Rooting Down! German Education's Civics Lesson 1: "How Much Is a Person Worth? Who Are Modern Slaves?": Basic Knowledge for Defending Rights

Nachgefragt: Menschenrechte und Demokratie

※Germany's most popular critical reading ※Learn to use your rights in a principled manner while defending the rights of others. Democratic education starts from the bottom up! ● How much is a person worth? Who is the modern slave? In Africa, you can buy a child for 30 euros; in Germany, 200,000 people are exploited by their employers due to illegal residence; there are currently about 2.4 million victims of human trafficking in the world. Human traffickers lure women from Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa or Latin American countries with the bait of overseas opportunities, but often sell them into prostitution in Western Europe, North America and Asia; and an estimated 27 million people worldwide live a life belonging to others and without freedom... "Compared to the sense of common benefit, the reflectiveness provided by the sense of shared guilt is more important. Those who turn a blind eye to state violence, with their evil mediocrity, tolerate the continuation of violence, support the continued growth of violence, and are therefore also part of the violence." - Yang Cui The cruelty and greed in human nature are playing out around you and me. /◎Why does every right come from other rights? ◎How does xenophobia arise and how does discrimination begin? ◎In the name of justice: Doesn't democracy harm human rights? ◎How can we possess civic courage and how can we use it? Have you ever tried to discuss with others or explain to your children "What is democracy and what are human rights?" Although such topics are grand, they are basic knowledge that every citizen should have. Senior journalist and now best-selling German author Christine. Schutz-Rice excels at using real-life examples to introduce these abstract concepts to young readers: for example, she uses the situation of bullying to explain that human dignity begins with freedom from fear; she uses African children being sold as commodities to illustrate how human rights are still violated today; she uses incidents of xenophobia to highlight how discrimination is replicated in everyday life; and she uses climate change and low wages to illustrate the impact of our actions on other countries. After reading this book, we will understand the meaning of democracy and human rights, see the world around us from a different perspective, and perhaps even act more consciously. Highlights of this book: ◎ Includes insightful introductions by Professors Shen Qingkai and Yang Cui; ◎ Written specifically for young readers, the author's writing is fluent and easy to read without being overly flattering; ◎ The book contains 75 subtopics, each of which can serve as an extension for classroom discussion; ◎ Includes award-winning illustrations; Key points and annotations are clearly distinguished in distinctive colors! /● Shen Qingkai, PhD in Philosophy from the University of Leuven, Belgium: Through the introduction of numerous organizations that uphold fundamental human rights, this book not only contrasts the self-pity of those weak and pessimistic souls, which fosters oppression and selfishness, but also reminds us: Are we oblivious to the waves of injustice that are overwhelming us? Is our imagination of how people can achieve the common good still insufficient? Yang Cui, Associate Professor of Chinese Literature at National Dong Hwa University: This book emphasizes conscious democracy, starting with the smallest steps, starting from the very beginning: "You don't have to go to Africa and starve; protecting human rights starts at our doorstep." Such human rights practice must never be based on depriving others of their rights, or even as a goal. There is no such thing as "I have the right to discriminate against others," nor is there a human right to "defend my privileges." Utopia is still on the other side. But we have already embarked on the journey toward that human rights realm. This book is our guide. ● Author/Director of the Taichung Municipal Huiwen High School Library, Cai Qihua: When the speaker is reticent and the listener is indifferent, it means that the speaker has lost his voice in the noisy postmodern world. Therefore, we need to read "Basic Knowledge for Defending Rights" and rethink which piece of our literacy puzzle is missing in the framework of democracy, politics, philosophy, etc., preventing us from becoming voices in the 21st century? This book is concise and clear, using real-world examples. It is easy to read and is a long-selling basic reading for German teenagers. I hope that Taiwan, whose legal and political systems are largely inherited from Germany, can seriously study this set of books so that Taiwan can become a center of world politics, economy, and culture like Germany because it knows how to speak out! [Praise from all walks of life] (Arranged by the number of strokes in the surname) Wu Fengwei, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Chinese Culture University and Chairman of the Taiwan Association for the Promotion of High School Philosophy Education; Shen Youzhong, Associate Professor of Political Science at Tunghai University; Zhou Weitong, Civics and Social Studies Teacher at National Taitung Girls' High School and Founder of the Civic Teachers' Action Alliance; Lin Yuli, Reporter and Author of "The Heart of Europe: How Germany Changed Itself"; Lin Jiafan, Professor and Head of the Department of Public Affairs at National Taiwan Normal University; Lin Qianru, Civics and Social Studies Teacher at Chiang Kai-shek Junior High School; Lin Lijing, Author of "My Youth, My FORMOSA"; Lin Jingjun, Philosophy Class Teacher and Planner at Nangang Senior High School; Hong Wei, Tsinghua University Philosophy Liang Jiayu, a master's degree holder, owner of Lishan Coffee, and co-convener of the Wocao Lao Philosophy Society; Xu Quanyi, secretary-general of the Taiwan High School Philosophy Education Promotion Association; Huang Yizhong, a social science teacher at Taichung First High School, and author of Saffron Parenting; Yang Cui, a passionate citizen teacher and author of "Thinking"; Ye Hao, associate professor of Chinese Literature at National Dong Hwa University and chairman of the Yang Kui Cultural and Educational Association; Cai Qihua, associate professor of Political Science at National Chengchi University and director of the library at Taichung Municipal Huiwen Senior High School; Cai Qinghua, independent commentator @ Tianxia, ​​author of the "German Thinking" column and secretary of the Frankfurt Office; Zheng Kaiyuan, co-founder of Philosophy New Media, and Luo Yijun, a personal communication writer.

2017-04-29

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