The Huffington Post recently included what it considers the Top 10 quotes from various ‘leaders’ across the globe that “in some way changed how humanity looks at the world.” This list includes quotes that commemorate historical moments/actions that impacted on the global landscape, through political reforms, scientific revolutionary discoveries, human
A date before August 20th 2014 will mark Earth Overshoot Day, the approximate date on which our resource consumption for this year will exceed the planet’s ability to replenish itself. 21 years ago, the date was October 21, by 2003 it was September 22nd and by 2013 it had moved
The Guardian newspaper captured the essence of the issue in its editorial of April 21st: ‘A proud father who is fleeing persecution, a mother who wants to give her family a chance – every migrant who risks their lives in the Mediterranean has a story that any European would recognise.
Obtaining up-to-date information, facts, figures as well as case studies and viewpoints on important current development and human rights issues has never been easier. Apart from being available on the Internet, such materials are easily accessed through a number of important international reports which are published annually or bi-annually. This
Covid-19 highlights the importance of our Global Citizenship and Development Education. The first in a 3-part series, Colm Regan introduces 3 teaching strategies for adapting and exploring with learners
My husband Amos and I ‘stay’ in Inyathi district Ward 15. Three years ago, we both tested positive for HIV.
The deadline for the Global Passport Award closes this Monday, 29th February. Programme Support Officer with Worldwise Global Schools, Laura Cahill, speaks to Tony Daly about the Award for post primary schools, as well as some highlights from 2015. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Why should teachers, young people and their schools apply for
Join us on 27 January 2021 for a screening of Never Waste a Crisis, a short documentary film on how human rights are being undermined during the COVID19 crisis, followed by a lively discussion with producer Emmet Sheerin from Trócaire and climate activist and campaigner Alicia O’Sullivan
To be an abolitionist, or not to be an abolitionist? Henning Mankell (Swedish crime author and artist) tells the story about Thomas Clarkson and his decision to challenge the slave trade back in 1787 in a short essay worth reading: A decision that changed the world. On democracy: guess which
Join us for a 1 hour session that will demystify what we know about pharmaceutical companies, patents and Covid-19 vaccine supplies
Launch of the third study of development education and global citizenship education resources in Ireland with 9 recommendations in formal and non-formal education in Ireland.
Following the 2022 World Cup, hosted in Qatar, the session is an opportunity for history teachers (or those that teach with history components such as CSPE or politics and society teachers) to use the example of Qatar and modern slavery to apply a new framework for Critical Development Education
Technology has changed activism. From public opinion campaigns to e-petitions, technology has changed the meaning of activism, and created a new sphere of online action brought right to one’s living room couch. It is easier now more than ever to take ten minutes out of your day and partake in
On September 18, Scottish voters between 16 and 18 will be eligible for the first time ever to vote in the referendum on whether Scotland will remain part of the UK or not. One aspect of the debate so far that has been overlooked by most of the interested groups
Caitríona Ní Cassaithe and Ben Mallon introduce a teacher’s guide and methods for exploring modern slavery today and addressing complex issues such as inequality, power and exploitation
The idea of “giving back” or ‘making a difference’ by volunteering overseas is well known in Ireland. Many individuals and communities have either volunteered overseas or know someone who has. Volunteering in orphanages has been popular with many travellers; spending time caring for, or teaching children living in residential care.
The role of women in developing countries, as explored throughout this module, has been recognised as the single most important factor when it comes to bringing about and sustaining long term social change.
“‘Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognises before it can speak. But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we explain that world with words, but word can never undo the fact that
It is International Day of the Girl Child, and with 1.1 billion girls in the world it most certainly is an important topic. The theme this year is ‘Girls progress = goals progress: a global girls data movement’ based on the idea that ‘what gets counted gets done.’ In a
The Geography Syllabi at Junior and Senior Levels, Post-Primary have strong strands on development issues and the AGTI has undertaken many workshops on the subject over the years. The specific area of focus was Aid, Trade and Sustainable Development and the brief was to help update teachers on the issues
Having lived for years in African countries and loving the wonderful sunny climates there, I became very negative towards Ireland’s natural environment and was very cynical and irritated when people would constantly comment about how ‘green’ Ireland is. Of course it is – it’s always raining. The opportunities for glimpsing
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Given the nature and scale of the issues central to development education, it is inevitable and desirable that attention is paid to how we approach issues and debates about human development, human rights, inequality and injustice etc. So much research and practice on the topic of how, where and when
It is not surprising that Africa’s vaccine manufacturing capacity has been limited. The facilities supply less than 1% of vaccines needed for the continent.
Peter Manning presents a brief guide to teaching inequality in a primary schools context.
Ciara Regan finalising an exhibition display case. Feb, 2020. Photo: Joshua Mulholland TEACHING MATERIALS 10 kick-starter activities to support use of the Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects digital exhibition in education contexts. Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects offers a brief and selective introduction to the many campaigns, activities
Explore a brief timeline marking 36 moments and events with richly diverse stories of African struggle, unity and solidarity for over 140 years.
This learning unit has been developed to support teachers and students in exploring famine in the context of Irish history and beyond
In the shadow of the most traumatic attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust and what Palestinian people are referring to as a ‘second Nakba’, Ciara Regan shares a three-point guide for educators and teachers looking to make sense of the latest and most extreme clash of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Who is responsible and who is to blame for practices that can only amount to being called greenwashing? A teachers’ guide by Rachel Elizabeth Kendrick