Seminar on initial teacher training in Inclusive Education and for Social Justice by Cynthia Duk and F. Javier Murillo at the Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile The programme Strengthening of the Initial Teaching Training of the University of Bío-Bío (FIDUBB), developed in agreement with the Chilean Ministry of Education, organised the seminar in the Aula Magna of the Fernando May Campus, under the title “Building bridges between education for Social Justice and Inclusive Education in the context of initial teacher training. ” The FIDUBB, where this seminar is framed, is a national macro project to support teacher training that is carried…

21st Research seminar of the DEMOSPAZ-UAM Institute "Freedom of school choice and school segregation" The DEMOSPAZ Institute organises, together with the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice, the 21st Research Seminar, where F. Javier Murillo, Chairholder, and Julio Rogero Anaya, primary school teacher and active member of Colectivo Escuela Abierta, will discuss one of the most current issues in Spain.The main objective of the seminar is to deepen the controversial debate between the right of free school choice versus the right to equal opportunities.The seminar will be held in the Mixed Room of the Plaza Mayor Building of the…

Panel discussion on "Education for Social Justice in the context of teacher training" at the Universidad Central de Chile F. Javier Murillo, Director of the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice, attended as a participant the discussion "Education for Social Justice in the context of teacher training" at the Universidad Central de Chile in Santiago.The discussion was held together with Jaime Veas Sánchez, dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, and Cynthia Duk Homad, director of the Center for Development and Innovation in Inclusive Education.

Next issue of the International Journal of Education for Social Justice dedicated to "Education, Democracy and Social Justice: Perspectives from Latin America" Volume 9 (2), corresponding to December 2020, of the International Journal of Education for Social Justice will be dedicated to "Education, Democracy and Social Justice: Looks from Latin America". The number is coordinated by Angelo Vittorio Cenci (FE-UPF-Brazil) and Margarita Sgró (FCH-UNICEN-Argentina). The deadline for receipt of articles is May 1, 2020. All the information in: Autonomous University of Madrid RINACE PDF

New issue of the International Journal of Education for Social Justice dedicated to "Inclusive Education for Social Justice" Volume 8, number 2, corresponding to December 2019 is available from the International Journal of Education for Social Justice dedicated monographically to Inclusive Education for Social Justice. "This number has been coordinated by Gerardo Echeita, professor at the University Autonomous of Madrid This number is also the first indexed in Scopus. The International Journal of Education for Social Justice can be accessed through the UAM portal at OJS or through the RINACE website. Outline Presentation A la Espera de un Fructífero Cruce…

F. Javier Murillo participates in the Onda Vecinal Radio program "We are committed: Segregation in the classroom" The Radio Neighborhood Wave program "Commits us: Segregation in classrooms", directed by Francisco Poveda del Álamo, discusses how the educational system is organized from public authorities and the negative consequences that political and investment decisions have on rights of students, which must be the same for the whole Community.The guests who reflected on the current situation of segregation in the classrooms are: F. Javier Murillo, UNESCO Chairholder.Rosa María Martínez, who has been a teacher in several Getafe schools, has been school counselor for almost…

Short course UAM: Memory and education for peace: Strands of living peace Juan Gutiérrez, mediator and researcher for Peace, Founder of the Gernika Gogoratuz Center and the Hebras de Paz Association, will coordinate a short-term UAM course between January 28 and February 20, 2020.This course addresses the role of memory in building positive peace. Propose to create a common memory based on acts of compassion and humanity and not on feelings of revenge. From his project: "Strands of living peace" tries to answer the question:How to think the violence of this world in a non-victimizing and despotive way ?.How to…

Presentation of the book "2030 Agenda. Keys to social transformation" On Wednesday, December 11, the Autonomous University of Madrid presented the book 2030 Agenda. Keys to sustainable transformation in the Assembly Hall of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education.Rafael Garesse Alarcón, Rector of the UAM, Margarita Alfaro Amieiro, Vice Rector of Institutional Relations, Social Responsibility and Culture of the UAM; María Jesús Such Devesa, Vice-Rector for Social Responsibility and University Extension Policies of the UAH and Director of the Cooperation Working Group of the Crue-Internationalization Sector Commission; and some authors of the book, among which was Carlos Giménez, director of the…

Expo Contaminación Artística. New exposition ARTEspacios-UAM inspired by COP25 Madrid hosts from 2 to 13 December, the Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25). The UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice, from its line of action “Art and Participation”, joins Spain's commitment to assume a leadership role in the face of the climate challenge, which is one of the greatest threats to prosperity and sustainable development of the planet.Students of artistic education reflect on the consequences of generating waste and do so by modifying famous paintings with the help of editing programs for the transformation…

Infant and Primary School (CEIP) Manuel Núñez de Arenas: a school with a goblin On Monday, December 2, we shared a meeting with teachers and families at the Manuel Núñez de Arenas Public School. During this meeting we present the results of the ethnographic study carried out in this same school and entitled “CEIP Manuel Núñez de Arenas: a school with a goblin”.The study was carried out as part of the doctoral thesis “Creating democracy in schools. An ethnographic study on power, community and education”, developed by Guillermina Belavi in the framework of the R&D of the UNESCO Chair in…