by Rehana Tejpar and Dan Rudolph “Nasruddin, why do you ride a donkey backwards?” “What are you talking about? I’m facing forward. It’s the donkey who’s facing backwards!” – Mulla Nasruddin, a 13th-century wise fool from present day Turkey Beginnings In most parts of the world, humanity is trapped in overlapping systems of power that
Beyond the evident gender gap — experienced uniquely in each region — and the violence perpetuated by systems designed and created by and for capitalism and patriarchy worldwide, what does it truly mean to be a man in the 21st century?
Developing educational initiatives around ways of being and knowing that diverge from mainstream approaches can feel like swimming in a sea against currents of resistance.
Months ago, I read an article on We Are Not Numbers about a young woman named Tala who lost all her books because of the genocide in Gaza.
We live in a world where we are constantly prioritizing the wellbeing of some over others. I wonder if our current moments of deep grief and darkness can teach us to reevaluate our thought patterns of identity, community, and belonging and to accept opportunities to learn what it really means to be human.
“By advocating for self-determination and empowering individuals to shape their own futures, we are fostering a sense of agency and optimism within our community, even amidst the current challenges we face.”
by Françoise Vergès History’s contribution to civic education and awareness is to alert to the existence of entangled histories, to bring light to the ways in which consent to political and economic systems is fabricated, the ways in which racist representations are created and circulated, and how networks of solidarity come to be. The group
La experiencia de innovación educativa realizada por los docentes de la Institución Educativa Alejandro Velasco Astete – Cusco a través del Proyecto: “Chacra y fuentes de agua: lugares y tiempos para el aprendizaje intercultural y ambiental”. Es realmente un esfuerzo por hacer de la educación una práctica sintiente y emotiva y a la vez emancipadora y critica en estos tiempos de incertidumbre global. Ella reconoce, revaloriza y “utiliza” unos lugares y unos tiempos de su pequeño territorio escolar para reconectar la relación humana con la naturaleza, las deidades y el cosmos, tal como lo hacían nuestros ancestros quechuas.
El Centro de Promoción de las Sabidurías Interculturales (CEPROSI) pone a disposición el libro Willkamayu, río sagrado. Estrategias para la convivencia con la Madre Agua como material de consulta y/o breve manual de acción en torno al cuidado del agua. El propósito de esta publicación es el de dar a conocer la naturaleza del agua en sus diversas manifestaciones en el marco de la vivencia de la cultura andina-amazónica heredada en el Perú. De este modo, se espera sensibilizar a todo lector, sin importar su edad y condición, para iniciar o promover acciones de revalorización y convivencia con la Madre Agua, de modo personal y/o institucional, en estos tiempos de incertidumbre.
by Devin Bokaer Many of us have experienced a desire to help make the world a better place. However, the crises that we are collectively facing are incredibly complex and interwoven with multiple forms of systemic oppression and trauma. It is important for change-makers to explore the problems in our responses to the problems and
A Aliança de Ecoversidades é uma comunidade de praticantes de aprendizagem de todo o mundo, empenhades em re-imaginar a educação superior e a cultivar prosperidade humana e ecológica em resposta aos desafios críticos dos nossos tempos.
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