Global Education Magazine: Human Rights Day
Download the magazine here IN MEMORIAM: NELSON MANDELA We speak here of the challenge of the dichotomies of war and peace, violence and non-violence, racism and human dignity, oppression and repression and liberty and human rights, poverty and freedom from want. Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Address (10 December 1993) AMANDLA! Global Education Magazine is […]
Post-2015 Development Agenda: Targeting Poverty through Sustainable Peace
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/109240604″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Mugo Mugo Conflict Researcher and Co-Founder of African Media Initiative on Development (AMID-Africa). Masters of Arts Student of Peace, Development, Security and International Conflict Transformation at Innsbruck University March 2014. Holder of Masters Degree in Media, Peace and Conflict Studies from UN’s-Mandated University for Peace (2012). e-mail: […]
Democracy, Sustainability and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Ashish Kothari Founder-member, Kalpavriksh e-mail: chikikothari@gmail.com http://radicalecologicaldemocracy.wordpress.com / www.iccaconsortium.org Abstract: In the context of the ongoing review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and their possible replacement by a new framework in 2015, it is important to highlight the issues of democracy, ecologically sustainability and socio-economic equity as being central to such a framework. This article puts forth ideas […]
Human Collaboration the Peoples Revolution of a Global Learning Framework
Richard Close CEO-Servant, The Chrysalis Campaign. As a senior consultant, Richard has developed programs for different companies, including poverty curriculum development in Bridgeport, CT and the development of a UNESCO PPN African portal. e-mail: rclose@richardclose.info web: http://globallearningframework.ning.com . Abstract: “While traditional classrooms wade through indexed text books chapter by chapter in order to pass Friday’s test, […]
Face to Face: Global Understanding Through Personal and Virtual Contact
Judith Beth Cohen Professor, School of Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. Jcohen@lesley.edu . Abstract: Based on travel-study experiences in Ghana, Peru, South Africa and other sites, Cohen discusses the positive effects of short-term travel study immersion for students and faculty. Citing research studies that explore global attitudes of participants after such travel, Cohen makes a […]
The Creative Communication
Dorina Marin Primary teacher at National College “Octav Bancila” Iasi Romania e-mail: domar68@yahoo.com web: http://clasa1bcolegiuldearta.wordpress.com/ . Abstract: The creative communication aims expression in an original manner and facilitates better understanding of the message. A creative community primarily means to think creatively. Whether it is in relationships with colleagues or in family contexts, the quality of communication with others depends […]
International Day of Democracy: The Contribution of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies Network
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114305025″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Linda Hartling Director, Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies; Cofounder, World Dignity University lhartling@humiliationstudies.org . Evelin Lindner Founding President, Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies, affiliated with the University of Oslo, Norway, and Columbia University, NY, USA; Cofounder, World Dignity University e.g.lindner@psykologi.uio.no . Michael Britton Board Member, Human Dignity […]
Schools in Emergency: Learning From Past Mistakes
By Donna Goodman Founding Director at Earth Child Institute, UNICEF donna@earthchildinstitute.org . Innovating fun and stimulating ways to raise awareness and to generate support for each and every child to fulfill her/his destiny to ‘be the change’ we need for a peaceful sustainable world for all! Check out the amazing international work of Earth Child […]
Global Learning Academy: Wish List
Rubina Ali Chariperson at Global Learning Academy globallearning999@gmail.com / www.globallearningacademy.org . Lets see where it all began. I was living in USA(25 years) with my daughter and son and had no clue on how tough life is in the third world. As I went through the divorce and lost the luxury of having family, events, […]
World Refugee Day: the Hidden Truth of Refugees
World Refugee Day: The Hidden Truth of Refugees from Global Education Magazine on Vimeo. Balata Camp is the largest refugee camp in the West Bank The area is 0.25 km2. The population registered by the UNRWA are 26,500 but the real number in the camp are 28,000. The unemployment rate in Balata camp is […]
