Short YouTube clip we viewed in class - covers the Fairtrade basics in a nice simple way. Remember that we are looking at Fairtrade as an example of a SOCIAL ACTION in response to a Human Rights issue (in our case Child Trafficking and Slave Labour in the cocoa trade). Watch it again and post a comment for revision purposes...
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Thursday, 19 June 2014
Slave Driver - Bob Marley
What statement is Marley making about Human Rights here? What do you think he means by the line:
"Today they say that we are free,
Only to be chained in poverty."
Post your comments...
"Today they say that we are free,
Only to be chained in poverty."
Post your comments...
"Slave Driver"
Ooh-ooh-oo-ooh. Oo-oo-ooh! Oo-oo-ooh.
Slave driver, the table is turn; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire, so you can get burn, now. (catch a fire)
Slave driver, the table is turn; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire: gonna get burn. (catch a fire) Wo, now!
Ev'rytime I hear the crack of a whip,
My blood runs cold.
I remember on the slave ship,
How they brutalize the very souls.
Today they say that we are free,
Only to be chained in poverty.
Good God, I think it's illiteracy;
It's only a machine that makes money.
Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all. Ooh-ooh-oo-ooh.
Slave driver, uh! The table is turn, baby, now; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire, so you can get burn, baby, now. (catch a fire)
Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire: so you can get burn, now. (catch a fire)
Ev'rytime I hear the crack of a whip,
My blood runs cold.
I remember on the slave ship,
How they brutalize the very soul.
O God, have mercy on our souls!
Oh, slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire, so you can get burn. (catch a fire)
Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire ... [fadeout]
Slave driver, the table is turn; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire, so you can get burn, now. (catch a fire)
Slave driver, the table is turn; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire: gonna get burn. (catch a fire) Wo, now!
Ev'rytime I hear the crack of a whip,
My blood runs cold.
I remember on the slave ship,
How they brutalize the very souls.
Today they say that we are free,
Only to be chained in poverty.
Good God, I think it's illiteracy;
It's only a machine that makes money.
Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all. Ooh-ooh-oo-ooh.
Slave driver, uh! The table is turn, baby, now; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire, so you can get burn, baby, now. (catch a fire)
Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire: so you can get burn, now. (catch a fire)
Ev'rytime I hear the crack of a whip,
My blood runs cold.
I remember on the slave ship,
How they brutalize the very soul.
O God, have mercy on our souls!
Oh, slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire, so you can get burn. (catch a fire)
Slave driver, the table is turn, y'all; (catch a fire)
Catch a fire ... [fadeout]
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
James Blunt - 'No Bravery' video
Before he became a famous pop star James Blunt served as a member of the British Armed Forces in the former Yugoslavia during the Balkan conflict in the late 1990's.
He wrote this song when he served there and saw first hand the horror that war and mass killing can bring. What do you think of this song or the video? What is he trying to say through the lyrics? Post a comment....
He wrote this song when he served there and saw first hand the horror that war and mass killing can bring. What do you think of this song or the video? What is he trying to say through the lyrics? Post a comment....
Man in the mirror
We studied this video in class -- as an example of a song (and video) which focusses on Human Rights issues around the world -- especially hunger and poverty.
It also points out that we all have a part to play in ending these abuses and that we CAN do something to help. What are you doing? Do you do your best everyday to make sure that all people are treated fairly, with dignity and with respect? Are you the change you want to see in the world?
POST A COMMENT
It also points out that we all have a part to play in ending these abuses and that we CAN do something to help. What are you doing? Do you do your best everyday to make sure that all people are treated fairly, with dignity and with respect? Are you the change you want to see in the world?
POST A COMMENT
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Fairtrade for beginners - video
A half hour information video made by Fairtrade, explaining the basics of how the system works. The example is from South Africa. Check it out...
Fairtrade for Beginners - English from Fairtrade International on Vimeo.
Fairtrade for Beginners - English from Fairtrade International on Vimeo.
Fairtrade - animated short film
Have a look at this brief animated short film about Fairtrade...
Click this link for the Fairtrade International website
Go to the 'about us' pages to get an overview of who they are and what they do...
Click here for the local Australia/New Zealand Fairtrade website
Click this link for the Fairtrade International website
Go to the 'about us' pages to get an overview of who they are and what they do...
Click here for the local Australia/New Zealand Fairtrade website
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
The Bitter Truth - part one, with task
This Panorama (BBC) documentary takes an undercover look at the cocoa trade.
More specifically, the human rights issues associated with this industry including child labour, child trafficking and slavery.
How do you feel after seeing this documentary?
Were you surprised to see this happening in the harvesting of cocoa beans?
Will it make you change your chocolate buying/eating habits?
Will you look to see if the chocolate you eat is "fair trade" or not in future, before you buy?
Who do you think should be held responsible for these abuses? The growers? the traders? the traffickers? the chocolate companies? (Nestle, Cadbury etc), how about the consumers (you and me)? Does buying chocolate (knowing that this goes on) make us partly accountable?
Post a comment -- have your say...
More specifically, the human rights issues associated with this industry including child labour, child trafficking and slavery.
How do you feel after seeing this documentary?
Were you surprised to see this happening in the harvesting of cocoa beans?
Will it make you change your chocolate buying/eating habits?
Will you look to see if the chocolate you eat is "fair trade" or not in future, before you buy?
Who do you think should be held responsible for these abuses? The growers? the traders? the traffickers? the chocolate companies? (Nestle, Cadbury etc), how about the consumers (you and me)? Does buying chocolate (knowing that this goes on) make us partly accountable?
Post a comment -- have your say...
50 years of Amnesty International video - blog comment task
Watch this animated video which provides an overview of the work Amnesty International does to address various Human Rights issues around the world.
Pick one of the following issues that is covered in the video, watch the section again (take some notes and do a bit of further internet research) and post a comment about it.
Pick one of the following issues that is covered in the video, watch the section again (take some notes and do a bit of further internet research) and post a comment about it.
- Freedom of Expression/Prisoners of Conscience
- Torture and Terror
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Arms Trade
- Death Penalty
- Women's Rights
- Indigenous Rights
- Poverty
- your personal opinion on the issue
- some facts and statistics
- a particular person or country where this issue is highlighted
- what Amnesty (or other groups) are doing about it
- other examples as appropriate
Monday, 9 June 2014
FRED
This is a Brazilian footballer called FRED (Brazilian footballers often go by one name. E.g, Pele, Hulk etc). He clearly wants to know if you've been listening in class...
In terms of our Human Rights topic FRED is used as an acronym to help us remember the Core Values of Human Rights. These are:
Categories of Human Rights
Learn these for the quiz - AND the end of year exam!
Try to link two specific rights (from the 30 in the the UDHR) directly to one of the categories. For example: "The Right to Education is an example of a social right"...
5 Categories of Human Rights:
Civil
– the right to be treated as an equal to
anyone else in society
Political
–
the right to vote, to freedom of speech and to obtain information
Economic
–
the right to participate in an economy that benefits all; and to desirable work
Social
–
the right to education, health care, food, clothing, shelter and social
security
Cultural
– the right to freedom of religion, and to speak the language, and to practice
the culture of one’s choice
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
Story of Human Rights video
Kia ora koutou
Here is the cool Human Rights video we saw in class.
It provides a nice quick overview of the history of Human Rights.
Watch it again and post a comment saying what you like best about it and anything new you learned from it....
Here is the cool Human Rights video we saw in class.
It provides a nice quick overview of the history of Human Rights.
Watch it again and post a comment saying what you like best about it and anything new you learned from it....
Gandhi - The Road to Freedom
First of six part BBC documentary 'Gandhi - The Road to Freedom' - from YouTube.
Post a comment with your favourite Gandhi quote...
Post a comment with your favourite Gandhi quote...
Tuesday, 3 June 2014
Game Changers - powerpoints used in class
Gidday lads
Here's some of the powerpoints we used in class for the Game Changers topic - check these over for revision purposes for the end of year exam.
Here's some of the powerpoints we used in class for the Game Changers topic - check these over for revision purposes for the end of year exam.
The Changing Face of New Zealand
Kia ora koutou - this is the CFONZ presentation that was used in class and then assessed by powerpoint. Use this for revision purposes for the end of year exam if you don't have a full set of notes....
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