Maquila Solidarity Network -
http://www.maquilasolidarity.org/ The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is a Canadian network promoting solidarity with groups in the South organizing to improve conditions and win a living wage. MSN’s online resources include a guide on How to Become a No Sweat School, action sheets on Mapping the Canadian Retail Apparel Industry and Designing Your Own Sweatshop Fashion Show.
New Internationalist Magazine -
http://www.newint.org/ This magazine, with over 30 years of publishing, is renowned for its radical, campaigning stance on a range of world issues, from the cynical marketing of baby milk in the Majority World to human rights in Burma. From their web site, you can search back issues for articles on a wide range of global issues, as well as for their trademark ―Big Bad World‖ comics by Polyp.
Oxfam Canada Education -
www.oxfam.ca/education/index.htm Its aim to end global poverty, Oxfam Canada provides easy to download workshop kits on such topics as: Basic Human Rights; Fair Trade Coffee; and instructions on how to organize a Hunger Banquet.
Oxfam Cool Planet for Teachers
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/index.htm Although primarily intended for teachers in the UK, it provides many global education resources that are relevant to the Canadian classroom. Topics include Disasters and Emergencies; Food, Trade and Globalization; Peace and Conflict; Rights and Social Justice; Sustainability and Water.
PaPaPaaa -
http://www.papapaa.org/index.htm A project of UK-based organization, Comic Relief, this site has free resources for teaching students of all ages about the linkages between fair trade and chocolate.
PBS Teacher Source -
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ This site features lessons and activities based on PBS documentaries. Highly recommended is the Teacher’s Guide on ―Affluenza,‖ about the problem of overconsumption and its effects on society and the environment.
RESULTS –
http://www.action.org RESULTS is a non-profit grassroots advocacy organization, committed to creating the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty. On their web site, you can find activist tools such as how to speak powerfully, write letters, inspire decision makers and generate media.
Rethinking Schools -
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/ Founded in 1986 by activist teachers, Rethinking Schools is an independent US-based publisher of educational materials with a strong emphasis on issues of equity and social justice. The website features many online resources and publications such as: Rethinking Globalization and Rethinking Mathematics - Teaching Justice by the Numbers.
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