Decide on a civic issue that you wish to do something about. You may wish to revisit a civic issue you have already worked on in this course so that you are already familiar with it. If you choose to work on a totally new civic issue, you will need to investigate it before determining a plan of action.

Stuck for ideas?Maybe you want to do something about civic recognition! Do you know of a group of people or a particular individual who you think should be recognized in your community? Maybe this will be your mission. Think about it, someone must have brought forward the idea of Earth Hour, National Aboriginal Day, Victoria Day, or Pride Week. The worksheet of this assignment will guide you through information you will need to consider for your plan of action. Whatever you decide, try to choose an issue that either directly affects you or someone you know, or an issue you are really passionate about in order to make this activity more meaningful for you. Your task is to develop a plan of action that would lead to a positive change with regard to the civic issue you have selected. You could create a plan to write a letter, create a petition, organize a rally, raise money, attract media attention, raise awareness through social media, or deliver a speech at a public event. As you know, there are countless ways to take action. Jot down the issue possibilities and the actions you are thinking of.

1) why this issue matters to you and/or other people, or groups of people -political significance; 2) the methods or types of action that would likely be most effective at creating the kind of positive outcome you are hoping to achieve for your issue -objectives and results; 3) how much will the plan of action "upset the apple cart?" ("Spoil carefully laid plans" - Use a scale of 1-10: where 1 is very little upset overall to 10 being extremely upsetting!) In order to make a change, it may mean making people uncomfortable and cause political upheaval in the community. This is the idea ofpolitical stability and change. However, it may be worth helping people through the discomfort or upheaval when you determine the positive impact your proposed action plan may have.