1. Transforming our World
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals

2. Should goal setting focus on aiming high & reaching for the stars
Should goal setting focus on aiming high & reaching for the stars? Or, should it be practical and attainable?

3. Project objectives Focus Questions
How do the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) act as a framework for approaching current global challenges?
What opportunities do the SDGs present for the individual? For Canada? And for the global community?
Are the SDGs realistic or aspirational? Should they be realistic or aspirational?
To understand what the SDGs are and how/why they evolved out of the Millennium Development Goals
To understand the SDGs are connected
To research opportunities for agency for the individual, for Canada and for global community
To create a Pecha kucha style presentation, and participate in a critical friend peer support group.

4. Millennium Development Goals - 2000
UN Millennium Summit 2000
Goals outline intentions for 15 years, to 2015
Targets identified to work towards
Agreed upon by nations and development agencies
Framework for focusing on meeting the needs of the world’s poorest

5. Discussion #1 – the MDGs Look at the 8 MDGs:
What are your first impressions of this framework for action?
What type of goal setting is this? Aspirational or attainable?
Is this a workable framework for solving the world’s global challenges?

6. Highlights of the MDGs With your group:
Review the highlights of the MDGs
Try to match the successes with the associated MDG
What do you SEE has happened in terms of achievement?
Does this make you THINK differently about the MDGS?
What do you still WONDER about the MDGs or goal setting of this nature?
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7. The Sustainable Development Goals
UN Sustainable Development Summit, September 2015
17 goals, 169 targets
Integrated, with greater consultation
Recognize the principle of Universality
Vision for all people everywhere
Vision to address global public goods
Vision to support all countries for all people
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8. Discussion #2 – The SDGs
What are your first impressions of this framework for action?
What has changed? What has remained?
What type of goal setting is this? Aspirational or attainable?
Is this a workable framework for solving the world’s global challenges?
Is anything missing?

9. Moving Forward
What opportunities are there for individuals, for Canada and for the global community to demonstrate agency meeting this goal?