Why knock knock made me cry
Knock knock speaks for so many who I cared for as a social worker
Persons who suffered under mountains of oppression so heavy and high I felt helpless
Mothers and fathers who suffered for their children’s suffering
Thank you, knock knock, you were never silenced, you have a voice, you are heard
Knock knock we have to hear and do to lift those mountains, it takes all of us together
Katherine
Question 3:
Imagine that you are invited to speak to some international policy-makers who are having a debate about the problem of poverty on a global scale. The central question is: Can global poverty be remediated? There will be a debate, one side arguing 'yes,' and using examples from countries with the lowest rates of poverty in the world (look them up!).
The other side is arguing 'no' – that those countries are unique and their strategies cannot be used in other contexts.
You are asked to argue "yes" and to respond thoughtfully to your opponent’s points.
Describe your argument: consider your opponent’s main point and how you would argue against it; use examples from our readings and others if you like about what can be done to remedy global poverty that is glocalized – using global principles in local contexts. You can include shifting narratives and cultural values as well.
Question 2:
Imagine you were air-lifted into a village with one of the following problems:
Drawing from the readings, what would be your approach as a global social worker?
1. Read and listen to the following 2018 Nobel prize speech by Nadia Murad (Thanks to Barakat, a student from last year, for this suggestion):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqB0cMvGnIk
If you can, read more about the history of the Yazidi people, their opposition to killing and advocacy for peace, and their oppression and genocide by several groups, and the enslavement of Yazidi women and children. Consider what she is saying about how the world stood by while her people were murdered and women and children subjected to sexual slavery. Consider her proposal: That the UN would prevent the genocide, liberate women and girls who were being held captive, offer special protections to survivors and outlaw terrorism in Iraq and other countries.
She says she hears the cries of other women
and children who still are being subjected to sexual violence and the world should
stop this. Choose efforts that are being made by global social workers and their partners to stop violence against women, in your country, another country, or several countries (international efforts). Answer a and b below.
a. Describe who is carrying out those efforts and their central activities.
b. What principles and concepts of global social work based on a human rights and peace-building approach are actualized by that program?
