Hello!

We had a brief meeting discussing the way forward and have scheduled the next meeting for the 7th of February 2023- at 1 pm GMT. Please do mark your calendars, looking forward to more participation in 2023. Key points discussed in this meeting are attached below. 

Key notes:

• Revival of the planning committee for the “Learning through alternative futures series”. It is a very diverse and interesting group that should keep meeting. Next meeting is scheduled for 19th January 2023. Kindly send me a mail if anyone is interested to become a part of this group.
• Recommendations for next in the webinar series are as follows:

1. Samantha Hargreaves of WoMin in South Africa on alternative learning processes that combine feminist, ecological and anti-extractivist themes.
2. Alrowwad – cultural and arts society from Palestine on methods of art and pedagogy for social movements 
3. Academy of Democratic Modernity on alternate learnings in the Kurdish movement
4. Frances Ferreira from Commonwealth of Learning on community programmes contributing to improved livelihoods of women and girls in underserved communities
5. Carol Anne Spreen on Learning in Third spaces

• How might we restart the sharing of alternative courses and methodologies, pedagogies through meetings, mail, etc? What mediums can we use? Some suggestions include starting a book recommendations series to increase interaction within the network. Any other suggestions are welcome and it is encouraged to keep sharing updates, notes, reflections, etc in the network.
• Theatre and pedagogy would be an interesting intersection to explore. Perhaps a webinar/ workshop by a group of youngsters should take place. Sonali Sathaye to share with us a few instances she is working on.
• Melanie Bush, Pallavi Varma Patil, and Dani have offered to conduct a participatory workshop on “Strategies Beyond Borders: Tales of Time Banks” on January 27 at 11- 12:30 EST. The discussion will be based on pedagogies that embed alternative ways of organising society. This session will also have an experience sharing by students and “Offer and Needs Market” by Post Growth Institute. More information regarding this workshop will be shared in the coming weeks.

I will be sharing the zoom link for the next PeDAGoG meeting soon. Hoping to see you all there! :)

Happy holidays and wishes for a warm new year!

Urvi