Development and Global Citizenship Education, UCC
On behalf of the Praxis Project at UCC’s School of Education and John Smith, CEO of Nano Nagle Place, I would like to invite you to the Praxis Summer School. It takes place on 31st May and 1st and 8th of June. The theme of Read More …
Our thanks to the Irish Examiner for publishing this letter on 24th of October with 139 signatures. It is a response to the excellent article written by food security expert UCC, Dr Stephen Thornhill which can be found here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-40989254.html Our response is here: A Chara, Read More …
The following important and timely article by UCC’s Dr Stephen Thornhill, appeared in the Irish Examiner Newspaper on 22nd October 2022, along with other articles which provide a difficult but critical information on the current food crisis in the Horn of Africa. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-40989254.html Stephen Thornhill Read More …
The Praxis Project recently sent a survey to all UCC staff to assess levels of interest in taking action regarding Famine in the Horn of Africa. The letter to colleagues is below and the survey results (without personal details) can be found at this link: Read More …
Dr Mike Ryan Webinar ‘COVID Now – What Next?’ recording is available below. 20 Sep 2022 Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme joined leading experts from UCC’s School of Public Health and UCC’s Centre for Global Development Read More …
War in Ethiopia Causes, Impact on Civilians and Response of the International Community Time: 1-2.30 PM Venue: CACSSS Seminar Room. Ground Floor O’Rahilly Building. The event is not being recorded for sensitivity reasons. Speakers (See biographies below) Dr. Nick Chisholm, International Development & Food Read More …
As part of Praxis Week 2022, we ran a seminar at UCC on the War in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. This was on (Monday 4th April) Speakers included Dr. Nick Chisholm, International Development & Food Policy, UCC, Mr. Temesgen Yalew, PhD Student UCC and Read More …
Seminar Date: 7th April 2022 as part of our first Praxis Week Speakers and talks… Dr Bozena Cierlik, School of History UCC gave a background to the independent Ukrainian state, its orientation towards Russia and more recently towards the West. In terms of global citizenship Read More …
Active Citizenship Showcase on Wednesday 6th April 2022 Well done to the students of UW0012 Global Citizenship and Development Education Class of 2022! The students showcased their 2022 projects and their passion for global social justice issues. Themes included: Child labour Policy Advocacy with Child Read More …
Praxis Week Tuesday 5th April at 1PM – UCC Staff explore Global Citizenship and Development Education Speakers: UCC staff participants in the Praxis Project…Chaired by Dr Brian Turner in discussion with Dr Amin Isaloo Sharifi, Dr Jenny Butler, Dr. Margaret Murphy, Dr Maeve O Sullivan, Read More …
