PROGRAMME:
Wednesday 13 of May 2009
Maisha Solutions: independent learning and the empowerment of young people
Toyin Agbetu writer, film director, poet and the founder of Ligali, the Pan African human rights based organisation where he is head of social and education policy, will screen and discuss (a shortened version of) his latest film, Maisha Solutions in which he shares the results of his three year journey across three continents in search of solutions to the many problems African people currently face as a result of Maafa. Rejecting the classic ten point plan method, Maisha Solutions instead features contributions from various voices across the world with a strong emphasis placed upon independent learning and the empowerment of young people and women.
As this will be the final seminar in the series, and because it will include a screening, the seminar will begin at 6.30 and end at 8.30
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Wednesday 18 March 2009
'Critical Pedagogy'
Dr Sanjay Sharma from the School of Social Sciences at Brunel University discussed critical pedagogy, the politics of teaching and researching critically, with a focus on ‘race’ and multiculture.
Dr Sharma is the author of Multicultural Encounters (2006) and "Teaching Diversity: im/possible pedagogy" in Policy Futures in Education 4(2): 203-16.
He also the co-editor of the online 'race' journal darkmatter - http://www.darkmatter101.org
Wednesday 25 March 2009
'Developing Community for Education: An ELBWO Story'.
Maame Ama Gueye, Founding Member of East London Black Women’s Organisation (ELBWO) will look back to ELBWO's origins 30 years ago, and to the social conditions out of which it grew, in order to contribute to telling the story of ELBWO and to provide a context for theorising a wide range of contemporary issues to do with: African diaspora community in Britain; community action for education; African women and the women's movement.
In addition to being a founding member of ELBWO Maame Ama Gueye has also worked for the organisation and has been a long serving management committee member of ELBWO. Her presentation will take the form of a dialogue with Kenyah Nyamache MSc., UKCP (director of the Nyamache Family Consultation Centre) who will be helping the audience to explore the contemporary significance of the ELBWO story.
Wednesday 29 April 2009
'Schools as communities of learning which guarantee equality and justice for all our children'.
Gerry will also ask participants in this seminar to consider making their own enquiries into exclusions and truancy data in the boroughs where they live, as well as into the extent to which their local schools reflect Britain's multi-ethnic, multicultural, multilingual and multifaith society in terms of (a) governance (b) staffing (c) enrolment (d) setting and examination entries (e) curricula and teaching resources (f) parent participation (g) student councils (h) school exclusions and (i) academic outcomes. These could be subjects for students’ independent research projects. Facts to be considered: annually there are about 9000 permanent exclusions, 50,000 fixed term exclusions and 9 million half-days lost through truancy. 90,000 pupils are absent daily.
Communities Empowerment Network (CEN) was established in 1999 to provide advice, support and representation for people experiencing problems in education and employment, especially exclusion from schools. 95% of CEN’s clients are from the black communities.
Wednesday 6 May 2009
'Ipaja Community Link and Community Development Field Trips to Nigeria'
Yomi Oloko, of Development Impact for Nigeria (a UK based Nigerian Diaspora organisation that aims to mobilise Nigerians in the Diaspora to support development in Nigeria - http://www.difn.org.uk/) will discuss making field trips to Nigeria to support DIFN's work with Ipaja Community Link in Lagos - http://ipajacommunitylink.blogspot.com/ .
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