Development and Global Citizenship Education, UCC
My inner child seems to be coming out for Culture Night 2023. This little story shows just how you can explain critical global citizenship to anyone, including a 3 year old. Lia and the Whispering Feather Lia had a favorite pillow, and from it came Read More …
My attempt at poetry! Symphony of Voices In the heart of Cork city on Culture Night’s glow, Diverse rhythms and stories begin to flow. A mosaic of melodies, traditions entwined, A dance of histories, so beautifully designed. But beyond these streets, in chambers of power, Read More …
Letter to the Editor President Higgins and role of the UN Losing credibility? Thu Sep 21 2023 – 00:12 Sir, – As a university educator in the field of global citizenship and development education, it is refreshing to see public discourse following a statement by Read More …
Book title: Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism Author: Yanis Varoufakis “Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism” is a book written by Yanis Varoufakis, an economist and former Greek finance minister. The book Read More …
Book Title: Take Back the Economy: An Ethical Guide for Transforming Our Communities” is a Authors: J. K. Gibson-Graham (Author), Jenny Cameron (Author), & Stephen Healy Summary “Take Back the Economy: An Ethical Guide for Transforming Our Communities” is a book authored by J. K. Read More …
Author: Paulo Freire Book Title: Pedagogy of the oppressed Freire, Paulo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Translated by Myra Bergman Ramos, 30th Anniversary Edition, Continuum, 2000. “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” is a seminal book written by the Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire, first published in Read More …
One of the workshops on day 3 of the 2023 Summer School was on Doughnut Economics and was facilitated by UCC lecturers Dr Carol Power, Dr Paul Bolger, Dr Declan Jordan, UCC. We were joined too by Dr Stephen Thornhill who is a Food Security specialist Read More …
Just 100 companies have been the source of more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988. This is a headline fact for a campaign currently being run by the international development agency, Trócaire. At the 2023 Praxis Summer School, we were joined Read More …
Many thanks to the Irish Forum for Global Education for this report on their online seminar, held on 12th June 2023. Thank you to all the speakers for a most informative and important seminar. Child Labour: joining the dots of inequality and power International Day Read More …
Consensual same-sex sexual acts are a criminal offence in 67 (out of 193) UN member states. The death penalty is the legally prescribed punishment for consensual same-sex sexual acts in 6 UN member states (and possibly 5 others). Only 28 UN member states recognise same-sex marriage. There has Read More …
