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Protecting the civil society space – 5 lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
Kai Evans reviews lessons learned from the pandemic about protecting civil society space during a crisis.

I don’t know what the answer is, but we need to keep having these conversations
As educators (in whatever context you are in), how do you challenge misogyny, when facts are no longer sacred, and

Episode 5: ‘A real convergence of young people and trade unionists on climate action’ – Yvonne O’Callaghan
It’s been 4 years since the global Schools Strike for Climate event. In this episode of the Irish Global Solidarity

Event: Game on! Using games based learning to explore global issues in Transition Year
How can young people learn about issues affecting our world today through games-based learning? What is gamification and what contributions

Event: Joining the Dots on Qatar, Modern Slavery and Legacies of Colonialism
Following the 2022 World Cup, hosted in Qatar, the session is an opportunity for history teachers (or those that teach

Free speech, censorship and snowflakes – take the test
Explore 10 short myths about the limits of freedom of expression, social media and the free press in an increasingly

Qatar and the World Cup – The beautiful game, gone ugly
3 key ‘sportswashing’ issues the Qatar World Cup hosts don’t want you to know. A list, by Kai Evans.

Decolonising museums – a reading list
The author of ‘Decolonize Museums’ assembles a list of essential reading on the past, present and future of museums

Access to or lack of? Food insecurity in 2022 – an update
An additional 345 million people are food insecure. How did this happen? Navika Mehta reviews the latest global food security

#100objects podcast: ‘For many people, it’s not questioned’ – on FGM and women’s rights in Kenya with Órla Ryan
Órla talks about what it was like meeting former circumcisers involved in female genital mutilation, the power of her platform