About the Event:
Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2024
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (via Zoom)
Join us for an engaging online seminar co-hosted by the Centre for Global Education and Comhlámh, focusing on the intersection of Development Education (DE) and Migration. This seminar aims to delve into the themes discussed in Issue 38 of the Centre for Global Education’s journal, “Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review.”
Issue 38 explores how the DE sector can challenge negative political and media narratives surrounding migration while highlighting its positive contributions to society and international development. It also addresses the root causes of rising levels of racism towards migrants, including economic inequality perpetuated by neoliberalism.
The session will feature presentations and discussions by three authors who contributed to Issue 38. They will share insights from their articles and engage in debates with development education and higher education practitioners.
Additionally, the seminar will showcase the outcomes of a community heritage project led by Development Education Centres in North-West England, demonstrating the positive use of migration as a foundation for global learning.
Speakers:
Elizabeth Meade lectures in Global Citizenship Education, Social Justice and Philosophy of Education in the Department of Education in Maynooth University. She is also a member of the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy in Maynooth University. Her main research interests are in critical GCE, democracy and education, and the community of philosophical inquiry as public pedagogy
Emma Soye is Assistant Editor on Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review. She is the author of Peer Relationships at School: New Perspectives on Migration and Diversity (2024, Bristol University Press).
Karen Wynne is co-director of Liverpool World Centre which is part of The Global Learning Network of not-for-profit organisations who share a mission to support and deliver global learning in schools and communities. Karen has worked across local communities in the arts, non-formal education, and migrant support for over twenty years, and has a particular interest in social justice themes within global education.
Who should attend:
Targeted Sectors of Education:
- Development Education
- Human Rights Education
- Development Studies / Tertiary Education
- Community / Voluntary / Minority Ethnic Sector.
Registration:
This event will be conducted via Zoom, and pre-registration on Eventbrite is essential for participation. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to explore critical issues at the nexus of development education and migration!
We look forward to your participation!
Policy and Practice: A Development Education seminar has been funded by Irish Aid.