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[Event] Learning and youth social movements roundtable
I am looking forward to be chairing a roundtable discussion on the learning dimension of youth and student movements from across the globe. The event will be on 28th February, 12-1pm (UK). Registration is: http://www.bit.ly/YouthActivistsRoundtable. The event is part of the Education and Development Series hosted by the Schools of International Development and Education and…
Solidarity as development practice – volunteering and social action in the Global South
In 2018, I contributed a blogpost for Convivial Thinking that gathers my early reflections on volunteering practices in the Global South – including those conducted by young people. I was particularly worried about the way Global South communities are often framed within development conversations. That people from these communities are often thankful receivers rather than…
Students by day, rebels by night?
For my Literacies of Dissent project, I draw inspiration from a recent global report (2020-2021) I co-authored exploring the criminalisation of student dissent in shrinking democracies. I conducted this project with the Norwegian organisation SAIH (Students ‘and Academics’ International Assistance Fund) – a truly proactive student-led organisation that seeks to recognise student activists as human…
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