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Global Voices is a unique educational program aimed at developing global citizens in the classroom. By providing educators with a weekly newspaper column paired with classroom activities and resources, students can explore timely global and social issues. Global Voices activities are tailored for both the elementary and secondary levels. They are designed to make it easy for you to navigate important social justice issues with your students. Download the new column and classroom resources each week, or search by theme below to bring global education alive in your classroom. |
February 20th, 2012
By Craig & Marc Kielburger
Robert Genaille was not a big fan of teachers.
His mother would talk about the scars the Kamloops Indian Residential School had left on his grandfather, how he refused to teach her his native language because his own experiences made him fear it would get her hurt.
Living on his mother’s Stó:l? Nation reserve., Genaille was bussed to a public high school in nearby Hope, B.C. It was not a happy time. The school was not a welcoming place for aboriginal students and their culture. Teachers did nothing to break down the barriers between aboriginal and non-aboriginal students.
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In the archives for Free The Children's Global Voices program, you'll find a collection of newspaper columns written by Free The Children co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger. Each Global Voices column also features corresponding lesson plans for elementary and secondary school levels that expand and reflect on the themes and world issues in the article.*
Each column has been categorized according to our list of topics. Use the drop-down menu to filter the columns by topic.
| Date | Headline | Topic | Elementary | Secondary |
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| 2012-02-20 | A safe space to learn | Child rights, Education, Local issues, Politics | Download | Download |
| 2012-02-13 | Home is where the healing is | Child rights, Local issues, Politics, Poverty | Download | Download |
| 2012-02-06 | All Stars come in all sizes | Global issues, Inspirational figures, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2012-01-30 | Saving the treasures of Darfur | Global issues, Inspirational figures, Poverty, War and conflict | Download | Download |
| 2012-01-23 | Can a savings bond save the world? | Economy/employment, Global issues, Humanitarian aid, Local issues | Download | Download |
| 2012-01-16 | Haiti’s untold story | Global issues, Natural disasters, Poverty | Download | Download |
| 2012-01-09 | The value of education in Haiti | Education, Global issues | N/A | N/A |
| 2012-01-02 | The right to childhood | Child rights, Global issues, Women's rights | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-12-26 | A look back at 2011 | Global issues, Human rights, Humanitarian aid, Local issues, Women's rights | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-12-19 | Why we’re all confused about climate change | Environment, Global issues, Local issues | Download | Download |
| 2011-12-12 | Magic Johnson’s battle with HIV and AIDS | Health, Inspirational figures | Download | Download |
| 2011-12-05 | Should Canada stand guard over Congo's elections? | Global issues, Humanitarian aid, Local issues, Politics | Download | Download |
| 2011-11-28 | Student victims of sexual assault need support | Human rights, Local issues, Women's rights | Download | Download |
| 2011-11-21 | Gorbachev's legacy of peace | Inspirational figures, War and conflict | Download | Download |
| 2011-11-14 | The power of silence | Child rights, Global issues, Local issues, Volunteering/activism, War and conflict | Download | Download |
| 2011-11-07 | Child labour is Canada's invisible crisis | Child rights, Economy/employment, Local issues | Download | Download |
| 2011-10-31 | Not treats, just food to eat (Vancouver edition) | Local issues, Poverty, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-10-31 | Not treats, just food to eat (Calgary edition) | Local issues, Poverty, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-10-31 | Not treats, just food to eat (Halifax edition) | Local issues, Poverty, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-10-31 | Not treats, just food to eat (Waterloo edition) | Local issues, Poverty, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-10-31 | Not treats, just food to eat (Winnipeg edition) | Local issues, Poverty, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-10-24 | Shame on China? | Global issues, Local issues, Values and ethics | Download | Download |
| 2011-10-17 | The bottom line for Occupy protests? Better values | Business, Global issues, Local issues, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-10-10 | What we learned from 'the Arch' | Global issues, Inspirational figures, Values and ethics | Download | Download |
| 2011-10-03 | Necessity travels with indulgence: Coke's supply chain could distribute aid | Global issues, Health, Humanitarian aid | Download | Download |
| 2011-09-26 | Dadaab refugee's dreams lead her to Canada | Education, Global issues, Natural disasters, War and conflict | Download | Download |
| 2011-09-19 | Superate: Lessons on the quality of Education | Education, Global issues | Download | Download |
| 2011-09-12 | Sept. 11 aftermath felt in Somalia | Global issues, Humanitarian aid, War and conflict | Download | Download |
| 2011-09-06 | Don’t Forget About Dadaab | Global issues, Humanitarian aid, Natural disasters | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-08-29 | Hunger can be dealt with. Horror, not so easily. | Global issues, Humanitarian aid, War and conflict | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-08-21 | Education helps the garden grow when rains don’t fall | Economy/employment, Education, Global issues, Natural disasters | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-08-15 | Planning and vision can nourish hunger and quench thirst | Global issues, Natural disasters, Water | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-08-08 | Why did we wait until there was a crisis in East Africa? | Global issues, Humanitarian aid, Natural disasters | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-07-25 | Safe space can break India's sex trade cycle | Child rights, Global issues, Women's rights | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-07-18 | Water can be a bridge to peace in the Middle East | Global issues, War and conflict, Water | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-07-11 | Amnesty celebrates anniversary at turning point in history | Global issues, Human rights, Volunteering/activism | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-07-04 | Rioters are rebels without responsibility | Local issues, Volunteering/activism | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-06-27 | Playing games for social change | Education, Local issues, Values and ethics | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-06-20 | The Dad Factor | Inspirational figures, Local issues, Values and ethics | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-06-13 | Water, water everywhere - Phnom Penh a clean water success story | Global issues, Health, Human rights, Local issues, Poverty, Water | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-06-06 | Human rights defenders: quiet heroes on the front lines | Global issues, Human rights, Inspirational figures, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-05-30 | Dying for life-saving drugs | Global issues, Health, Local issues, Politics, Women's rights | Download | Download |
| 2011-05-23 | Why We'll Miss Oprah | Global issues, Humanitarian aid, Inspirational figures, Values and ethics, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-05-16 | Understanding empathy means laying off the Botox | Global issues, Socially conscious living, Values and ethics | Download | Download |
| 2011-05-09 | A Mother's Day manifesto | Global issues, Human rights, Inspirational figures, Local issues, Women's rights | Download | Download |
| 2011-05-02 | Vote in solidarity with those who can't | Global issues, Local issues, Politics, War and conflict | Download | Download |
| 2011-04-25 | Investing in service is an investment in the economy | Economy/employment, Local issues, Politics, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-04-18 | Mind the funding gap: First Nations education is a national crisis | Economy/employment, Education, Human rights, Local issues | Download | Download |
| 2011-04-11 | Politics is a playground with no children's voices | Child rights, Local issues, Politics | Download | Download |
| 2011-04-04 | Government transparency 2.0 | Local issues, Politics | Download | Download |
| 2011-03-28 | US Should Look to Canada for Radicalization Answers | Human rights, Local issues, Politics, Values and ethics | Download | Download |
| 2011-03-21 | How do you spell democracy? | Education, Global issues, Politics | Download | Download |
| 2011-03-14 | Nigerian example makes debt relief work, restores hope in MDGs | Global issues, Human rights, Humanitarian aid, Inspirational figures, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-03-07 | Honouring the women of the revolution | Global issues, Human rights, Women's rights | Download | Download |
| 2011-02-28 | Live from the red carpet, actresses wear activism on their sleeves | Education, Global issues, Inspirational figures, Socially conscious living, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-02-21 | The ethical shoe challenge | Local issues, Socially conscious living | N/A | N/A |
| 2011-02-14 | Canada has tools to fight sex tourists, but needs to start using them | Child rights, Local issues | Download | Download |
| 2011-02-07 | Ruling with compassion rather than an iron trunk | Global issues, Inspirational figures, Values and ethics | Download | Download |
| 2011-01-31 | It's Time to Focus on Women | Global issues, Inspirational figures, Women's rights | Download | Download |
| 2011-01-24 | Finding legacy in Dharamsala | Global issues, Inspirational figures, Politics | Download | Download |
| 2011-01-17 | Volunteering in a Globalized World | Education, Global issues, Humanitarian aid, Local issues, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2011-01-12 | Haiti One Year Later | Global issues, Humanitarian aid, Natural disasters | Download | Download |
| 2010-09-27 | Closing the generation gap | Local issues, Values and ethics, Volunteering/activism | Download | Download |
| 2010-09-13 | Elephant populations in Kenya emerge as new victims of poverty | Global issues, Poverty | Download | Download |
| 2010-05-10 | India's Census | Global issues, Politics, Poverty | Download | Download |
| 2009-09-30 | Helping Couples Cope with Single HIV diagnosis | Global issues, Health | Download | Download |
| 2009-05-18 | India's Children don't have vote or Clean Water | Child rights, Global issues, Politics, Water | Download | Download |
| 2009-05-11 | Times Changing, but Saudi Women Still Held Back | Global issues, Politics, Women's rights | Download | Download |
| 2009-05-04 | Former Child Soldiers Face Psychological Battle | Child rights, Global issues, War and conflict | Download | Download |
| 2009-04-27 | The Search for a Cure | Global issues, Health | Download | Download |
| 2009-04-06 | Teaching the Unspeakable in Rwanda | Education, Global issues, War and conflict | Download | Download |
| 2009-03-23 | Scars of Violence One Year Later | Global issues, War and conflict, Women's rights | Download | Download |
| 2009-03-02 | 'Made in U.S.A.' workers left adrift | Business, Economy/employment, Human rights, Local issues | Download | Download |
| 2009-02-02 | Your Shirt Off Their Backs | Business, Child rights, Global issues, Local issues, Socially conscious living, Values and ethics | Download | Download |
| 2008-11-17 | Investing for profit and for good | Business, Local issues, Socially conscious living | Download | Download |
 
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