Be A Global Citizen!

Non-governmental organizations, learning across cultural differences, cultivating compassion, and advocating for those in need. Those are just some topics that were discussed on this new installment of GC talks with Marling Aguila. 

Marling is a Peruvian national who works in the NGO sector as well as the founder of a grassroots cultural association called La Casa Cultural Yuyay. Her work engages in community building, education, and, more recently, psychology. Enjoy! 

What is community service? Which community do I serve? And what concrete actions am I taking to demonstrate my service to this community? These are some questions that I asked myself as I wrote my second scholarship essay to the Golden Key Honors Society. My life has taken an unexpected turn during the pandemic and I find myself back in California, working for my alma mater Soka University of America. This is a short episode! It is mostly an update about where I'm at in my life. Plus, I share what I wrote in my essay. Enjoy! 

This episode marks one year for Be A Global Citizen! I'm very happy to have Dr. Paulette Bethel join us to share her incredible journey as a former Ambassador to the United Nations. She continues to be engaged on the International stage and is currently residing in the Bahamas. Her pioneering efforts within the UN are inspiring and exemplify global citizenship in many ways. I hope you enjoy our conversation and walk away from it feeling that anyone can make a big difference to transform the world around us. Enjoy! 

On the podcast, I invited Audrey Roodvoets to join me in a wonderful conversation about global citizenship. Audrey is a Montessori teacher in Arizona, and she also happens to be a former classmate of mine from University. We discussed the role of curiosity, passion, and kindness as crucial components in fostering global citizenship. With the recognition of our interconnectedness to other people and the planet, she spoke of the need to strive towards the ideal of global citizenship day so that we can make societal changes for generations to come. Enjoy the GC talk! 

For this next GC talk, I speak with Joana Roque de Pinho who is an environmental anthropologist from Portugal. Her fascinating background and perspective made for a great discussion about what is global citizenship for her. We covered identity formation, bilingualism, human geography, and much more. Plenty to unpack and reflect in this episode. Enjoy! 

We are back with another GC talks! I'm happy to have Vitor Assano join me for a great conversation about Global Citizenship. He is a fellow educator in Brazil and he is currently studying online with a Canadian University in the area of early childhood education. I stopped by his place to record our conversation in person. Enjoy! 

Here is another VCE interview! I'm excited to have Nina Thurau on the podcast. She is a 2nd grade teacher from Brooklyn, New York. Currently, she teaches at a Charter school in Queens, and she is working on her masters in the VCE program. Nina reflects upon her experiences teaching abroad in Spain for five years and how they helped recontextualize her understanding of education back home in the USA. I hope you enjoy this episode! More on the way. :)

Here is a closer look at the peace proposal that Ikeda wrote in 26 January, 2000. I want to look at each peace proposal and explore the many ideas and concepts he shares about global citizenship. I plan to work up to Ikeda's 2021 peace proposal, before I travel back to his 1983 peace proposal. There are 36 peace proposals from Ikeda so far, so let's dive into them. If you wish to access the full pdfs of Ikeda's peace proposals you can find them at this link: https://www.daisakuikeda.org/sub/resources/works/props/

Today's GC Talks has Vicki Mokuria sharing her thoughts on global citizenship. She has a wealth of teaching experience and recently completed a doctorate. She is a passionate advocate of social change and humanistic education. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed making it! 

Here is a great conversation with Dov Rosenmann! Dov has a deep background in the NGO sector and he shares his thoughts on global citizenship with me in this episode. With his unique global background and critical perspective on identity, there is a lot to unpack in this thought provoking conversation. Enjoy!