Do It Yourself - Promoting Responsibility and Civic Action
1. Do It Yourself – Promoting Responsibility and Civic Action Mikheil Benidze ’06 FLEX-Ability South Caucasus Conference March 27, 2010 Tbilisi, Georgia
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9. Becoming an Active Citizen Fundamental values underlying the definitions Human rights, civil rights, democracy, multiculturalism, etc Citizenship as awareness of these values and what they imply (knowledge) Citizenship as an attitude of respect (tolerance, non-violent behavior) Citizenship as engagement in the direction of these values (participation, skills)
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14. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Chinese proverb