<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dear PeDAGoG colleagues, </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Below are the minutes of the meeting held yesterday. </div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div><ul>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span></font><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Check ins</b></span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Angging: from UPCIDS Alt Dev team </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Adrian Schegel: Masters student from Germany working on post-colonial studies </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Sujit Sinha: Ex-professor, living utopian, writing and translating texts into Bengali for grassroots movements as well as working on audio visual materials.</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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.</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Irene: Researcher in non-capitalist ecologically sustainable economics</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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. </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Rama Mohana: Faculty at IIM Ahmedabad, part of this group largely to learn about alternative education and contribute where possible.</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Ashish: works with Kalpariksh, Vikalp Sangam, Global Tapestry of Alternatives. </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Upamanyu: KV, VS, GTA</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Vasna: Lund University, Sweden, GTA Core, WOmin</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Arvin: UPCIDS Alt Dev, Community organiser in urban poor community.<br>
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<b>Updates from working groups<br>
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Working Group 1: Pedagogic and knowledge sharing to build and strengthen repositories of materials</b></span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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. </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">One option is to use the GTA platform.</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Start an independent website</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Shared cloud drive</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Funds are required, a coordinator is necessary.<br>
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<b>Comments </b></span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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. </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Ashish: Another question is whether the space would be passive or interactive. Would it also require an internal and external section?</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Upamanyu: Moodle is an option to look into</span><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">—free open source learning management system</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><br>
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<b>Working Group 2: Research collaborations and action research<br>
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<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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.</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Melanie Bush can help in this group with processing the data<br>
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<b>Comments</b></span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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.</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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).<br>
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<b>Working Group 3: Co-organization of events (inward-facing)</b></span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Along similar lines to Group 2, and there is more work/thinking required.<br>
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<b>Working Group 5: Collective Values and Principles of the PeDAGoG network</b></span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Following document has been worked upon: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17XEzP8uyXYlbMS_RF9tJ7GOB-M1MpOhs/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111534508705890427151&rtpof=true&sd=true"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/17XEzP8uyXYlbMS_RF9tJ7GOB-M1MpOhs/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111534508705890427151&rtpof=true&sd=true</span></a><br>
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<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Sujit: Many people in this group are part of institutions which might not be in line with PEDAGOG’s ethics.</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Vasna: Many of us are restricted by our institutions, but it is important to have these explicit guiding principles within these alternative spaces. </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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. </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Rama: These ethics can be a reference while critiquing the institutional constraints faced by many of us. </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Ashish: the group can also play the role of advocacy such as with statements of solidarity. </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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. </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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.</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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.</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">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. <br>
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<b>Moving Forward</b></span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Group 1</b> 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. </span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Group 2</b> is working on a questionnaire for members, Melanie will also assist the group.</span></li>
<li style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><b>Group 5</b> 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.</span></li>
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<p>Dear PeDAGoG colleagues, a gentle reminder about today's meeting
... do join if you can! See agenda and link below. <br>
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<p>If anyone would like to moderate this, pl. do volunteer ... you
can write back to me, not full list, </p>
<p>thanks! <br>
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<p>ashish <br>
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<div>On 27/11/21 5:43 pm, Upamanyu Das
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<div>We will be hosting the next online
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<div>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: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4p8-Lf6CDDIxyzs8Jc5xx6mb3fB3bSDYsYPbZmJSK8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4p8-Lf6CDDIxyzs8Jc5xx6mb3fB3bSDYsYPbZmJSK8/edit?usp=sharing</a> </div>
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<div>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
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<div>Looking forward to seeing you all
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