Global Issues Club

Well as we talked about how we were going too make change we decided to see if we could compost at our school.

Here is a place to start conversations and to share information on the 2 BIG questions that we first want to answer before we get started.

• What is composting? What do you need?
• Can we get the materials here in Doha?

Dump you info here and let’s see if our plan for a sustainable future will work or not.

- Leila

Hi Everyone,

Well after Mr.R left, the blog has died down. But it’s time to turn it back up! You might be wondering who this is and so I’ll answer that question.

First of all I am Leila. I’m a student in the middle school and also a Global Issues member. After Mr.R left the blog has been handed down to two Global Issues members. Me and Nabila. Mr. J will be on too but you will be hearing more from us. So now that you know who I am, we can move on.

Let’s not forget why we started our blog. the most important reason was and is to network with people our there and try to make change. Technology is a powerful tool in helping us so should use it. I will try my best to help with the blog so we can use these tool to help make change.

- Leila

Here is The Story of Stuff that we watched in class. Watch it, talk about it, and leave a few comments:

Here is a place to raise any ideas for conference preparation. Use the comments section to raise and answer questions. Have your discussions here…

Here is a great article from the NY Times about the role of farmers trying to raise food in a more sustainable way and the obstacles in their way. Great prompt for our conference quote:

“It is people who do development, not governments, and therefore sustainable development is a local activity. All people, however poor, have some ability, however constrained, of changing what they do, in small ways.”

After reading the article think about these questions:

• How much power do these farmers have?
• How local are their efforts?
• Is it working?
• What is the role of the federal government?

Read this small blurb:

Consumers who would like to be able to buy local fruits and vegetables not just at farmers’ markets, but also in the produce aisle of their supermarket, will be dismayed to learn that the federal government works deliberately and forcefully to prevent the local food movement from expanding…

Read the whole thing here and leave comments so we can get ready for our conference…

The conversation about education and sustainability continues with Bill Faren  by a student blogger and Podcaster named Patrick who is one of Clay Burel’s students from Beyond School. Please listen to the podcast here and leave your thoughts on the comments section.