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IDEA Annual Conference
2021

IDEA Virtual Conference 2021

Global Citizenship and Inequality 2021: Forging a New Path?


Tuesday – Thursday, 22 - 24 June 2021


Join us for our virtual conference Global Citizenship and Inequality in 2021: Forging a new Path?


Our aim is to provide a space to explore global citizenship and inequality in the context of what’s happening in 2021. Covid 19 has highlighted inequality around the world, initially leading to an increased, collective sense of solidarity and empathy. While there has been a lot of discussion about creating a new normal and building back fairer, as with everything in the past year, this is now in flux as fatigue sets in and the vaccine roll out in many countries offers a glimpse of ‘normality’ and the comfort of the familiar.


Some of the questions we’ll be asking include:


While last year was characterised by empathy and solidarity, have we reached a crossroads? Will that sense of solidarity lead us to ‘build back fairer’, or is fatigue setting in and will the comfort of the familiar prove too strong?


Covid has given us a lived experience of how essential global solidarity is, but how can we keep that sense of global citizenship alive? 

How can Global Citizenship Education help people process this experience so that the lessons learnt inspire systemic change? 


Join us to explore what we can do to forge a new path towards a rights-based recovery that supports equality for all.

Panels

Anastasia Crickley, Chairperson Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre, and former chairperson UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 


Dr Lorna Gold, Social Scientist, Climate Activist, & Lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University 


Valery Molay, Activist, UN Youth Delegate for Ireland 2019-2020, and former Chairperson of ENAR Ireland 


Gavan Titley, Associate Professor Media Studies, Maynooth University, and Author of ‘Is Free Speech Racist?’ 


Amelia Cizwala Peterson, Assistant Country Director, GOAL Zimbabwe 



Wongani Grace Taulo, Senior Advisor Education, Gender Equity and Inclusion, UNICEF


Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Global Leader of Climate & Energy at WWF International, President of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change COP-20 in 2014 


Bulelani Mfaco, Activist and Spokesperson for the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI) 


Mark Malone, Communications Worker and Independent Researcher into the growth of extremist and far-right movements in Ireland 


Stephen McCloskey, Director of the Centre for Global Education & Editor of Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review 

Key Elements of the Conference 

Workshops

  • 10.00am - 12.00pm: Running in Parallel

    Strengthening Anti-Racism in our Organisations


    Trainer: Claudia Hoareau


    Workshop Content: This workshop aims to examine racism in the Irish context at a time when so much of what we are consuming is American centric and not always reflective of the Irish frame of reference. Taking this approach allows us to understand better, acknowledge and hold ourselves accountable to change in this area.


    Delivering Development Education through Blended Learning


    Trainer: Atanas Genkov


    Workshop Content: In this workshop we will look into the current reality of delivering Development education – online, offline and a combination of both. We will share experiences and challenges while finding new inspiration in the ‘blended’ approach. The practical tools and tips will help us to be creative in this new context. In addition, we will explore the nature and benefits of long-term online training courses and how we can use them to achieve lasting results and strong communities. The workshop will serve as a showcase of what is possible to achieve online in terms of connection, meaning and depth of learning.  

  • 2.00pm - 4.00pm: Running in Parallel

    Dealing with Ambiguity as Educators


    Trainer: Dermot O'Brien


    Workshop Content: In this workshop we will explore the current reality of what it means to be an educator right now. We will acknowledge the ambiguity in our present circumstances and consider how we navigate from here with purpose, meaning and positive intention. We will share experiences and develop a sense of how we might better manage our own well being alongside that of our learners as we accept and recommit ourselves to this important role. The workshop will compassionately remind us that in these times of upheaval and uncertainty, eco anxiety and burnout, we are challenged to reflect on our role and to find our place in the changing landscape.


    Global Citizenship and International Development Education "Otherwise" 


    Trainer: Vanessa Andreotti


    Workshop content: This workshop draws on the work of the 'Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures' arts/research/ecology collective (www.decolonialfutures.net). Participants will engage with tools and pedagogical experiments for GCE and DE "otherwise". These tools can support educators to create spaces for difficult conversations about the complexities of historical and systemic violence and unsustainability (e.g. colonialism, racism, consumerism). They also invite educators and learners to consider alternative ways of knowing, relating and being.

Videos

Reports

  • Opening Session

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  • Keynote Session

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  • Morning Panel Session

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  • Afternoon Panel Session

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  • Closing Session

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  • Strengthening Anti-Racism in our Organisations

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  • Dealing with Ambiguity as Educators

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  • Delivering Development Education through Blended Learning

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  • Global Citizenship and International Development Education Otherwise

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  • Development Education Showcases

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  • Conference Design and Considerations

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Speakers

Philip Alston

Philip is a Professor of Law at New York University. From 2014 to 2020 he was UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. He was previously Chair of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights from 1991 to 1998, and UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions form 2004 to 2010.

Orla McBreen

Orla McBreen is Director, Development Education and Civil Society unit, Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Having completed her MA in European Studies at the College of Europe, Natolin, Poland, Orla taught EU Politics and Policies in both Natolin, and Bruges, Belgium. Since joining DFA in 2000 she has held a number of positions across the organisation including as Acting Director Strategy & Performance Division, Assistant Chief of Protocol, and Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland at the Council of Europe, Strasbourg. She worked for five years at the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN (New York) with responsibility for Human Rights and Gender Equality. She then took on the role of Consul General at the Irish Embassy in Chicago before returning to Ireland in 2016 to become Head of Public Service Reform at Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and recently completed an MA in Leadership and Strategy with the IPA in 2018.

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