What does it mean to be a citizen of the world TED

https://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_evans_what_does_it_mean_to_be_a_citizen_of_the_world?
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1. What does it mean to be a global citizen?

2. Which of these issues are NOT mentioned?
a. Poverty
b. Famine
c. Climate change
d. Gender inequality
3. TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN: Charity is not enough to solve global problems.
4. What is the name of the organization Evans founded in 2012?
a. Make Poverty History
b. Rallying Citizens
c. Global Citizen
d. Take Action
5. TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN: Tickets to the Global Citizen Festival were very expensive.
6. How many citizens earned enough points to go to the concert?
a. 150
b. 100,000
c. 155,000
d. 142,000
7. TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN: Australians are the most active global citizens.
8. Global citizens have the ability to make _______ global change around the world.

Discussion questions:

1. How does this definition match your understanding of the term “global citizen”?
2. Do you consider yourself a global citizen? Why/not?
3. How important is it to be a global citizen?
4. How realistic is it for such initiatives to have a real impact?
5. What do you think of this organization and its structure? How could it be improved?
6. What can you realistically do to be more involved?
ANSWERS:
1. Global citizen: someone who self identifies as a member of the human race before anything
else, and acts on that belief to act on global challenges
2. B
3. TRUE
4. C
5. FALSE – you cannot buy them, you have to earn them
6. C
7. NOT GIVEN
8. Large-scale