Anna Ponce is one of those passionate

educators that ACGC feels lucky to

know! A teacher at Father Lacombe

High School in Calgary, Anna is inspired

daily to engage her students' in issues

of global citizenship. One of these

inspirations is

Simon Atem,

a former

student of

Father

Lacombe.

Simon made it his mission

to build a school in his home town of

Aweng, South Sudan and succeeded,

even with hurdles in his way. In addi-

tion to acknowledging Simon, Anna

recognizes and is inspired by those

teachers who guided and supported

him. Anna is also inspired by her par-

ents, who immigrated from the Philip-

pines and built a successful life, despite

the hardships they encountered.

Motivated through reading and profes-

sional development, Anna understands

that educating yourself is a necessary

component to reflecting on issues of

social justice beyond a superficial level.

Anna carries a deep passion for meet-

ing new people and learning about cul-

tures first-hand. Having spent time with

the Mayans, Bedouins, and the Maa-

sai peoples, she has learned a great

deal on how humans can be so dif-

ferent and similar at the same time.

Anna's love for Social Studies stems

from her constant curiosity with

what happens around the world.

2012-2013 proved to be an exciting

year of social justice initiatives for

Anna and her students at the Social

Justice Club at Father Lacombe.

The group spent time fundraising, as

well as raising awareness about wa-

ter sustainability and poverty for

organizations such as CAWST, Free

the Children, War Child and World

Vision.

Anna is most passionate about is-

sues concerning gender equality and

ensuring that children's rights are

met. She is moved by the work of

Stephen Lewis and Senator Romeo

Dallaire, admiring their dedication

to working with and for women and

children.

Having taught at an elementary

school in Bujumbura and visited a

women's clinic in Kimenge, one of

the poorest parts of Burundi, Anna

came to know those she met on a

“Everyone has a sense of em-

pathy. Students just need

their eyes opened!”

Educator Profile: Anna Ponce

Development in a Box—Seeking Feedback! Currently in its fifth year, Development in a Box is

now in over 500 schools across the province of Alberta.

We hope you are enjoying the resource! In order for us to

continuously improve Development in a Box and support

educators in the work they do surrounding global citizen-

ship, we are seeking feedback on the program through a

short interview. Understanding that educators are ex-

tremely busy, we promise to take no longer than 10

minutes of your time. If you are interested in providing us

with feedback, please contact Joëlle at projects@acgc.ca

or at 780.988.0200. We thank you in advance for

your time!

Don't have your free Development in a Box yet?

Contact us by email or phone (same as above) or visit

www.acgc.ca for an online registration form. While we've

run out of hard copies, we have plenty of DVD copies to

share! Development in a Box is also available online at

www.acgc.ca.

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FALL 2013 A PUBLICATION OF THE ALBERTA COUNCIL FOR GLOBAL COOPERATION

personal level. After the experi-

ence of seeing first-hand the

struggles that many women go

through, Anna became inspired

and even more passionate.

When she is asked how she moti-

vates her students to become

engaged citizens Anna responds

by saying that everyone has a

sense of empathy, and students

just need their eyes opened. Anna

provides them with that oppor-

tunity and guidance. Her strong

passion when she teaches and

plans initiatives with her students

is clearly contagious. Her stu-

dents are immediately affected

and once involved they become

passionate themselves and pursue

initiatives of their own.

P A G E 2

Educational Opportunities!

The first phase of the 2013 Change

Your World Alberta Youth Lead-

ership Tour to Nicaragua is now

complete and ready to

move on to the second

phase, the sharing of

experiences and sto-

ries from Nicaragua

with grades 5-12

across the province of

Alberta.

On July 4th five Alber-

tan youth began

their journey to

Nicaragua to learn

about international

development pro-

jects by ACGC member organiza-

tions. While the youth spent the ma-

jority of their time with partners of

the Change for Children Association

based out of Edmonton, they were

also provided with the opportunity to

meet with Oxfam Canada and learn

about current women's agriculture

cooperatives in Leon. Along with

spending time with local communi-

ties, the youth were able to learn

about root causes of economic dis-

parity, visit alternative development

projects- small-scale cacao and sus-

tainable coffee farms, and assist in the

distribution of eco-stoves. For ten

days the five youth learned, grew,

shared, and reflected on their experi-

ences.

Now they are ready to share

their stories! Beginning in Septem-

ber, the five participants will be visit-

ing Alberta schools to share their

experiences with educators and their

peers. While in Nicaragua, the youth

filmed a documentary which accom-

panies their presentation to help

other young people gain a more in-

depth understanding of the work

Alberta organizations are taking part

in across Nicaragua.

If you would like the 2013 Change

Your World Alberta Youth Lead-

ership Tour to visit your class-

room for a 45 minute personal

presentation and film screening on

international development and

global citizenship, or for more

information, contact ACGC at

780.988.0200 or

projects@acgc.ca.

This school year,

CAWST Youth

Wavemakers is

launching Kids of

Kayele (Intermediate), a game that uses video, trivia, im-

ages and interactive game play to teach students in grades

6-8 about global water and sanitation issues.

Players assume the role of exchange students who must

maintain the health of their friends, while visiting rural

Zambia. The clues to staying healthy are provided by the

students from the Hygiene Club at Kayele Basic School in

Lubuto, Zambia. The videos used in this game were col-

lected by these students.

For supplemental educational resources related to Kids of

Kayele, please visit the Wavemakers Resources website.

To learn more about the CAWST Youth Wavemakers

Program and how to get your students engaged on global

and local water issues, please contact Natasha Sarkar, Pro-

gram Manager, nsarkar@cawst.org or (403) 243-3285

x237.

www.cawst.org

Development and Peace promotes alternatives to unfair social,

political and economic structures. It is their goal to educate the

Canadian population about the causes of poverty and to mobilize

Canadians towards actions for change.

Check out their educational resources and be a part of

that change!

Visit the following links for more information that will assist you

in facilitating discussions with your students on social justice is-

sues.

http://www.devp.org/en/education/fall2012/materials

http://www.devp.org/en/thinkfast/activities

Support on how to meet your MP and raise his/her awareness is

also available in these resources.

www.devp.org

Development and Peace

Change Your World Alberta

Youth Leadership Tour

Nicaragua 2013

CAWST

Interviewing women about

gender equality in Nicaragua.

a great residency at Cremona School, supporting their link to a

school in Uganda. Another successful residency was also com-

pleted at Sunnyside School in Calgary where students began a

partnership with a school in Kenya.

To learn more, check out the Kids Go Global video channel on

Vimeo! Or visit www.kidsgoglobal.net for more information.

www.trickstertheatre.com

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 5

GLOBAL HIVE

Trickster Theatre

The Global Hive Toolkit is designed

to assist the efforts of public

engagement practitioners working in

Canada: this means anyone and

everyone who works to engage

others on global issues, including

teachers!

Global Hive looks to the future of

public engagement, and offers tools

to help us move forward together in

our shared goal of engaging Canadi-

ans as we work to create a more

equitable and sustainable world.

For educators, this means an entire

section dedicated to best practices in

Global Citizenship Education - from

powerful case studies to comprehen-

sive tools to checklists for effective

school partnerships, this toolkit offers

a range of practical and reflective tools

for public engagement practitioners.

Young Canadians are hungry to

become informed, engaged and active

global citizens. Global Hive will help

educators be more effective in

teaching the concepts of global

citizenship as you continue inspire,

support and challenge your students

and one another.

The Global Hive is the work of the

Inter-Council Network (ICN), a dy-

namic network of provincial and re-

gional member-based Councils for

International Cooperation commit-

ted to social justice

and social change.

Check out the

toolkit at

www.globalhive.ca

Kids Go Global

Kids Go Global is a partnership between schools, non-

government organizations (NGOs), and Trickster Theatre. It

supports K-12 schools in exploring global issues, taking action,

and inspiring others to do the same through play. Through the

use of a facilitated website, Kids Go Global has grown into a

popular residency theme that supports schools in making real-

life connections across the globe.

During the 2012-2013 school year Kids Go Global completed

Grant MacEwan United World College Scholarships

The United World Colleges were created to promote international understanding through education, service and social responsi-

bility. These scholarships provide Alberta's best grade 11 students with a chance to complete their high school at one of the

twelve United World Colleges located throughout the world. Applications are due February 2014.

https://alis.alberta.ca/et/fo/pay/scholarships/info.html?EK=24

PowerShift BC

PowerShiftBC is a national youth climate justice gathering happening October 3-7, 2013 in Vancouver and Victoria, BC. The goal is

to continue to work to build a movement in Canada that rises to the challenges of inequality, social injustice and climate change.

This is a great opportunity for students to become engaged and learn more about the issues.

http://powershiftbc.launchrock.com

Canadian Roots

The Canadian Roots Exchange (CRE) is a group of young Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians who believe that in order to

bridge the gap between Canada's peoples, they need to become educated and aware of the teachings, triumphs, and daily realities

of Indigenous communities. CRE organizes three main types of activities: exchange programs, workshops and conferences.

If you are interested in learning more please contact at info@canadianroots.ca.

http://canadianroots.ca/en/

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ACGC CURRENT MEMBERSHIP

September 2013

Action International Ministries ˑ Ainembabazi

Children’s Project ˑ Alberta Public Interest

Research Group ˑ Alberta Teachers’ Associa-

tion ˑ Altamas for Peace and Development As-

sociation ˑ Bridges of Hope International Net-

work of Development Agencies ˑ Calgary Board

of Education, Global Learning Program ˑ Canadi-

an Association for Participatory Development ˑ

Canadian Catholic Organization for Develop-

ment and Peace ˑ Canadian Department of

Peace Initiative ˑ Canadian Humanitarian ˑ Cana-

dian Moravian Mission Society ˑ Canadian Peace-

makers International ˑ Canadian Women for

Women in Afghanistanˑ Caro-Canadians Reach-

ing Out to the World's Children Foundation ˑ

CAUSE Canada ˑ CEIBA Association ˑ Centre

for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology

ˑ Centre for Global Citizenship Education and

Research ˑ Change for Children ˑ Covenant

International Ministry ˑ Engineers Without Bor-

ders- Canada ˑ Four Worlds Centre for Devel-

opment Learning ˑ Ghost River Rediscovery ˑ

Global Education Program, University of Alberta

International ˑ HIV Edmonton ˑ Human Devel-

opment Foundation ˑ John Humphrey Centre

for Peace and Human Rights ˑ Keiskamma Cana-

da Foundation ˑ Light Up the World ˑ Maharash-

tra Seva Samiti Organization ˑ Mahatma Gandhi

Canadian Foundation for World Peace ˑ Marda

Loop Justice Film Festival ˑ Mennonite Central

Committee Alberta ˑ Micah Centre ˑ One

Child's Village ˑ One! International Poverty Re-

lief ˑ Operation Eyesight Universal ˑ Optometry

Giving Sight ˑ Oxfam Canada ˑ Rainbow for the

Future ˑ Rainbow of Hope for Children ˑ RE-

SULTS ˑ Sahakarini Inter-World Education &

Development Association ˑ Samaritan's Purse

Canada ˑ Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute ˑ Sinku-

nia Community Development Organization ˑ

Somali-Canadian Education & Rural Develop-

ment Organization ˑ Sombrilla International

Development Society ˑ STOP TB Canada ˑ

Trickster Theatre ˑ True Vision Ghana ˑ Uni-

sphere Global Research Centre ˑ United Na-

tions Association in Canada ˑ Women's Empow-

erment International Foundation ˑ World Fit

For Children- Alberta Chapter ˑ

ACGC Teach is undertaken with the financial support of the Government of

Canada provided through Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada

(DFATD).

Ethical Photography and Storytelling (from www.uniteforsight.org)

Whether travelling globally or working in your local community, you have an ethical

responsibility to preserve the dignity of those you meet and to provide a comprehen-

sive and reflective depiction, both visually and through your stories. These tips can be

used both locally and globally.

Consider the following:

What are you photographing? What are you not photographing? What story

are you sharing? Whose point of view is being represented in your story?

Whose point of view is left out, minimized or distorted?

Visual images and stories are a way to convey an experience to an audience and

to evoke strong public emotions. People often formulate their opinions, judg-

ments, and behaviors in response to visual stimuli and personal stories. YOUR

decisions about how to depict/share your stories can entirely alter viewers’

perceptions.

While some images (often those that are dehumanizing) and stories might shock

the public (therefore engaging them more or eliciting a stronger reaction), it has

the unintended effect of exploiting those you met through your experience and

does nothing to address the root causes of an issue. Always examine your mo-

tives.

Will the photograph I take and the story I tell educate others about the changes

needed to ameliorate poverty?

Am I providing people with more understanding, or am I helping to inform in-

correct impressions?

Tips for your student group!