Global Citizenship Collage Evidence 1

Anti-Democratic Rally

Ex-Student Now Gangster

Cartels' Deathly Clash

Issue: Social Contempt

Issue: Exclusion

Issue: Violence

Evidence 1: Inclusive cities

Photo collage "Challenges faced in creating inclusive cities"

30 Year Wait

War's Homeless

Unsafe Roads

Issue: Inclusive Mobility

Issue: Citizenship In Waiting

Issue: Poverty

Unsafe Roads

In Africa, it's predicted to surpass a 2 °C increase in temperature by the end of this century, leading to climate changes that affect the transport sector, which has been in a steady decline due to aging infrastructure, lack of investment funding, inadequate maintenance and rapid expansion of demand. As a result, it is estimated that 75% of total daily trips are made by the poor, these pedestrians make up to 33% of all African road traffic fatalities in cities such as Ethiopia and Zambia. Overall, older people, people with disabilities, young, and women with limited mobility options endure the worst effects such as being reduced ones individual's access to basic needs and livelihood opportunities, including healthcare, education, and employment facilities while increasing travel time, travel costs and road safety risks (Cinderby et al., 2024).

(Cambridge, 2020)

Anti-Democratic Rally

During the presidential election of the U.S.A. in 2020, members of Antifa and Proud Boys refused Trump's 306-to-232 electoral vote loss to President-elect Joe Biden. They had a stand-off near Black Lives Matter Plaza with counter-protesters; resulting in 23 arrests. The ShutdownDC organization stated the "Bar served as ground zero for violent Trump supporters who came to DC to attack residents and attempt to overthrow democracy" as well as "destroyed and burned multiple signs proclaiming that Black Lives Matter, including a banner stolen from the historically Black Asbury United Methodist Church" (ABC7, 2020).

(Katopodis, 2020)

Cartels' Deathly Clash

The city of Rosario, in Argentina, has been reported to have 259 intentional homicides, 28 less than last year, 65.6% of them corresponding to the category of "Illegal economy/criminal organization"; in addition, the homicide rate per one hundred thousand inhabitants is 22, which is five times more the national average of 4.2 homicides. The conflict results from clashes between the "Monos" Cartel and Clan Alvarado, as a dispute over territory and managing the city’s drug trafficking, despite apprehending the leaders of the groups they still consolidate power inside prisons, therefore President Javier Milei announced the use of the armed forces to fight drug trafficking in Rosario. As stated by Enrique Font, lawyer and criminologist of UNR, “This construction of mega-villains, such as the Monos and Alvarado, is more of a construction by politicians and the media than a reality,” (Florez, 2024).

(Newton, 2024)

War's Homeless

In Europe, the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless stated that Barcelona had 1,063 rough sleepers in 2022, an increase of 19% in just one year; and Paris of the 2,598 homeless people with the same condition, 69% have been living as rough sleepers. To be a rough sleeper means that they have no shelter to protect them, typically sleeping in city streets. It is estimated that at least 895,000 people in Europe were homeless last year, because of Russia's war on Ukraine which caused an increase in refugees. "The fact that the cost-of-living crisis, that inflation was concentrated on essential things, like energy and food, meant that the poorest households were hit the hardest," Ruth Owen, FEANTSA's deputy director (Da Silva, 2023).

(Ehrbahn, 2016)

Ex-Student Now Gangster

In England's county lines, the school system has had 1,200 exclusions and suspensions of children assessed by social services, as a result, they've been targets for grooming and recruiting to join drug gangs. The criminal exploitation has been identified in London, West Midlands, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside, where children with special education needs are five times more likely to be excluded. These have been the consequences of school's struggle to cope with mental health and behavior problems without support services such as youth clubs and children’s centers, caused by the pandemic and a decade of austerity. As stated by Anne Longfield, former children’s commissioner “These are the children who’ve already been identified and assessed as being very, very vulnerable,” and “We absolutely should use the knowledge that those children are vulnerable to make sure they get that ring of protection they need and that means they need to stay in school.” (Wall, 2023)

(Richardson, 2023)

30 Year Wait

In Irumboothipatty village in Karur district of Tamil Nadu, a Siri Lanka refugee was recognized as an Indian by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court. Forced to flee by the civil war, which lasted from 1983 to 2009, and migrate to camps that housed 58,457 refugees, and living outside of them are 33,375 refugees. The government of India doesn't have proper laws to protect the refugees, deeming them “illegal migrants” and, therefore refusing to grant them citizenship despite already living in India for more than 30 years. Despite this issue, thanks to judicial intervention, it can be possible to grant Indian citizenship (Ramakrishnan, 2024).

(Moorthy, 2024)