Hi all,
Apologies for those not in the vicinity of Glasgow- but for those who
are this event may be of interest,
Dave
RIGHT TO THE CITY: EDUCATION FORUM
*TIME*: *Saturday, 22nd January 2011,* *12.30-4.30.*
*PLACE: Partick Burgh Halls, Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow.*
Right to the City Forum has been running events since last summer
creating spaces for discussion, and exploring ideas of community
activism and how to define our own lives.
We are hosting an education forum on *Saturday 22nd January* at *Partick
Burgh Halls, Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow, from 12.30-4.30 *(note: 12.30
for 1.00 start, prompt!).**The venue is just off Dumbarton road,
Partick, only two mins from Partick rail and subway lines:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=55.87129974,-4.30905008
The Forum will attempt to open up the education debate beyond an
immediate defence against the cuts, and make a useful contribution not
only to the education movement but to wider activity against the
marketisation of cultural and public space. Members of the forum are not
aligned to any one party or political position, however, the 'Really
Open University', in the statement below, express some of our concerns
very well: http://reallyopenuniversity.wordpress.com/
/"The recent response to the marketisation of higher education has given
a voice and a collective identity to a discontent stretching beyond
funding constraints. It is now time to respond as well as create,
looking for new action and dialogue for the future. We want to open up
debate, not close it down.
Issues to consider: What is worth salvaging from the university system?
What strategies do we have for attracting those who ought to be
sympathetic: passive academics, apathetic students, individuals outside
of the University, young people? How to operate within the academy
without being corrupted by it? What could The University be? How do we
make this happen?"/
//
In short, the Forum will attempt to 're-imagine the school and the
university' - fighting for what education should be, not just preserving
what it currently is.
We will be looking at wider cuts/resistance in education and not just
the university. We also recognise that education is not confined to
educational establishments, and that those outside of educational
establishments have just as much if not more to teach than those in
education. The event is open to all. It is an opportunity to meet other
like-minded people to discuss the deep political implications of how the
education system manages human potential.
A set of short texts will introduce the main themes the forum will
explore. These will be handed out to all participants on the day and
used in the initial discussion session to develop more in-depth
discussion from people's responses. Some themes to be explored include:
student debt as training for life, the function of education in market
relations, transformative potential of education/what education might
be, uneven cuts to arts and humanities, academic 'autonomy'?,
disciplinary role of cuts/debt, crisis of aspiration (hope), wider cuts
beyond education, and linking of struggles within and beyond education.
Best Wishes,
Right to the City Forum.
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