Section outline

  • Kia ora...students. Welcome to week 6 of term 2! This week we begin planning our social action. Many of you have worked through the plan last week, and that you maybe confident to carry out your social actions. I need to review plans first. Also, in keeping with our context, we will work on Covid 19 impacting on Human Rights. Case study location this week is Africa!

    Africa


    plan

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Using the template, I have complete my Human Rights Research file, that is edited and free of plagiarism.
    • Woking on my social action plan, in collaboration with my team
    • Understood ethics and protocols when planning and carrying out a social action
    • Created a social Action log book

    Activities:

    1. Covid 19 and Human Rights Violations in Africa:

      Activity One - Covid-19 in Africa

      Covid-19 has had a huge impact on us in New Zealand and in other developed countries. Covid-19 will also have a massive impact on developing countries, including many countries in Africa. This week we will be looking at the impacts of Covid-19 in Africa. 


      Source One 

      Covid-19 in Africa: 


      1. Where are the Covid-19 epicentres?


      1. Why do you think Africa doesn’t have as many cases as the USA, China, etc?


      1. Why is Africa at risk for having bad outcomes from Covid-19?


      1. What other challenges are Mali facing along with Covid-19?


      1. Describe what life in Africa looks like in the videos. What are 5 interesting things you noticed?


      Source Two

      Social Distancing in Slums: 


      1. Why is it hard for people in the shantytown to social distance?


      1. Describe the shantytown based on what you see in the video. What does it look like?


      1. Why is Covid-19 particularly hard for people living in the shantytowns?


      Source Three

      Effects on Africa’s Economy: 


      1. Why do people think there is going to be a recession?


      1. Which country is Africa’s biggest trading partner?


      1. Why is it hard for African traders to trade with China at the moment?


      1. What will happen to consumer spending?


      1. Why will demand decrease for oil?


      1. What will this do to the price of oil?



    3. Completion of your Research File. Make sure you also researched a human rights organisation to address your problem to eg WHO/UNICEF/UNITED NATIONS.
    4. Begin planning your social  action with your team. This has to be a contactless approach where you can plan using google slides and google docs. Ideas of social action should also comply with contactless restrictions ie 2m  distance rule. Planning using the following template: Topic, plan, who is involved, what are you going to do eg make a short video/ website/ slides movies/ ribbons with posters to be placed on whanau walls etc!
    5. Must begin your social action log book. This is a table with 3 colums: ie Date/ action or activity / Positives and challenges. Log book must have evidence of team work/ personal  work posters/ links/ resources to make your action etc. See student examples given to you.
    6. Once your plan is complete show this to me for approval.
    7. All plans towards team social action must consider ethics. Do not create information posters or materials that is of disrespect to anyone. Do not ask questions that may infuse anger or hurt . Do not litter the environment. Do not make decisions without your team input. 
    8. Always have a personal involvement role in your social action and document your role: eg leader of team, or bought and designed resources or captured video etc. You should have at least 3 roles in your team eg design/ communication. planning/ zoom interviews etc.

    Resources:

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    Human Rights Approach to Social Justice

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    This manual, intended for social justice advocates, provides concrete steps for ... Reframe social justice issues as human rights violations;; Expand the circle of ... to help organizations create an action plan for using human rights principles.
    A social action project is a multi-step process in which youth address an issue they care about, learn about it and potential solutions to solve it, then take action to create positive change on this issue.

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    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on identifying who is responsible for the social injustice or human rights issue and reasons behind these violations
    • We are focusing on defining the important concepts linked to Human Rights
    • We are FOCUSING on explaining what are personal involvement is with this topic, and describe why it is a violation
    • We are FOCUSING to create change or transformation in the way people think and view our human rights problem, so that they are more informed and aware
    • We are focusing on resolving this issue based on our youth voice