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My top 10 life changing ‘good news’ trends from 2013
Recent debates on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and on the measurement of human development have highlighted a series of highly significant and life enhancing developments as regards people’s most basic human needs in recent decades. Despite ongoing injustice and inequality (the latter increasing year on year) millions of the
Top 10 blog posts from 2013
So here’s the rundown on the top blog posts from 2013. Thanks to everyone who has written, edited, posted, shared over the past year – and see you in 2014! Not men for flags: Northern Ireland and its path to peace by Omar Grech Israel, Caherciveen, The Telegraph and ‘anti-Semitism’
How the news media has failed women in 2013
There is nothing retro about sexism. You don’t need to turn the clock back to the 60s through a Mad Men box set (age rating 15+) nor the 70s via the recent film Anchorman 2 (PG13) to see examples of sexism directed at women – either aggressively or in passive office
In words and deeds: Nelson Mandela on development and international justice
Many have said that in the passing of Mandela, a shining light in the world, a beacon of hope, has gone. This, I feel, is not true. We are all familiar with the more famous quotes from Madiba, however, here are some we may not be so familiar with –
Mandela: he changed the world
A tribute by cartoonist Zapiro from today’s Mail & Guardian newspaper to the life and times of Nelson Mandela, former lawyer, radical anti-apartheid activist, prisoner for 27 years, a canny politician and the first President in a fully democratic South Africa who died in his Johannesburg home last night at
Have your say – complete our survey and win DE resources
It’s that time of the year again where teachers and readers have their say to help us improve DevelopmentEducation.ie by taking part in our short online survey. Those who complete the survey will be in with the chance of winning a free hamper of development education resources and some fair
Development Education Week in Maynooth
We’re off to Maynooth this morning to take part in Development Education Week – an annual week of activities, seminars and training sessions packaged together for student teachers completing the professional diploma in education (PDip or PDE) for teaching at post primary level in Ireland. Many people typically view DE
World Toilet Day?
Yes, there really is one, it’s on November 19th. Go on smile, have a little laugh even, it’s perfectly alright; the man from the United Nations said we probably would. In fact, he said “The amusement and laughter likely to follow the designation of 19 November as ‘World Toilet Day’
What we’re watching: ‘Price Tag’ lipdub by 500 women; The music of a war child; Epic speech on sexism in politics; Because I am a girl; the film that changed the law in Kurdistan
Here’s the latest roundup of videos we’ve been watching here at DevelopmentEducation.ie world HQ. ‘Price Tag’ lipdub by 500 women | Uganda Mircofinance.com is a site run by Dutch nongovernmental organisation SYPO who provide structural aid in Uganda. The website was started to support a microfinance project run by SYPO
Calling all reformers: write a submission on citizenship education
****Note: the consultation has been extended until Friday 17th January 2014. More information at the NCCA CSPE consultation online**** ___________________________________________________________________ The need for citizens to respond to the social, political and economic ills in Ireland has never been greater. Many years of rapid economic growth and political administration over the