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Cork School Children to discuss European citizenship at Lifetime Lab
What is a global citizen, why is it important and should we stay with Europe? These are some of the questions that children from all over Cork city and county will put to Phil Prendergast MEP during an informal questions and answers as part of the An Taisce Global Citizen programme at Lifetime Lab on Monday 28th November.
The programme is currently being developed to aid school children to gain a better insight to the workings of Europe and becoming a global citizen, as part of the programme schools are encouraged to learn about different nationalities in their school, look into purchasing habits, organising fund raising and to live more environmentally.
Being a European Citizen means we obey common laws and have common rights within the EU. Unlike in Roman times, being a citizen is not a status symbol anymore, as European Citizens we aspire to equal rights for all and we can all participate in the decision making process through our, democratically elected, Governments and MEP's. We are encouraged to be Active Citizens. The term Global Citizenship is not as easily defined as European Citizenship, there are no clear rules and regulations and, globally, we do not have democratically elected representatives to speak for us. Global Citizenship is more a moral understanding of our responsibilities and our rights in a global context. Being a true Global citizen indicates that we understand that all people have equal rights while at the same time valuing diversity. In addition, it means that we value the Earth as very precious, and as a resource upon which we all depend and should
For further information, contact Lifetime Lab at: 021-4941500 lifetimelab@corkcity.ie or visit www.lifetimelab.ie
Notes to editor
· Phil Prendergast will be addressing pupils at Lifetime Lab on Monday 28th November between 9.30 and 10.30 am
· Phil Prendergast is MEP for Munster and sits on many European committees including The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
· The global citizen programme is part of the An Taisce Green Flag programme
· Over 2300 Irish schools now fly a green flag
Contact Details
Name: Mervyn Horgan
Address: Lifetime Lab, Old Waterworks, Lee Road, Cork
Telephone: 021-4941500
Fax: 021-4941519
Email: lifetimelab@corkcity.ie
