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gross ecosystem product (GEP)
by Christian Stalberg 19 Feb '22

19 Feb '22

I have been asked to look into the use of gross ecosystem product (GEP) as a possible replacement for GDP and am looking for critiques for and against. Thank you! __ Christian Stalberg Doctoral Student Anthropology & Social Change CIIS, San Francisco, CA "I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." - Angela Davis "What is it that we can do that addresses whatever the problem is, rather than what it is that we're trying to get somebody else to do." - Alice Lynd "We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable - but so did the divine right of kings." - Ursula K. Le Guin

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Re: [PeDAGoG] Next Online Discussion in Feb 2022
by UPAMANYU DAS . 19 Feb '22

19 Feb '22

Dear PeDAGoG colleagues, Hope you're all well! We are planning to host our next meeting in mid-February. Please find below a Doodle Poll for everyone to indicate their availability, Do fill it in *before 31st Jan *so we can finalise the date: https://doodle.com/poll/qh4daremvf7kdt6d?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link The broad agenda of the meeting is to continue with updates from the different working groups, including ways forward. Please feel free to suggest additional discussion points. Please see the email chain below to find the minutes of the previous meetings. best, Upamanyu On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 5:57 PM UPAMANYU DAS . < upamanyu.das18_dev(a)apu.edu.in> wrote: > Dear PeDAGoG colleagues, > > Below are the minutes of the meeting held yesterday. > > For those who couldn't attend, please read through the next steps charted > out by the various working groups and feel free to volunteer wherever you > can help. > > > - *Check ins* > - Angging: from UPCIDS Alt Dev team > - Adrian Schegel: Masters student from Germany working on > post-colonial studies > - Sujit Sinha: Ex-professor, living utopian, writing and translating > texts into Bengali for grassroots movements as well as working on audio > visual materials. > - Renata Amorim: Phd student from Brazil, working with grassroots > movements, connected with the eco village network, looking to find ways to > engage and collaborate with the group. > - Irene: Researcher in non-capitalist ecologically sustainable > economics > - Sonali Sathaye: Freelance educator. Alternative education linked to > alternative economics is an area of interest. Working on a course on > Climate Change for school students. > - Rama Mohana: Faculty at IIM Ahmedabad, part of this group largely to > learn about alternative education and contribute where possible. > - Ashish: works with Kalpariksh, Vikalp Sangam, Global Tapestry of > Alternatives. > - Upamanyu: KV, VS, GTA > - Vasna: Lund University, Sweden, GTA Core, WOmin > - Arvin: UPCIDS Alt Dev, Community organiser in urban poor community. > > > > *Updates from working groups Working Group 1: Pedagogic and knowledge > sharing to build and strengthen repositories of materials* > - The group made a list of the kind of materials people tend to share > on Pedagog. The next question is where to save the materials. > - One option is to use the GTA platform. > - Start an independent website > - Shared cloud drive > - Funds are required, a coordinator is necessary. > > *Comments * > - Ashish: Easy access is the question. A quick call over the next > couple of weeks can help in moving forward. Franco (GTA), Pallav (RED) can > help. Flarum is another possibility. > - Ashish: Another question is whether the space would be passive or > interactive. Would it also require an internal and external section? > - Upamanyu: Moodle is an option to look into—free open source learning > management system > > > *Working Group 2: Research collaborations and action research * > - A database about the members could be a starting point/referral > point to further collaborations. A Google form can be sent out to the group. > - Melanie Bush can help in this group with processing the data > > *Comments* > - Sonali: Finding out what everyone is doing on the network could be > quite overwhelming. It would be nice to have a framework to process that > information. > - Ashish: This would be very valuable. A questionnaire should go out > soon. In order to put the information within a framework, we can create > drop down menus (MCQs). > > *Working Group 3: Co-organization of events (inward-facing)* > - Along similar lines to Group 2, and there is more work/thinking > required. > > *Working Group 5: Collective Values and Principles of the PeDAGoG > network* > - Following document has been worked upon: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/17XEzP8uyXYlbMS_RF9tJ7GOB-M1MpOhs/edit?u… > > *Comments* > - Sujit: Many people in this group are part of institutions which > might not be in line with PEDAGOG’s ethics. > - Vasna: Many of us are restricted by our institutions, but it is > important to have these explicit guiding principles within these > alternative spaces. > - Ashish: Agreeing with Vasna, as one of the reasons behind PEDAGOG > was to create an aspirational space, to subtly push and learn from each > other. These ethics can be a guide to what could be. > - Rama: These ethics can be a reference while critiquing the > institutional constraints faced by many of us. > - Ashish: the group can also play the role of advocacy such as with > statements of solidarity. > - Sonali: On Ashish’s point of solidarity, it can be hypocritical to > advocate for anti-capitalist ideas while having comfortable jobs. This > network can play a role in promoting alternative livelihoods and real > alternatives. > - Ashish: PEDAGOG is also supposed to challenge our ‘comfortable’ > notions, such as finding a balance between lack of remuneration, following > our interests, and well-paying jobs. > - Irene: There is an imbalance of contributions within this group, > there may be a need to push people further and become more strict with the > members who don't contribute. > - Ashish: Agreeing with the point made by Irene, one view can be to > look at the network as a long term project instead of a short term project. > There is progress being made by some working groups. > > *Moving Forward* > - *Group 1* will look to hold a meeting in the coming month. Call for > volunteers to be sent out to the larger group for help. Ashish will try to > loop Franco and Pallav in. > - *Group 2* is working on a questionnaire for members, Melanie will > also assist the group. > - *Group 5* has already put together the ethics framework. Another > attempt can be made to send it out for comments. If there are no comments, > then we can accept this as a final document for now. > > > > *Next Meeting:* 1,2,4,5,6 Feb as possible next dates. Upamanyu will send > out a Doodle Poll soon. > > On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 1:34 PM Ashish Kothari <ashishkothari(a)riseup.net> > wrote: > >> Dear PeDAGoG colleagues, a gentle reminder about today's meeting ... do >> join if you can! See agenda and link below. >> >> If anyone would like to moderate this, pl. do volunteer ... you can write >> back to me, not full list, >> >> thanks! >> >> ashish >> On 27/11/21 5:43 pm, Upamanyu Das wrote: >> >> Dear PeDAGoG colleagues, >> >> Hope you're all doing well! >> >> We will be hosting the next online discussion of the PeGAGoG group on >> 16th Dec 2021 at 2 PM GMT. >> >> The broad agenda of the discussion is as follows: >> 1. Check-ins >> 2. Update by the working groups - including follow up >> actions/support required by the groups >> 3. Plans for the upcoming year - including a discussion on how to make >> the group more active >> >> Here's the link for the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2598651679 >> >> This will be a follow-up on the meeting held in June this year. You can >> access the key points from the previous meeting here: >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4p8-Lf6CDDIxyzs8Jc5xx6mb3fB3bSDYsYPbZm… >> >> >> Lastly, it would be nice if the different working groups formed in the >> previous meet could provide a short report of their progress to the larger >> group before the meeting (particularly the working groups on research >> possibilities and inward-facing events), though we will explore this >> further during the meeting itself. >> >> Looking forward to seeing you all there! >> >> Best, >> Upamanyu >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> GTA-PeDAGoG mailing [email protected]://lists.ourproject.org/mailman/listinfo/gta-pedagog >> >> -- >> >> New, for COVID relief in India! Vikalp Sutra >> <https://sutra.vikalpsangam.org/> >> >> NOW FREE DOWNLOAD! 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INITIATING ENQUIRY
by Jinan K B 18 Feb '22

18 Feb '22

Please help. I am trying to get together parents to become learners and become models for children to awaken their learning ability. The biggest fallout of the modern educational paradigm is the loss of knowledge creation in society so much so that even the knowledge to look after children is gone. Parents are depending on books and authorities to look after children and this is what children are experiencing the day in and day out. Unfortunately, children learn what they experience and imbibe this nature of dependency from their parents. Also their anxiety, stress, etc I have worked out an interesting way to turn this around. During the Covid lockdown, we worked with a group of parents and asked them to let children do what they feel like and just document what children do naturally and spontaneously. We specifically requested the parents not to interfere, guide, etc. We also requested parents to make a few changes in the house. This made the parents begin to observe their children keenly and then the magic began to happen. Parents were able to bring back joy, creativity, and exploration into the lives of children and the parents themselves became freer and less anxious. They were able to see the logic behind the so-called meaningless activity that children were doing. There is a need to rediscover our innate abilities. We are trying to get more parents into this activity and request your help in sharing this brochure. -- Jinan, TEXT DISTORTS, DIGITAL DESTROYS, WORLD AWAKENS http://kbjinan.in/ <http://jinankb.in/> http://ekfoundation.in/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC80rT8Zj1EE8TrzD3UreYfQ www.re-cognition.org https://independent.academia.edu/JinanKodapully 09447121544

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A new article on RED - "Is post-capitalism post-money"?
by Pallav Das 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

Friends, A new article, "Is post-capitalism post-money?" by Anitra Nelson has been uploaded to the Radical Ecological Democracy website: https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/is-post-capitalism-post-money%ef%bf%… If money is the lynchpin of the contemporary capitalist order then it is imperative that an alternative to that world is imagined and crafted outside the constraints of money. In her path-breaking new book, “Beyond Money, A Post-Capitalist Strategy”, Anitra Nelson lays the ideological foundation of a post-money society based on real, non-monetary, social and ecological values that define a new order committed to fulfilling people’s basic needs. In this exclusive article for RED, Nelson provides an insight into her revolutionary ideas essential for designing a world without socio-economic inequality and crippling environmental stresses. Please take a look and join the discussion on RED listserv and the website discussion forum. The author is copied here in case you would like to contact her directly. This is the first article in a three part series that RED has planned on Anitra Nelson's book. Also, Pluto Press is offering the RED readers an exclusive 30% discount on the book - the details are available at the end of the article. This discount ends on the 30th of April/2022. Best, Pallav

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Reclaiming Diverse Seed Commons through Food Sovereignty.....
by Michel PIMBERT 15 Feb '22

15 Feb '22

Greetings! This may be of interest to you and your networks Pimbert M. (2022) Reclaiming Diverse Seed Commons Through Food Sovereignty, Agroecology and Economies of Care. In: Nishikawa Y., Pimbert M. (eds) Seeds for Diversity and Inclusion. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89405-4_2 <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2…> Best wishes Michel

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Fwd: [altforumpune] A NO-TEACHING PEDAGOGY to enable knowledge creation and awakening aesthetic sense
by Ashish Kothari 13 Feb '22

13 Feb '22

This may be of interest, PeDAGoGians, ashish -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [altforumpune] A NO-TEACHING PEDAGOGY to enable knowledge creation and awakening aesthetic sense Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2022 06:19:05 +0530 From: Jinan K B <jinankb(a)gmail.com> To: cognitive-importance-of-drawing(a)googlegroups.com CC: Decoding the Technosphere <decoding-technosphere(a)googlegroups.com>, samwaad-on-learning <samwaad-on-learning(a)googlegroups.com>, biological-roots-of-being <biological-roots-of-being(a)googlegroups.com>, learninginnature <learninginnature(a)googlegroups.com>, vikalp-sangam-education-learning(a)googlegroups.com, Economics-of-happiness-india <Economics-of-happiness-india(a)googlegroups.com>, learningfromchildren <learningfromchildren(a)googlegroups.com>, AFP list <altforumpune(a)googlegroups.com>, hrutcollage(a)googlegroups.com <hrutcollage(a)googlegroups.com>, punehomeschoolers <punehomeschoolers(a)googlegroups.com>, poorna-pune-learning-hub(a)googlegroups.com <poorna-pune-learning-hub(a)googlegroups.com>, radical ecological democracy <radical_ecological_democracy(a)googlegroups.com> Please join to participate in a discussion https://www.academia.edu/s/aa8da75e9e or check out this article at Medium (https://jinankb.medium.com/awakening-aesthetic-awareness-93a77201027f) The article is about an experiment I have been exploring to enable students to create knowledge and awaken their authentic aesthetic sense. I am trying to initiate discussions on three aspects. One is knowledge creation, the second is the role of the sense of beauty in cognition, and the third challenging the very notion of teaching. That is one who has actually created knowledge only would know the fallacy that teaching would result in learning. The fragmented approach to art is another myth of modernity. What is taught as fragments do not get synthesized automatically as our cognitive system is equipped to learn holistically. The way we learned our mother tongue - without neither knowing grammar nor knowing the meaning of each word we are able to speak fluently. Even though I did not do any teaching, the way I approached elements of design was to start with various elements one by one and then go into the principles also one after the other. By this approach, a proper synthesis doesn’t happen. This is the way we were taught the second language where we learned first the meaning of many words and the grammar but we did not know how to speak. Putting together these elements and rules later does not work. So, like in the way how we learn our mother tongue, we started with experiencing beauty, and then as we began to reflect on why something is beautiful we were able to see what are the constituents of beauty and how it all came together to constitute beauty. -- Jinan, TEXT DISTORTS, DIGITAL DESTROYS, WORLD AWAKENS http://kbjinan.in/ <http://jinankb.in/> http://ekfoundation.in/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC80rT8Zj1EE8TrzD3UreYfQ www.re-cognition.org https://independent.academia.edu/JinanKodapully 09447121544 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Alternatives Forum, Pune" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email toaltforumpune+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visithttps://groups.google.com/d/msgid/altforumpune/CAH0%3D6_tEzd0qrrqk9CTR….

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Schedule is LIVE 🌀 Re-imagining Education Conference
by Ecoversities 12 Feb '22

12 Feb '22

REC 2.0 Updates! We’re counting down the days! Just 11 days until we kick off Re-imagining Education 2.0 (https://re-imagining.education/) . The factory education ship is sinking. Come meet the people and projects who are building new boats for humanity. We have over 130 (http://re-imagining.education/contributors) contributors (http://re-imagining.education/contributors) who are designing powerful conversations, deep dives, workshops, (un)panels, movement practices, games, and emergent spaces for radically re-imagined higher education. Some specific highlights include: * 🎡Two Opening Ceremonies (to accommodate folks across time zones), a Closing Ceremony & Carnival featuring music, poetry, rituals, elder wisdom, and connection * 🍄 Sessions on storytelling, liberation, unlearning, re/searching the sacred, embodied ecology, ancestral futurism, eco-somatics, so much more! * 🦋 5 Rounds of Butterfly Talks featuring 4-5 people sharing 10-minute lightning talks followed by a discussion * 🌼 Daily Check-ins, Re-imagining Cafés, and time on the ‘Playground’ are interactive, emergent, playful spaces to invite collective wisdom and go deep together. We just published this year’s Conference (http://re-imagining.education/schedule) Schedule (https://re-imagining.education/schedule/) and it is 🔥🔥🔥! REC 2.0 Official Schedule (https://re-imagining.education/schedule) https://mcusercontent.com/575899db5f6c8bbb9271adafc/images/9ee703b1-fef6-c1… Who else do you know who would bring wisdom to this event? Please take a few moments and forward this email to friends, share a post on social (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SGeiz1guFccaIqSfODi-14T-i7FCP4pmMs34kiR…) , or better yet give them a call so you can hear their voice 📞. We’d suggest snail mail (https://ecoversities.org/letters-from-imagination/) , but that may not reach them in time. Hope to see you soon! With gratitude, ~The REC Organizing Team~ Register for the Conference Here (https://41bwiciy.paperform.co) This conference is being offered and organized in the spirit of Gift Culture (https://youtu.be/b-EDpi4MDBA) . http://re-imagining.education/schedule http://re-imagining.education/schedule http://re-imagining.education/schedule http://re-imagining.education/schedule https://www.facebook.com/ReImaginingEducationEcoversities http://instagram.com/ecoversities In collaboration with the Ecoversities Alliance (https://ecoversities.org) and with learning communities from around the world, the Re-imagining Education Conference is a space for transformative educators to connect, re-imagine, design, and embody new approaches to higher education from within and beyond academia. Follow the REC Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ReImaginingEducationEcoversities) Page (https://www.facebook.com/ReImaginingEducationEcoversities) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ecoversities/) and check the Website (http://re-imagining.education) for updates. ============================================================ ** Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ReImaginingEducationEcoversities) ** Link (https://www.instagram.com/ecoversities/) ** Website (http://re-imagining.education) Copyright © 2022 Re-imagining Education Conference, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Re-imagining Education Conference PO Box 31535 Rpo Main Street Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6K8 Canada Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (https://education.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271adafc&i…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (https://education.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…) . This email was sent to gta-pedagog(a)lists.ourproject.org (mailto:[email protected]) why did I get this? (https://education.us1.list-manage.com/about?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271adafc&id=…) unsubscribe from this list (https://education.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271ada…) update subscription preferences (https://education.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=575899db5f6c8bbb9271adafc&i…) Re-imagining Education Conference . PO Box 31535 Rpo Main Street . Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6K8 . Canada Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…

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Fwd: Reimagining Education Conference - Opportunity to Partner
by Ashish Kothari 10 Feb '22

10 Feb '22

Hello GTA core and PeDAGoG, pl. see below, and pl. get in touch with Eileen if interested in joining. ashish -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Reimagining Education Conference - Opportunity to Partner Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 13:38:13 -0700 From: Eileen Walz <emwalz(a)gmail.com> To: contact(a)globaltapestryofalternatives.org Hello, My name is Eileen and I’m one of the organizers of the Re-imagining Education Conference <http://re-imagining.education/>happening February 24th to the 27thto radically re-imagine together the future of education, with over 120 presenters. The conferenceis a way to make connections and deepen relationships with a wide range of individuals, organizations, networks, and social movements dedicated to the transformation of education within and beyond academia, as a first step to build a better world. The sessions will be a mix of interactive workshops, presentations, facilitated discussions, open spaces, embodiment, speed- talks, action-driven round tables, and collaboration labs. * Intergenerational Learning Spaces * Experiences in Alternative Higher Education * Ecological Storytelling and Embodiment * Building Bridges: Learning through Conflict, Healing and Trauma * Decolonising Our Systems: Liberating Education * How to Start Your Own Ecoversity * Mythic Storytelling * Place-fullness Amazing friends who have already joined are Shilpa Jain from YES! Network <https://yesworld.org/>, Bayo Akomalafe from theEmergence Network <http://www.emergencenetwork.org/>, Erioluwa Adeyinka fromYouthxYouth <https://www.youthxyouth.com/>, Dr. Pavel Cenkl fromSchumacher College <https://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/>, Manish Jain from Swaraj University <https://www.swarajuniversity.org/>, Four Arrows fromFielding Graduate University <https://www.fielding.edu/>,Shephali Patel <https://www.stonebarnscenter.org/blog/apprentices/shephali-patel/>,<https://alexbretas.com/>Woman Stands Shining <https://forthewild.world/listen/woman-stands-shining-pat-mccabe-on-humanity…>(Pat McCabe), and many more inspiring re-imaginers. This event is offered in the spirit of the gift economy. Click here for the Registration <https://re-imagining.education/> Are you interested in joining us? Please respond to this email and take a look at the attached partnership document for more information. With gratitude, Eileen -- Eileen Walz /We are most whole when rooted into Nature, into soul, into community. / www.unleashedlearning.org <http://www.unleashedlearning.org> || Musings <https://emwalz.medium.com/>

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Re: [PeDAGoG] Educere and possible collaboration with PeDAGoG
by Ashish Kothari 10 Feb '22

10 Feb '22

Dear PeDAGoG colleagues, pl. see below, for possible collaboration on alternative learning/teaching at 'higher' education (assuming most PeDAGoG people are working at that level). Elizabeth, Laura, Luci, we also have a PeDAGoG meeting coming up on 15th Feb (3 pm GMT), so if you could join, the discussion could also be held there. We'll send you the link to join it. Meanwhile, though, PeDAGoG members and you may initiate some discussion on areas of mutual interest, and those of us already active in its subgroups could set up a call with Educere even before the meeting on 15th? thanks ashish (PS: Elizabeth, Luci, Laura, note that you won't be able to post back on the PeDAGoG list unless/until you've been added to the list ... as suggested separately, Upamanyu can add you if you agree). On 07/02/22 8:50 pm, Elizabeth Rahman wrote: > Thanks Ashish, for outlining these avenues. > > Funnily enough, Educere speaks to both the higher education sector and > the school level. The remit of PeDAGoG is very well aligned to the > former. Since the paradigm for me is intergenerational learning, I > have trouble separating out the two: one impacts the other and there > is some benefit to having that space open for all. One key > overlapping areas of interest is teacher preparation (so, tertiary > education for school educators). > > I also think for those of us wanting to facilitate change or > attempting to actively engender it through our practices, combining > and doubling up forces makes a lot of sense and I would be very open > to explore what some merging or separation (or our dual foci) might > look like. > > The work with alternative education initiatives is emerging on the > backburner, and it would be great to start showcasing the work of your > colleagues. > > In my current position in Oxford, I can actively explore the Higher > Education (de-canonising) element and have colleagues to pull into > this here, so some kind of collaboration with PeDAGoG in the first > instance, might make most sense. > > Would a meeting this Wednesday work? Let me know what your > availability is like; look forward to taking the conversation forward > with Luci. > > With best wishes, > > > *Elizabeth Rahman* > > *Senior Evaluation Officer* > > *Centre for Teaching and Learning* > > Littlegate House, 16-17 St Ebbe’s, Oxford, OX1 1PT > T:+44 (0)1865 286813 E: elizabeth.rahman(a)ctl.ox.ac.uk > <mailto:[email protected]> / elizabeth.rahman(a)anthro.ox.ac.uk > <mailto:[email protected]> > > Website:www.ctl.ox.ac.uk <http://www.ctl.ox.ac.uk> > > /Director, Global Campus spinout |//Research Affiliate, School of > Anthropology and Museum Anthropology/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Laura Rival <laura.rival(a)qeh.ox.ac.uk> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 1, 2022 1:36 PM > *To:* Ashish Kothari <ashishkotharialternative(a)gmail.com>; Elizabeth > Rahman <elizabeth.rahman(a)ctl.ox.ac.uk>; Luci Attala > <l.attala(a)uwtsd.ac.uk>; elizabeth.rahman > <elizabeth.rahman(a)anthro.ox.ac.uk> > *Subject:* Re: Educere and possible collaborations > Thank you Ashish! Iwent on the webpage and could not see any content? > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Ashish Kothari <ashishkotharialternative(a)gmail.com> > *Sent:* 01 February 2022 07:17 > *To:* Elizabeth Rahman <elizabeth.rahman(a)ctl.ox.ac.uk>; Luci Attala > <l.attala(a)uwtsd.ac.uk>; Laura Rival <laura.rival(a)qeh.ox.ac.uk>; > elizabeth.rahman <elizabeth.rahman(a)anthro.ox.ac.uk> > *Subject:* Educere and possible collaborations > > Thanks, Luci and Elizabeth. > > Given the range of work within Educere, I can think of 2-3 > possibilities for conversation (and perhaps collaboration) ... one is > with the network PeDAGoG > (https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/pedagog > <https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/pedagog>) a fairly recent > initiative of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, which currently has > about 90 people (academics, activists) from around the world, aiming > to share, collaborate, etc on alternative pedagogies (mostly focusing > on 'higher' education levels). This network is still finding its feet, > but has a few things going on including sharing of alternative > curricula/materials. > > > The second is with my colleagues in kalpavriksh who have been doing > alternative education work at school level, including developing > locally relevant material on environment/conservation and conducting > sessions with kids/faculty. They in turn are in touch with several > other such groups/individuals working with kids at school level. > > > Given that while there is overlap, these two are somewhat distinct, > I'm wondering if we could think of separate conversations between you > and them? I myself am not so experienced in this field (though of > course much of what I do has educational components!), and would try > to hand over coordination of these conversations and future possible > collaboration to colleagues in these initiatives. > > > Let me know what you think, > > thanks, > > Ashish > > > On 31/01/22 3:37 pm, Elizabeth Rahman wrote: >> Good morning Ashish and Luci. Thanks for the introduction, Laura. >> >> Educere is a global network of locally homed community initiatives, >> whose common and convening axes are formal and informal education, >> wellbeing and environmental sustainability. These initiatives are >> rooted in the locality; local environment, language, culture, >> heritage, like this https://youtu.be/YHerQ-3EKfs >> <https://youtu.be/YHerQ-3EKfs> >> >> These are "alternative" education initiatives, promoting alternative >> paradigms in word and practice. The learning technology ALT part is >> something we have piloted in knowledge exchange meetings and through >> a sister social enterprise delivering a methods course using engaged >> digital pedagogy. This is to say, there have been two arms to the >> online component. >> >> We have been thinking, together with some recent LSE anthropology >> interns, about the online "global" component of both knowledge >> exchange activities for local projects, which may involve a platform >> for indigenous paradigm sharing with renumerated options to support >> their work on the ground; as well as specifically Higher Education >> ALT possibilities, talks and networking. With the latter, this would >> be more directly plugged into my current role Oxford's Center for >> Teaching and Learning, and is an area under development. >> >> I hope this gives you a rough overview, happy to answer questions or >> provide other areas of background. >> >> Warmly, >> >> >> *Elizabeth Rahman* >> >> *Senior Evaluation Officer* >> >> *Centre for Teaching and Learning* >> >> Littlegate House, 16-17 St Ebbe’s, Oxford, OX1 1PT >> T:+44 (0)1865 286813 E: elizabeth.rahman(a)ctl.ox.ac.uk >> <mailto:[email protected]> / >> elizabeth.rahman(a)anthro.ox.ac.uk <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> Website:www.ctl.ox.ac.uk <http://www.ctl.ox.ac.uk> >> >> /Director, Global Campus spinout |//Research Affiliate, School of >> Anthropology and Museum Anthropology/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- Ashish Kothari New, for COVID relief in India! Vikalp Sutra <https://sutra.vikalpsangam.org/> NOW FREE DOWNLOAD! 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Meet the People Getting Paid to Kill Our Planet (NYT video)
by christian＠energymodeling.net 05 Feb '22

05 Feb '22

The most powerful lobby flying under the radar in Washington, DC exposed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOcLyyVyb6o

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