Act 111 2007 Feedback Information

These are the responses that we received from some of the workshops that were attended by grades 5 and 6 classes within the York Region.

Awareness

Things that we SHOULD do: Open our minds and educate people around us/Help someone! you never know where that act of kindness will go/ Spread awareness about our environment to schools or the community.

Things that we COULD do:Write an article/Spread awareness about our environment to the school or the community/Give presentations on these issues/Make posters around your neighbourhood/Talk to someone/Make commercials and previews to air on movies or on T.V/Go door to door and spread awareness/Begin each day with global issues so teachers and students are more aware of problems and challenges that exist/Read and pay attention to articles in the paper or magazines that you may normally not pay attention too.

Poverty

Things that we SHOULD do:We need homeless shelters/Donate food when you can/Donate money.

Things that we COULD do: Try to save up and give to different countries/Start a food bank/Sponsor children if you can /Break the cycle of poverty by educating families on how to use resources that are available/Donate old toys or clothing so families do not have to buy that stuff if they cannot afford it/Sell anything that you do not need or want/Have a drive to collect necessities and other small items(such as toys) for homeless shelters.

Food Production

Things we SHOULD do:Don’t waste food/If you have existing food don’t throw it in the garbage, put it in the food bank/Make sure that all your food is not expired/ Don’t eat to many treats and eat healthy things/Don’t pollute so food production is not started/Keep the environment clean/Eat only what you need and only buy the absolute essentials/Sustainable development/Eat what you touch- remember the 3 second rule/Keep the environment clean.

Things we COULD do:Donate money to food banks/Try growing vegetables and fruit.

War

Things we SHOULD do:Don’t fight.Talk it over/Don’t use bombs or injure cities or countries/Stop fighting and make peace/Stay in the land that you have and accept everyone’s differences/Don’t be greedy when it comes to land/People should be able to discuss issues in a mature matter way and shouldn’t fight over it/Since we have been having war for so long,my saying is that “ if you don’t remember your past you’ll make the same mistake in the future”/Instead of war talk it out.

Things we COULD do: Make peace treaties/Write a letter to the mayor to contact other mayors about this issue.

Ignorance and Education

Things we SHOULD do: Send useful items to the people that need help/ Educate people/Donate money to build homes,schools and hospitals.

Things we COULD do:Donate money,school supplies etc which will help to send more people to school and help build more buildings/Send school supplies that you do not need/Start a fundraiser that could help build schools and give school supplies/Send pencils and papers to Africa/People can go to other countries to teach.

Racial Prejudice

Things we SHOULD do: Go and make friends with people who don’t have friends- no matter what color they are/Be fair let everybody play – not just white people etc/Co-operation not competition/Find similarities instead of differences/Respect everyone instead of putting people down/Don’t judge people by how they look.It's what on the inside that counts.

Things we COULD do: You could start a club and let everyone join.

Famine

Things we SHOULD do: Donate food/Don’t waste what we have instead enjoy it/Bring awareness to people/Appreciate what you have and don’t waste/Shareand donating food.

Things we COULD do:Create a school wide food bank/Fundraise in different ways to help/We can collect canned food and donate it.

Climate Change

Things we SHOULD do: Recycle and reuse/Pick up garbage and litter/Instead of using polluting vehicles,we could walk or bike to different places to reduce the pollution going into the world/Use reusable materials/Stop using electricity so there are less man made green gases.

Things we COULD do:We could walk instead of using a car to come to school/We can drive a hybrid car if you need to go far and ride a bike for short distances/Create a set time for how much T.V and how many hours of driving a car a person does. If someone goes over the limit they can get fined and the money would be donated to the scientists that are trying to stop global warming/Cut down the use ofappliances/Stop using warm water for washing,use cold water.

Disease

Things we SHOULD do: Take a shower/Stop pollution/Education/Pay for soap and water to have good hygiene to send off.

Things we COULD do:Donate money for anti-biotic and injections/Start a fundraiser to raise money for medical supplies/Get a doctor to travel places where there are lots of kids with diseases so the doctor can help them/Fund global organizations.

Environmental Destructions

Things we SHOULD do:Stop cutting down trees/ Use both sides of paper etc. to reduce cutting down trees which destroy animal habitats.

Things we COULD do: Recycle/Write a latter to house buildings/You can plant trees to help build the environment/The 3 R’s/Just like in my school have a 20 minute make over and make kids go outside and clean the ground/Walk,skateboard,bike ride instead of using a car/Use the green bin.

International Arrogance

Things we SHOULD do:Education/Stop child labour/"Thou shan’t go to war when though thinks thy is stronger than another".

Things we COULD do:Fundraising for supplies and books/Fundraise for a school/More money,bigger budget for the schools.