To quote Avatar: The Last Airbender, "We are all globally connected, but we act and live as though divided. This is an allusion."
Avatar: The Last Airbender world map. Note how the continents have been divided by fire, water, earth, and air tribes.
It's interesting to note that the ideas of globalization, global citizenship, and global division took part in a teen television program.
Every individual is considered to be a member of global citizenship since we are all part of the same boat called Earth. In other words, what happens to me will happen to you, or what affects me will inevitably affect you.
Even though everyone is a global citizen in my opinion, some organizations like Oxfam, have described a global citizen has someone who:
1. is aware of the wider world2. respects the values diversity
3. is willing to act to help others
4. accepts responsibility for his own actions
You probably have a Canadian passport?
But
what about a global passport?
The most hardcore global citizens work day in and day out for the well being of other humans. For example, a relief agency sending medical and food supplies to countries in need is considered an act of global citizenship. However, baking food for a school bakery would not be considered as an act of global citizenship since the people who receive the benefits are part of that person's community.
I consider myself to be a Canadian citizen and a global citizen. How am I participating in my global community you ask? Each year my family earns money for the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) to find a cure for a disease called Type 1 Diabetes. By looking for a cure, I am helping my global community. Millions or possibly even billions of people around the world have this disease. By looking for a cure, I am helping the lives of the global community around the world.
Global Citizens UNITE!!!
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