On Thursday September 30, 2021 some sixty persons from a number of countries participated in a Webinar in honour of the 100th birthday of Paulo Freire. The Webinar was hosted by the Jamaican Council for Adult Education (JACAE) under the theme, The Continuing Relevance of Paulo Freire: Education as a Project of Freedom. The main …
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At its Annual General Meeting on October 18, the members of the Institut de coopération pour l’éducation des adultes (ICÉA) adopted a 2021-2022 action plan that includes participation in CONFINTEA VII, to be held in Morocco in 2022. In this perspective, the ICÉA intends to exercise leadership in Quebec, Canada and within UNESCO throughout the …
During September, the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE) launched a campaign through communication, awareness and dialogue activities in order to remember the importance of the legacy of the Brazilian educator Paulo Freire and reaffirm our option and struggle for a liberating education that strengthens democracy and promotes social transformation, towards a …
Since its launch in 2016, the Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning (GAL) has driven international discourse and guided the agenda for literacy provision globally for those who need it most. GAL is an alliance of 29 countries committed to improving youth and adult literacy and it serves as a platform …
All the CONFINTEA VII Sub-regional Consultations and Regional Preparatory Meetings, a process that began in January and ended in September 2021, have been completed. This involved a total of 17 meetings: four sub-regional meetings in Africa, two regional meetings in the Arab States, five sub-regional and one regional consultation in Asia-Pacific, and one meeting each …
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The first meeting of the CONFINTEA VII Consultative Committee (CVIICC) was conducted last 1st July 2021. The CVIICC’s role is to provide guidance and advice on preparation of CONFINTEA VII in 2022. The aim of the first meeting was to review the overall process with a special focus on developing the thematic orientation of CONFINTEA VII, establishing …
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The “we-are-ale” campaign was featured during a virtual plenary session on June 5, 2021, as part of Adult Education in Global Times: An International Research Conference. More than 400 registrants participated in this four-day event hosted by the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE), the University of British Columbia, and seven other …
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Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 13.30 – 15.00 CEST The event offered analysis of the role of civic education, media literacy and critical in awareness raising about upholding human rights, freedom of speech and participation of citizens during the pandemic thinking of COVID-19 crises. Suggestions were offered to the policy makers for actions and measures to …
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Friday, 9 July 2:00 to 3:45 PM EST COVID-19 has made it evident that we not only have to “build back-better” but we need to bring transformative change in the way we approach education. What is the purpose of education? Can education help to build a better, more just and more caring society? The objectives …
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 13.30 – 15.00 CEST Target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals is key to achieving Agenda 2030. It highlights the power of transformative education, education that promotes global citizenship, sustainable development, human rights, gender equality, peace and appreciation of cultural diversity. Transformative education is education that fosters engaged, active and critical …