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    Welcome to GoGlobal       July 2008

Events coming soon:
Media that Matters Film Festival, July. Visit the website for details and dates here.
Global Youth Encounter is a series of forums being held for young people around New Zealand by Christian World Service exploring issues of conflict and violence.
Download the pdf here for further information
Involve is a conference for youth leaders from around NZ. 2-4 July. Details here.
World Population Day is July 11th. Visit these websites for info and statistics:
UNFPA , US Census Bureau, GeoHive

Great websites to visit for information and ideas:
The UK's Guardian Online has interactive videos on a range of current issues. Visit their website here, for interesting personal stories and maps.
If you're thinking about your school going green, check out these ideas from Friends of the Earth's educational resources.
    
In the news...
The rising cost of fuel
Rising cost of fuel
Visit the NZ Energy Efficiency and Conservation website to find out more about saving fuel costs and alternative fuels.
www.eeca.govt.nz

Beijing OlympicsThe Olympics are coming soon!
Make sure you have resources and information on these Olympics in Beijing and past Olympics. The Global Education Centre's latest Global Issues magazine is on the struggles on and off the field. You can download (or order a set for your classroom) here.
Visit these websites for free activities and resources:
Education2010: For a wide range of curriculum-based projects.
Olympic.org.uk  and SPARC and TKI's Asia Knowledge website
Carbon - What's all the fuss about? Find some resources here about being carbon-free, carbon-neutral and whether or not its really possible or feasible.
BP have an educational section for teachers on their website here.
This American Magazine has some great activities for children: YES Magazine.
New Zealand's website for all things carbon: ZeroCarbon
Cell Phones by Dave JordanRunning with the Numbers
An interesting website with images taken by Dave Jordon showing contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on. Thought-provoking. This image is of  426,000 cell phones, equal to the number of cell phones retired in the US every day. Visit his website here