Events

13 April 2010

Launch of Learning Lab: 'Identities and Social Justice'

FOMACS/BRITISH COUNCIL Public Education Project

FOMACS and the British Council are pleased to announce the launch of a collaborative public education project, titled Learning Lab: ‘Identities and Social Justice'.

13 - 15 April 2010

Lab Leader: Andrea Durbach, Director of Australian Human Rights Centre at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Venue: Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2.

9:30am - 4:30pm Tuesday-Thursday.

The idea for Learning Lab stems from an understanding that ‘transformative education' initiatives allow for communities of learners to emerge in a space outside the academy and within civil society.

The Learning Lab ‘Identities and Social Justice' opens a space for a focused discussion on the theme of identities aligned with the concept of social justice. Learning Lab bridges debates about cultural identity with principles of social equality - connecting questions about race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, gender, culture, language and religion, in addition to youth and age.

Building on the combined work of FOMACS and the British Council, Learning Lab forges a collaboration that recognizes the complimentary interests of each partner, drawing on a range of resources and established cultural, social and political networks on the island of Ireland and beyond. Learning Lab works in association with Instituto Cervantes.

Drawing on a series of established projects in Australia, Canada, US and the UK, Learning Lab sessions are led by three international public intellectuals, writers, and activists:

Andrea Durbach, Director of Australian Human Rights Centre at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Handel Kashope Wright, Director of the Centre for Culture, Identity and Education, University of British Columbia, Canada and Board Member of the Highlander Research and Education Center, Tennessee, USA.

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, UK based broadcast journalist, writer and public speaker on race and cultural identities (September 2010).

Learning Lab runs for three successive days, with labs scheduled for April, May and September, 2010. If you wish to find out more about Learning Lab, please go to www.learninglab.ie and fill out the application form (September 2010).

For further information, please visit www.learninglab.ie

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