Learning to change the world- we need an alternative education
We need new concepts for education and knowledge. The seminar provides examples of self-organized popular education on issues like climate change, gender, fair trade, anti-racism, solidarity and grassroot mobilisation. Aim:to increase co-operation between educational agents and social movements, to transform education, to strengthen alternative education with the help of the social forum process.
| När |
2008-09-19 från 09:30 till 12:30 |
|---|---|
| Var | Mazettihuset . Mazettisalen |
| What | Seminar |
| Theme | Democratizing knowledge, culture, education information and mass media |
| Aim | Alliance building for joint mobilizations, actions and campaigns, Developing strategies, visions and alternatives, Perspectives on social forum process, social movements, global justice movement |
| Languages | English, Français, Polski, |
Popular/alternative education as a tool for change and mobilisation of people towards a fairer world. Goals like sustainable development, gender equality, human rights, fighting poverty, racism etc, need all of us to participate. Global elites working from above cannot do this. Shaping our joint future in Europe and in the world means helping ourselves and others to become truly capable of doing this.
The seminar will include short inputs with varying approaches, small group interactive-work and plenary sessions on:
Practical examples on education for change from different countries -
popular/alternative education about climate change, gender, fair trade, anti-racism,
north-south-cooperation and grassroot mobilisation; language for change; changing ourselves to help change in the world
What is already happening? how can we increase cooperation/networking between educational and social initiatives?
Can we jointly develop strategies for transforming the educational sector in Europe?
How can we cooperate to strengthen popular education/alternative education in the social forum process and in movements around the world?
Programme (changes still possible):
- short presentations of ideas/concepts/working methods and exchange of experiences
- discussion groups – small group work
- Where do we go from here? Networking – connecting the initiatives – new ideas?
Organisers and keynote speakers from:
Föreningen Offensiv Folkbildning, Sweden, Initiative Colibri, Germany, Groupe Francais de education nouvelle, Kvarnby folkhögskola, the British AdEd Knowledge Company LLP, Jan Jozef Lipski's Common University, Poland.
Veneu: FRIDAY 9.30 – 12.30 MÖLLEVÄNGEN, MAZETTIHUSET, MAZETTISALEN
Translation: English/French/Polish
Organisations collaborating on this activity
- Kvarnby Folkhögskola - Kvarnby Folk High School, Sweden
- Socialistisk Folkeoplysningsforbund, Denmark
- Studeforbundet Solidaritet, Norway
- Folkets bildningsförbund, Finland
- Vänsterns internationella forum, Sweden
- Institute of Globalization and Social Movements, Russian Federation
- KSL Civic Association for Adult Learning, Finland
- Initiative Colibri/Forum3, Germany
- Groupe Français d'Education Nouvelle, France
- Föreningen Offensiv Folkbildning, Sweden
- Association Paulo Freire,
- Aded Knowledge Company, United Kingdom
- Vasudhaiva Kutumbakan, Finland
- Fosen folkehöyskole, Norway
- Teremiski education centre, Poland
Participants
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Ulrich Morgenthaler,
Germany [Colibri/ Forum3 ] -
Henning Süssner,
Sweden [Kvarnby folkhögskola ] -
Joëlle Cordesse,
France [GFEN ] -
Marie Bastide,
France [GFEN ] -
Marion Horton,
United Kingdom [AdEd Knowledge ] -
Jarna Pasanen,
Finland [Friends of the Earth Finland ] -
Lars Igeland,
Sweden [Föreningen Offensiv Folkbildning ] -
Danuta Kuron,
Poland [Teremiski Education Centre ] -
not decided,
Norway [Fosen folkehöyskole ] -
Carol Bergin,
Germany [Colibri ] -
Johannes Lauterbach,
Germany [Colibri/ Attac ]
