The most important connection between World History and current event advocacy is how we can learn from history and not repeat the mistakes made in the past. History has continued to repeat itself, and one way to stop this is to inform people about the issues happening in the world today. This is something that the Rock Your World Curriculum is teaching us, by showing us these guest speakers and giving us these resources. These resources show how issues that are affecting our world and how people can make a difference. Protesting used to be the only way to make change, but now we can protest in a way where everyone can have access to the information. This is an example of the difference in how we can share information, many issues would have been approached differently such us the overthrow of Hawaiʻi. We could have made more people aware, similar to the Ku Kiaʻi Mauna movement happening. This is how we can change the way history repeats itself, this is a new resource that can give us, the new generation, a way to be better informed and aware of what is happening around the world. The most impactful idea or concept that I have gained through the Rock Your World Curriculum about the importance of media advocacy in how this generation will create solutions to global/worldwide problems would be that anyone can make a difference. I realized that anyone can make change in the world just doing what you are passionate about. The guest speakers truly made a difference on my perspective on the different ways that this is possible, the guest speakers had so many different jobs, and they were all equally important and showed the different sides of being in the business of media advocacy. There were photographers, video editors, artists and each of them explained what their job entails, and how they try to make the world a better place. A great example for this would be the black lives matter movement, this movement is being shared all around the world in different ways, but everyone is working towards the same goal. This is what the Rock Your World Curriculum is teaching us how to do, to advocate. Citaions:
Business Fights Poverty. 2021. Joint Civil Society - Business Advocacy Is Emerging as a Powerful Tool to Drive Policy Change in Support of the SDGs - Business Fights Poverty. [online] Available at: <https://businessfightspoverty.org/joint-civil-society-business-advocacy-is-emerging-as-a-powerful-tool-to-drive-policy-change-in-support-of-the-sdgs/> [Accessed 4 March 2021]. Park, Irene. “Students Portray Black Lives Matter Movement in US and Brazil through Art.” The Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2020, www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/04/duke-students-black-lives-matter-movement-us-art-brazil.
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