Responsible Citizenship

Responsible citizenship is about individuals who realize their obligations to take actions that ensure their community is healthy, safe and secure. A responsible citizen participates in their community to promote personal and public good.

Being a responsible citizen
You can be a responsible citizen by demonstrating individual responsibility through:

• Using appropriate strategies to resolve conflicts
• Demonstrating integrity and dependability
• Recognizing how individuals’ choices and actions affect self, family and community

By practicing a healthy lifestyle through:

• Accessing, analyzing, and using resources to promote wellness
• Demonstrating the ability to identify, avoid, escape or manage potential risk situations

By understanding and promoting the democratic principles of freedom, justice and equality through:

• Respecting and defending individual rights and property
• Practicing democratic processes by participating and voting
• Acknowledging that all people have innate worth

Participating in activities that promote the public good by:  

• Understanding economic, political, social and environmental systems
• Working toward improvements in society
• Identifying and taking action to meet community needs

Building Community
Examples of how to make a difference:

• Say “Hi”
• Walk more, drive less
• Have a block party
• Cook with your friends
• Cut your neighbour’s lawn
• Volunteer for community events
• Plant trees
• Share your garden with a friend
• Vote
• Invite others into your home
• Organize a pick up sports game
• Plan a games night