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 …
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Praxis Summer School 2023 Day 3- LGBT+ and Human Rights
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 …
Praxis Summer School – Reflection on Day 3 – Keynote Food Security
By Edel Whelton, Dept of Chemistry UCC Day 3 of the Praxis Summer School took place on 8th June 2023 at Nano Nagle Place in Cork city, surrounded by such lovely gardens. For the morning session we are privileged to meet with four really fantastic Read More …
Summer School 2023 – Reflection on Day 2
Image on the Left – some reflections on people, books, films, media that have influenced participants. Reflection on Day 2 of Praxis Summer School 2023, which took place on 1st June 2023. by Edel Whelton, Chemistry Department UCC Day 2 was another day of learning, Read More …
Reflection on Praxis Summer School 2023 Day 1
Praxis Summer School 2023 Day 1 31/05/23 A Reflection by Edel Whelton, Chemistry Department UCC I applied to help as a support staff for the Praxis Summer School 2023. I was interested in the themes but didn’t expect to be so interested in the content Read More …
Summer School 2023 – Overview and Appreciation
The is the first of a series of blogs on the Praxis Summer School 2023. Our first full Summer School took place this Summer on 31st May and 1st and 8th of June. The theme of this year’s Summer School was Social Movements, Education and Read More …
Invitation to Praxis Summer School 2023
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 …
Praxis Pilot mini Summer School 2022
The first Praxis Summer School took place on 8th to 12th of August 2022. We were delighted to welcome UCC Staff Anna Santucci, James Bilson, Julie Butters, Kevin Power, Marie Ryan, Kathy Bradley, Ceire Broderick and Chiara Bonfiglioli. One possibly the hottest week of the Read More …
Praxis Pilot mini Summer School 2022
Dates: 8th to 12th August 2022 Time: 2-4 Monday to Friday Venue: Active Learning Room, Student Hub Overview of the Week Workshop 1: Getting to know one another. Us as individuals and as a group. Introduction to Development Education. Some global challenges. Workshop 2: Global Read More …