Community Resources

This section contains a variety of resources that may help you explore global themes and issues, or as tools for working with with young people and community groups in a number of settings.

Big Business – Saints or Sinners?

A4 Poster with Activites

This A1 colour poster  is designed to go with the Global Bits resource of the same name. A copy of the poster can be purchased for $2.

Activities associated with poster

In a nutshell, activity one, name sets for activity one, logo sets for activity one, activity two, jigsaw template for activity two, activity three, activity four.

 

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Slaves to Fashion: The Threads That Bind Us

A4 Poster with Activites

This A1 colour poster  is designed to go with the Global Bits resource of the same name. A copy of the poster can be purchased for $2.

Activities associated with poster

activity one, activity two, activity three, activity four, poster links

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Constant Gardener

Movie Guide

This movie guide has been developed to assist in the use of popular film as an education tool for engaging learners in an exploration of issues related to,

Regulation of drug trialling in developing countries; corruption and 'Big Pharma' (pharmaceutical companies); manipulation of money and power over the poor and powerless; the neglegence and disregard of the plight of developing countries, lack of affordable medicines in developing countries; 'Big Pharma' countrol over nations; dangerous and covert way that activists are forced to work in order to expose corruption and human rights abuses; how committed people can make a difference in hostile conditions.

Please contact us if you would like a print copy.  Print copies are $3

 

This movie guide has been specially developed to compliment movies in the GEC Library Collection, and are intended to be relevant and usable for a range of settings, and focus on how movies can be used to explore social and global issues.

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Hotel Rwanda

Movie Guide

This movie guide has been developed to assist in the use of popular film as an education tool for engaging learners in an exploration of issues related to,

Human Rights; racism; western attitudes towards developing nations; genocide; media responsibility (or lack of it); the nature of bravery and humanitarian action; the nature of personal and collective responsibility; the potency and effectiveness of the United Nations; questions around accountability (who should be held accountable, and does that include those who sat by and did nothing?); passive resistance (non violence);the impact of colonisation; the power of love and compassion.

Please contact us if you would like a print copy.  Print copies are $3

This movie guide has been specially developed to compliment movies in the GEC Library Collection, and are intended to be relevant and usable for a range of settings, and focus on how movies can be used to explore social and global issues.

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