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Great colour and diversity on display at the Belfast Mela Carnival today. The Mela Festival continues until 25 August. Visit: https://belfastmela.org.uk/

A huge statement from the people of Belfast today who came out in force to stand in solidarity with minority communities targeted by racists and fascists. We won't let the far-right stir hatred and division in our city.

The Centre for Global Education Annual Report has been published with an overview of our activities over the past year including: education provision for Palestinian refugee children in Gaza and Lebanon; research; publications; training and much more. Check it out.
https://www.centreforglobaleducation.com/sites/default/files/CGE%20Ann%20Rep%202023%20Final.pdf

The latest newsletter from Centre for Global Education is now available with an update on all of our activities, and news of upcoming events in the global education and international development sectors.

https://bit.ly/46qxQVC

The Irish Development Education Association is hiring a Chief Executive Officer. The closing date for applications is 12 August. Details are available at: https://www.ideaonline.ie/chief-executive-officer

Just a week to go to get your applications in for the position of Assistant Editor in the Centre for Global Education supporting publication of the international journal, Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday, 02 August. Application documents are available at: https://www.centreforglobaleducation.com/jobs

Rich evidence of the impact of the Centre for Global Education's journal, Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review, on development education practice. Our updated database of citations generated by Policy and Practice articles shows that a total of 5,275 citations have appeared in 761 journals and 374 books. That represents an increase of 448 on 2023. The updated database is attached.
https://www.centreforglobaleducation.com/sites/default/files/Policy%20and%20Practice%20Citations%20Database%20July%202024%20Final.pdf

Centre for Global Education invites article contributions to Issue 40 of our journal, Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review, on the theme "Development Education and Class". Interested authors should submit an article abstract by 27 September 2024. The full Call for Contributors is available at: https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/submission-guidelines

Centre for Global Education invites applications for the part-time post of Assistant Editor which supports publication of the highly valued international journal, Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review. The deadline for applications is 02 August. Application documents are available at: https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/jobs

According to Save the Children UK, over 20,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be lost, disappeared, detained, buried under the rubble or in mass graves. These must stop.

https://www.savethechildren.net/missing-children-gaza -section-Whats-happening-3q84R8dRqb

A reminder that the closing date for applicants to the Centre for Global Education's Assistant Editor post is this Friday, 21 June at 5.00pm. Job documents available at: https://www.centreforglobaleducation.com/jobs

Henry Giroux on the corporatisation and more vacuity of higher education. "The campus protesters exemplify the courage and moral conscience needed in times of crisis." A must read.

The Neoliberal University Faces A Crisis: This Generation Could Change Everything There can be little doubt that neoliberalism has undermined, if not crippled, the notion of higher education as a democratic public sphere — a protective

Centre for Global Education has launched a new podcast series called "Reimagining Development". It aims to to discuss new ways of thinking about and practicing global education and international development. The first 6 episodes are available on Spotify.

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/CGE-Belfast

Centre for Global Education is inviting applications for the post of Assistant Editor which involves supporting publication of our peer reviewed, online, open access international journal, Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review. This is an exciting opportunity to work on one of the development education sector's most respected publications. The deadline for applications is Friday, 21 June at 5.00pm. Job materials are available at: https://centreforglobaleducation.com/jobs

Centre for Global Education is indebted to NIPSA for supporting our education programme for 12-16 yr old Palestinian and Syrian children in three camps in Beirut. The programme is providing formal education classes to children unable to attend school in Lebanon. The project is being delivered in Burj Barajneh, Rashidieh and El Buss refugee camps in partnership with the Women's Program Association, a Palestinian NGO.

There is just one week to register for the Comhlámh and Centre for Global Education seminar on "Development Education and Migration" at which we will debate the content of Issue 39 of
Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review. Speakers are: Elizabeth Meade, Emma Soye and Karen Wynne. Tuesday, 14 May at 12pm (online). Register at bit.ly/DevEdMigr

Drawing upon Naomi Klein’s new book Doppelganger, the latest blog from Centre for Global Education reflects on development education's non-response to the genocide in Gaza. It asks if development education has become a doppelganger of its former self.

https://www.centreforglobaleducation.com/development-educations-doppelganger

Check out the May monthly newsletter from Centre for Global Education with our latest publications and activities. We also have updates from the development education and international development sectors.

https://bit.ly/4dmwRcc

CHANGE OF DATE: Apologies everyone but Centre for Global Education and Comhlámh have had to change the date of their seminar on "Development Education and Migration" to Tuesday, 14 May at 12.00pm because of a clash with another event. All details are available at: https://centreforglobaleducation.com/events .

Join Centre for Global Education and Comhlámh for an online seminar to debate the content of Issue of Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review which is on the theme 'Development Education and Migration'. It will be held on Wednesday, 15 May at 12.00pm. Pre-registration on Eventbrite is essential at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/development-education-and-migration-tickets-890850296217?aff=oddtdtcreatorwhich. Please sign up for the session and share with friends.

Issue 38 of the Centre for Global Education's bi-annual, peer reviewed, open access journal, Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review, has just been published on the theme "Development Education and Migration". Its a significant contribution to the debate on one of the major development issues of today. Please share it colleagues and students.

https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/

Centre for Global Education and Financial Justice Ireland seek a consultant to carry out research on challenges and opportunities to address the dominant economic paradigm - neoliberalism - in development education. The research will investigate why the development education sector is not engaging with neoliberalism as the root cause of poverty. Tenders are invited by 5.00pm on 29 April. The research terms of reference are available at: https://www.centreforglobaleducation.com/jobs The DICE Project Tools For Solidarity Irish Development Education Association - IDEA Comhlámh

A reminder of the approaching deadline for submission of abstracts to Issue 39 of the Centre for Global Education's bi-annual journal,
Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review, which is on the theme "Development Education Silences". Authors interested in writing for this issue should submit your abstract by 1 April. The full Call for Contributors is available at: https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/submission-guidelines

"The millions of protestors on the streets of Europe and the US are the hope for the future of the world". Arundhati Roy on Gaza.

Arundhati Roy on Gaza: N̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ Again The richest, most powerful countries in the western world, those who believe themselves to be the keepers of the flame of the modern world’s commitment to

The March newsletter from Centre for Global Education
has just been published with updates on news, events, publications, and articles on global education and international development.

https://bit.ly/49yYKLK

Centre for Global Education is delighted to announce a new 2-year project in Lebanon for Palestinian and Syrian refugees funded by the NIPSA Developing World Fund. It will provide formal education classes and psychosocial support to 100 children in 3 Palestinian camps in Beirut and Tyre, Lebanon starting in March 2024. The children will be supported to continue their journey in education or start vocational training toward employment. Nasser Saleh UNRWA Ipsc Belfast Derry IPSC

Centre for Global Education is pleased to share our February newsletter, the E-bulletin, with an update on our activities on Palestine, and new resources and reports on international development issues and development education.

https://bit.ly/489fAzi

Centre for Global Education is pleased to share a report on a seminar, "Frontlines of Activism", held last December in partnership with The DICE Project. The seminar debated the content of Issue 37 of the Centre's journal Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review. The report carries presentations by the three speakers - Gertrude Cotter, Niamh Gaynor and Gabriela Martinez Sainz - and a recording of the session.
https://www.centreforglobaleducation.com/sites/default/files/Pol%20%26%20Practice%20Seminar%20JAN%202024%20Final.pdf

Centre for Global Education invites contributions to Issue 39 (Autumn 2024) of its bi-annual, peer reviewed, open access journal,
Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review, which is on the theme, "Development Education Silences". Authors interested in submitting should complete an article submission form by Monday, 1 April 2024. The submission date for commissioned articles is 5 July. The full call for contributors is attached:

https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/submission-guidelines

The first Centre for Global Education newsletter of 2024 has just been published with updates on news, jobs, funding opportunities and publications in the global education and international development sectors. Check it out.

https://bit.ly/47uFZrg