What is global education about?
Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti, Professor of Global Education vanessa.andreotti@oulu.fi The letter below written by Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti, professor of global education at the University of Oulu, exemplifies the urgency for education to enlarge possibilities for thinking and relating to each other in complex, uncertain, plural and deeply unequal societies. Dear Mr. Obama, 44th President […]
No country of white men
. Marie Mainil Director of the Student Peace Alliance at The Peace Alliance marie@thepeacealliance.org . Banner in the entrance of Obama 2012 HQ – Remember that scene in the movie Money Ball when cigar smoking, fairly aged white men made decisions out of smoke around the power table? That’s how elections used to be […]
Peace and Conflict Resolution. Democratic Republic of Congo
By Samuel M. Muderhwa PCR President Founder & coordinator pastor.samuelm@gmail.com Background of the PCR Peace and Conflict Resolution was founded in Bukavu, South-Kivu by MULUMEODERHWA MUDERHWA Samuel and his wife Faida in 2004. They both completed a High diploma from the school of Mediation in Nairobi in 2006. This challenged them to continue to […]
Towards a 21st Century Heavenly Paradise on Earth
Melcir Erskine-Richmond Founder-CEO-Visionary Catalyst – First the Earth LandSea International Eco-Holistic-Living City Models Network first-the-earth@hotmail.com Having worked first in the publishing sphere in Australia, and then for a UK shipping publisher, and having also written a lengthy Annual Report for United Nations FAO sub-group, the UK Freedom From Hunger Campaign, while in England, I […]
Excuse Me, Can You Repeat That?
Cathryn Cushner Edelstein Scholar-In-Residence at Emerson College Cathryn_Edelstein@emerson.edu The rules of communication are not universal – they are specific to particular cultures. International students who attend school in the U.S. often prepare for years by learning English. Often they have learned English from a non-native speaker who teaches with the use of a textbook, scripted dialogues […]
Creating an Everyone a Changemaker World
We are living at an incredible moment in history, where all of the existing sectors of society are redefining themselves. It started with the private sector. Businesses let loose the radical idea: if you have a new idea and you make it work, we’ll make you rich and respected. Then we will copy you. This revolutionary […]
2013: Año Internacional de la Quinua (AIQ)
En la resolución (A/RES/66/221) la Asamblea General designó el 2013 «Año Internacional de la Quinua», en reconocimiento a los pueblos andinos que han mantenido, controlado, protegido y preservado la quinua como alimento para generaciones presentes y futuras gracias a sus conocimientos tradicionales y prácticas de vida en armonía con la madre tierra y la naturaleza. […]
Global Education Conference 2012
CONNECTING EDUCATORS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE Week of Global Collaboration November 12 – 16, 2012 The 2012 worldwide virtual Global Education Conference as well as the iEARN International Conference and Youth Summit are slated to take place simultaneously during International Education Week (November 12-16, 2012). These educational events are free of charge to all participants and […]
After Rio+20: Moving Beyond 2015
After Rio+20: Moving Beyond 2015 Peoples’ Sustainability Treaties in a Post Rio+20 Future: Advancing a Global Citizens Movement Around Sustainable Development A week-long set of Workshop Panels, 15-19th October, 2012 at Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ, USA SC 137 PROPOSED PROGRAM (Subject to revision) Day 01/October 15, 2012 “Rio+20: A Critical Analysis” 09.30AM – 9:55 AM Registration 9:55 AM – 10:00 AM Dr. […]
NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS-LEAD in Rio+20
SIDE EVENT OF RIO+20 Information Lead-organizer: Nurses Across the Borders Nigeria and SeaTrust Institute USA 11:30 – 13:00 Date: 19 Jun 2012 Room: T-8 CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTERS-THE ROLE OF THE GLOBAL FIRST RESPONDERS in RR Organizing partners NURSES ACROSS THE BORDERS-LEAD SEATRUST INSTITUTE AFRICA ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR RISK REDUCTIONS-UNISDR FEDERAL MINISTRY […]
