Ireland

Our experience in Ireland was very nice. We spent 5 days there and did many things like watch a musical, went to Dublin, went to the cinema, saw a rugby match... We had a very good time there and live an Irish family. We went shopping and to the zoo. I dini't have mucht itme to visit it but it was fine.

My work in the project

I have done three different things for the project. The first of all is to record the video of the advertising with Asier, Iker, Beñat, Adrian and Jon. We made it twice, first the draft and then the good one. In the video we appear talking about the problem and also some impressive images images to persuade them to help. Apart from that we have prepared a game for the DBH students to make them aware of the problem. There are some statements and they have to think if they are in favor of or against of them. Finally, I helped to recollect food for the "Banco de Alimentos". We recollected more than 300 kilos of food so we are very happy.

The last day, I translated the guide to Spanish with the objective that all people can understand it.

Campaign

We have thought to do a writing context for the DBH people. Here are some ideas we have: - We can ask them to do a writing of 100 words about the poverty, exactly, how the crisis has affected to their environment. - Give them a text about poverty to do a writing reflexion. - Give a paper with a phrase and they can continue writing about it.

Decalogue

1. If I could say something to politicans, I would tell them to increase the help that poor people receive by increasing the taxes of rich people. 2. Also, I would build big refuges that would be opened during all the year completely free for poor people.

Banco de Alimentos

The food bank doesn't assist people, associations and local governments. This entitys then assist families or the people that have economic problems. In Spain near 8 million people, the 20% of the population, live with incomes lower than 50% of the rent "national per cápita", and that's why they are considered poor. The reasons for the powerty are varied. The unemployement and the precarious work are the main resons. The advanced age or chilhood and , the diseases, the social injustices, analfabetism, immigration, belonging to different ethnic groups, drug adctions, alcoholism, y monoparental families are other reasons of the powerty. Who is assisted? Unemployed people - 9% Immigrants - 28% Disabled people - 2% Old people - 21 % Terminally ill people - 6% Teenagers - 7% Drug addicted - 12% Mental disbled -1% Poor people -10% Other - 4%

The Video Draft

We have done an advertisement against poverty. To see it, click here.

Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca

Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca is a Spanish organization that campaigns for the right to a home. The PAH is a social movement struggling for decent housing, having emerged in Barcelona in February 2009 and now extending across the Spanish territory. It surged in response to the real estate crisis of 2008 that triggered the bursting of the Spanish housing bubble and became a strong part of the movements that later formed to contest austerity politics in the context of the sovereign debt crisis. As such, the PAH also came to constitute a part of the 15M movement that emerged in May 2011. The PAH brings together people who find it difficult to pay back their mortgages or who find themselves in a process of eviction due to unpaid mortgages, and people in solidarity with this problem. In January 2013, the PAH was awarded the Spanish national prize for human rights.

Europe in the Basque Country

The poster

We are going to do a poster about poverty. Beñat and I have thought that a poster showing two wealthy people would be a good idea to denounce the situation of some people while others live without any kind of problem. This is only a draft:

Links

-http://www.poverty.ac.uk/ - This is a webpage about poverty and social exclusion that helps specific cases to overcome poverty. -http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=961 - This is the webpage of the European Comission that explains what is poverty and social exclusion.

The European Debt Crisis

On Tuesday, we talked on class about the economic crisis of Europe. The European crisis is the name given to the Europe's fight to pay the debts it has built in recent decades. Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Italy and Spain failed to pay back bondholders the guarantee it was intended to be. This is one of the most important problems of the world's economy. How did the crisis begin? Greece was the first to feel the crisis. The growth solews, so tax revenues did also, making high budget deficits unsutainable. Investors responded by demanding higher yields on Greece's bonds, wich raised the cost of the country's debt burden and necessitated a series of bailouts by the European Union and European Central Bank. What did European governments do about the crisis? The first thing governments did was a series of bailouts for Europe's troubled economies. Greece has received some bailouts since the start of the crisis. Ireland and Portugal also received bailouts. The Eurozone member states also created the European Financial Stability Facility to provide emergency leading to countries in financial difficulty. The European Central Bank announced a plan to purchase government bonds if necessary. In addition, while smaller countries such as Greece are small enough to be rescued, Italy and Spain are too big to be saved. What were the political issues involved? In the affected nations, the push toward austerity led to public protests in Greece and Spain and in the removal of the party in power in Italy and Portugal. On the nation level, the crisis led to tensions between the fiscally sound countries, such as Germany, and the higher-debt countries such as Greece. Is fiscal austerity the answer? Not necessarily. Germany's push for austerity was problematic in that reduced government spending can lead to slower growth. In turn, this made it more difficult for the high-debt nations to dig themselves out. This measures led to massive public protests.

What I do to help?

Every month, my family donates money to Greenpeace and to Médecins Sans Frontières. We think that is very to preserve the environment because we are destroying the most important thing we have. Apart from that my mother is physiotherapist and she has also studied nursing so we also care about the health. I know I could do more but I don't have much time.

UNESCO

Beñat and I have done an article and a poster about UNESCO. We have explained the most important things, and if you want to read it, Click here

Forrest Gump

Today I have seen the film called "Forrest Gump" and I have enjoyed it a lot. It's a very good film that shows the several decades in the life of Forrest Gump, a naïve and slow-witted yet athletically prodigious native of Alabama who witnesses, and in some cases influences, some of the defining events of the latter half of the 20th century in the United States. It has become one of my favourite films.

Afghanistan war

To explain to our class mates the Afghanistan war, Beñat and I have made a mind map with the most important piece of informations.

Globalisation and me

What does globalisation mean for me? Every day we consume things that are made in other countries and we don't care about it. Thanks to the globalisation Nike trainers are made in China and quickly share out to all over the world. Also products are cheaper because in other developing countries like China, Vietnam etc. However, it has a lot disadvantages such as the growing of consumerism. In addition, environment is being injuried because factories are throwing away a lot of litter to the rivers, for example. In my point of view, we should try to help all countries. Some countries are becoming poorer and that's not right. That's why we should regulate the way they are doing it.

Globalization

For homework we had to search things that are made in other countries. I found that my guitar is from an American brand but it's made in Corea.

Apart from that I found other products: FOOD: -The tabasco is made in Louisiana.

-I found some pasta that was made in Italy. -Sushi was curiously made in England. TEXTIL: -My zara jacket is made in China. -My Emerica trainers are made in China.

-My Pull and Bear jacket is made in Vietnam. Technology: -My mobile phone is made in South Corea. -The guitar, as I said before, is made in South Corea. -My TV is made in South Corea.

Tamborrada

This Monday was the day of San Sebastian: the Tamborrada. At this day people play the drums and we all sing the march of San Sebastian. We went to the place of constitution to se how they played it. It was a great day.

Globalization

Our homework for this weekend was to take two photos about the globalization. In one of them we had to go to a place that had to do with globalization. In the other we had to take a photo of something original. Here are my two photos.

The globalization will end with the characteristics of each country. Or it has alredy done? The shops and other things are more and more equally in al the countries. That's in my point of view the worst thing of the globalization.

Zero Dark Thirty

Beñat and I have watched the film "Dark Zero Thirty" and have done an analysis. If you want to read it Click Here