Civic Issue
Something that directly affects the wellbeing or lives of a large number of people that some level of government is responsible for.
What is a civic issue?
Someone who is involved and cares about their community.
What is a civic-minded person?
Being believed or convincing.
What is credible?
What is civil unrest?
Personal experience or events that empower some to speak out about an issue and create change.
What is a motivation for taking action?
What is national?
Autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire are all examples of this.
What is leadership?
The quality of being trusted and believed in.
What is credibility?
The expression of contempt for the law.
What is civil disobedience?
Was an advocate for better education for Indigenous youth.
Who is Shannen Koostachin?
What are the characteristics of civic issues?
Assuming duty or obligation you have as a citizen to the community.
What is the difference between civic responsibility and civic-mindedness?
When we say something is of high quality and trustworthy.
What is the determination of a source being credible?
Long-standing oppression, political grievances, economic disparities, and social discord are examples of this.
What are the causes of civil unrest?
The participation or organization of action about a civic issue in a community.
What is a protest?
Emotion-free language is the main difference between these.
What are facts and opinions?
Sometimes called fake news, are news, stories, or hoaxes created to deliberately misinform or deceive readers.
What is false information?
What is a Point of View?
Shared emotions creating a sense of unity, often manipulated and weaponized.
What is crowd mentality?
Type of protest that is rare and not condoned by the public and onlookers.
What are collective violence and threats?
Exist outside our personal influence and is based on direct evidence, actual experience, and direct observation.
What are facts?
What is propaganda?
A consideration made when evaluating credibility by researching the site and the author.
What is considering if a source is a satire?
The protest involving the Stony Point indigenous peoples and the OPP over government appropriated land.
What is the Ipperwash Crisis?
A large-scale use of violence by instigators against person, property, police, or buildings lasting several hours.
What is a riot?