October 2024 - GTA-PeDAGoG - lists.ourproject.org

"Education for Societal Transformation - Alternatives for a Just Future" is out and available free
by Steven J. Klees 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

*Our new book-length work is just out and available for free online at* https://resources.norrag.org/resource/900/education-for-societal-transforma… *Education for Societal Transformation: Alternatives for a Just Future* EDITED BY Frank Adamson, Associate Professor of Education Leadership and Policy Studies, California State University, Sacramento, United States Rezan Benatar, Sociologist, Engaged Scholar, Istanbul, Turkey Michael Gibbons, Scholar in Residence, School of Education, American University, United States Mark Ginsburg, Affiliate Faculty, International Education Policy, University of Maryland, United States Steven J. Klees, Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and Professor, International Education Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, United States Giuseppe Lipari, PhD Student, Political Science and Sociology, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy Carol Anne Spreen, Associate Professor, International Education, New York University, New York, United States Deepa Srikantaiah, Affiliate Faculty, International Education Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, United States This NORRAG Special Issue 10 consists of 39 short papers by 72 authors from around the globe and explores the critical role of education in shaping a more just and equitable world. Contributors from diverse backgrounds offer innovative perspectives on how education and society can be transformed to address the pressing social, economic, political, and ecological crisis and challenges of our time. Drawing on theoretical frameworks and practical experiences, the authors present a range of alternative approaches and non-reformist reforms, including anti-racist and anti-patriarchal education, climate/environmental and decolonial education, cosmopolitical learning, critical multicultural education and critical pedagogy, democratic schools, holistic education, Indigenous education and knowledge, peace education, and education for social justice. *Key themes explored in the book include:* - The need to challenge dominant paradigms in education and foster a more inclusive and equitable learning environment. - The importance of incorporating diverse knowledge systems, including Indigenous knowledge, into education. - The potential of education to promote social justice, environmental sustainability, and economic equity. - The role of education in empowering individuals and communities to challenge systemic inequalities and build a better future. The contributions in this special issue broaden our horizons to what is possible, inspire us and offer us hope. The volume is essential reading for educators, social scientists, policymakers, researchers, and all those interested in creating a more just and sustainable future. SPONSORED BY THE ALTERNATIVES PROJECT: www.thealternativesproject.org

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Education for Societal Transformation - Alternatives for a Just Future LAUNCH WEBINAR
by Steven J. Klees 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

The Alternatives Project (www.thealternativesproject.org) invites you to attend the online launch of our NORRAG Special Issue entitled: *Education for Societal Transformation: Alternatives for a Just Future* *October 23, 2:00PM – 3:30PM UTC* *Please Register Here <https://www.norrag.org/launch-nsi-10-education-for-societal-transformation-…>* This NORRAG Special Issue 10 consists of 39 short papers by 72 authors from around the globe and explores the critical role of education in shaping a more just and equitable world. Contributors from diverse backgrounds offer innovative perspectives on how education and society can be transformed to address the pressing social, economic, political, and ecological crisis and challenges of our time. Drawing on theoretical frameworks and practical experiences, the authors present a range of alternative approaches and non-reformist reforms, including anti-racist and anti-patriarchal education, climate/environmental and decolonial education, cosmopolitical learning, critical multicultural education and critical pedagogy, democratic schools, holistic education, Indigenous education and knowledge, peace education, and education for social justice. *Key themes explored in the book include:* - The need to challenge dominant paradigms in education and foster a more inclusive and equitable learning environment. - The importance of incorporating diverse knowledge systems, including Indigenous knowledge, into education. - The potential of education to promote social justice, environmental sustainability, and economic equity. - The role of education in empowering individuals and communities to challenge systemic inequalities and build a better future. The contributions in this special issue broaden our horizons to what is possible, inspire us and offer us hope. The volume is essential reading for educators, social scientists, policymakers, researchers, and all those interested in creating a more just and sustainable future. The attached flyer contains more details. Despite having many speakers, presentations will be short leaving time for Q&A! PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!

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COP16 in Cali and the defense of biodiversity - New REDWeb Article
by Pooja Kishinani 22 Oct '24

22 Oct '24

Dear friends, Check out our new article on REDWeb: *Peace with nature? COP16 in Cali and the defense of biodiversity* <https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/peace-with-nature-cop16-in-cali-and-…> by Miriam Lang With COP16 underway in Cali, Colombia, Miriam Lang highlights the risk of focusing on biodiversity credits as a solution to preserving biodiversity may preclude discussions of a transformative politics outside of a market-based logic. What is needed is a change of the very logic that drives environmental politics at all levels towards one that foregrounds relational worldviews, care and reciprocity with nature instead of the patriarchal, modern impulse to commodify, dominate, and destroy it. Read the full article here: https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/peace-with-nature-cop16-in-cali-and-… I've copied Miriam on this email if you want to write to her directly with any comments or reflections. Please do read, share widely within your networks. In solidarity, Pooja

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Fwd: A whole year of death
by Andrea González Andino 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

Hello hello! Dear friends, passing this message from Ahmed, a friend that I met through Ecoversities and is trying to raise some funds to... alleviate? survive? at this point it is literally a matter of life and dead. If you can support them with something it will mean the world to him. Campaign link: https://gofund.me/15d48632 Email with updates below. Thank you for reading! Hugs from Andes Ecuatorianxs. ---------- Forwarded message --------- De: Ahmed saleh <ahmedmsaleh52(a)gmail.com> Date: lun, 7 oct 2024 a las 9:14 Subject: A whole year of death To: <ecoversitiesweavers(a)gmail.com>, <ecoversitiesfriends(a)googlegroups.com>, Ecoversities Global Gathering <ecoversitiesglobalgathering(a)gmail.com> Dear Ecoversities Friends, Today marks a full year since that tragic humanitarian disaster which began on the fateful 7th of October. A year filled with death, destruction, and displacement. A year that has driven us back to living in tents, enduring the worst of conditions. Even now, we continue to call upon the world with our humanity, which has been crushed under the treads of tanks and the brutal machinery of war. I write to you today with a heavy heart, burdened with immense pain and psychological stress, as I live far from my family while we share a common fate of borders and refuge. My family has been forced to live on the streets for many long months, severely impacting their mental and physical health. During this time, we have lost family members and friends, our home, and our education, leaving us surrounded by the walls of displacement, exile, and mass death. I write these words with a heavy heart, making an urgent plea after we have exhausted all our resources due to continuous displacement and escaping stray bullets. My younger sister suffers from hepatitis, and my other sister is experiencing severe psychological issues that have caused her to lose her physical balance due to loss and harsh circumstances. As for my brother, he recently had a newborn who suffers from low birth weight, and they are also dealing with skin diseases caused by the weather, insects, and the inability to access cleaning supplies. Due to the rains that fell in the past two weeks, our tent was flooded, and many of our belongings were damaged. We are in dire need of a cover to protect the tent from water leakage and to secure healthy and sufficient food for their survival. We are in desperate need of your support and kind hearts, and we still need your prayers and blessings. Campaign link: https://gofund.me/15d48632 Any contribution, no matter how small, will help us greatly, and we kindly ask you to share this plea with your friends and community. All the best, Ahmed saleh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ecoversities Friends" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ecoversitiesfriends+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ecoversitiesfriends/CAPVS0%3DSuaMgnaf%2B9… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ecoversitiesfriends/CAPVS0%3DSuaMgnaf%2B9…> . -- At. Andrea González Andino Relational and connector artist Ecoversities <https://ecoversities.org/> - What might the university look like if it were at the service of life? Re-imagining education conference <https://re-imagining.education/> Unleashed Learning <https://unleashedlearning.org/> - How will you unleash your potential? +593 984583118

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