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Assignment:
Watch the video The Power and Promise of Social Justice Activism (Zohra Moosa, TEDxAmsterdam (11:18)) - what are your key take-aways from this video?
Watch How to influence politics in Canada (Springtide (3:37)) and Are We Too Dumb for Democracy? (David Moscrop, TEDxYYC (15:39 - at minimum watch from 6:00min onward)) - what are your key take-aways from these videos?
Reflect on when you read/watch a news story, do you think about the perspective from which the story is being told and/or seek out other perspectives on that story? Why or why not?
Watch How Does Media Shape Our Thinking? (oneminuteapologist; (1:47)), How to spot fake news (Washington Post; 2:04), & 5 Crazy Ways Social Media Is Changing Your Brain Right Now (AsapSCIENCE (3:15)) - how might you adjust your media habits based on what you've learned in this module?
Watch the video Middle Eastern and Muslim Stereotypes in Media (TEDxYouth; 6:34min) - what are your key take-aways from this video?
Watch Canada and Quebec Separatism (Stratfor (3:52)) and A look back at the 1995 Quebec Referendum in 60 seconds (CBC News (1:00)) - how might you approach supporting someone who identifies as Francophone and how might this differ from supporting others whose first language is not English?
Watch Why is it still so hard to be a woman in Canadian politics? (Chatelaine (2:48)) and Kim Campbell addresses Parliament on International Women's Day (CBC News (3:36)) - what are some things that you think need to change to ensure better representation of females in any more traditionally "male" occupations?
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