a look at it together.

So here we go.

A global citizen is someone who is aware and understands the wider world and their place in it.

They take an active role in their community, and work with others to make her a more equal, fair, and sustainable global society.

Global citizenship is about encouraging people to develop the knowledge, skills, and values, they need to engage with the world.

It's also about the belief we could all make a difference.

Well done on completing today's lesson.

We've had a real good look at how we're all connected globally, thinking about globalisation in the way that countries work together and all the different items you might have around you, that show that we're connected to other countries.

You've looked at the case study of band or Live Aid, thinking about the media and influence around the world, and those connections there.

We've looked at how we work together and the importance and benefit of working together through the example of the Olympics.

And we've done a variety of activities that have allowed us to check your understanding.

And of course, if there's anything you still don't quite understand, and you want to go back through the lesson, then you're more than welcome to do that.

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