CURRICULUM CONNECTION: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

SOCIAL 10-1 Perspectives on Globalization

KEY ISSUE: To what extent should we embrace globalization?
KEY OUTCOME: Students will understand, assess and respond to the complexities of globalization.

Related Issue 2: To what extent should contemporary society respond to the legacies of historical globalization?
Related Outcome 2: Students will assess the impacts of historical globalization on Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

• The theory of environmental justice looks at how environmental benefits and burdens are disproportionately divided between people. Particularly, Indigenous people and people of colour face more environmental burdens. How is this related to globalization?
• Can globalization ever support environmental justice outcomes?

Related Issue 4: To what extent should I, as a citizen, respond to globalization?
Related Outcome 4: Students will assess their roles and responsibilities in a globalizing world.

• What is my role as a global citizen to help pursue further environmental justice in Canada and around the world?