Today we celebrate the World Day of Social Justice Since 2007, on December 20, World Social Justice Day has been celebrated, the day when the Inter-American Labor Organization (ILO) unanimously adopted the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a fair globalization. This day recognizes the need to promote socio-economic policies, both national and international, that lay the foundations of more democratic, fair and inclusive societies.The General Assembly recognises that social development and Social Justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance of peace and security in and among nations, and that, in turn, social development and Social Justice cannot be…

Conference-colloquium on "Artistic engineering, ethical creativity and Social Justice" with the participation of Francisco Ortuño Millán Jessica Cabrera, a member of the research and teaching staff at the UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice, organised a conference on "Artistic engineering, ethical creativity and Social Justice" on February 14 at 3:30 pm at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at Autonomous University of Madrid. The event is framed in the context of the UAM Creativity Expert program, which was incorporated into the Chair's workstream of "Creativity and Social Justice" (yet to be published).Francisco Ortuño Millán, cultural engineer and artist-researcher,…

A video on the development of the round table on the new educational law (LOMLOE) organised by “Redes por Otra Política Educativa” is available The permanent commission of "Redes por Otra Política Educativa", a network to which the UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice belongs, organised a round table on February 7 on the new educational law (LOMLOE) at the Ateneo de Madrid.Throughout its development, the representatives of the political parties that participated and supported the aforementioned 'Basis Document ... ”presented their position regarding the Educational Reform Project that will again enter the legislative agenda of the Parlament this…

UNESCO publishes the report "Humanistic future of learning: perspectives of UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks" UNESCO has just published a report entitled “Humanistic futures of learning: perspectives from UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks”, whose objective is to generate a global debate and action program on the future of education, learning and knowledge in a world every time more complex, uncertain and precarious. Recognizing the need to make all voices heard to define and transform education, the initiative is based on a broad and open participation process that involves a variety of stakeholders at global, regional and local levels.The UNESCO Chair…

Next defense of Miguel Ángel Álbalá's Doctoral Thesis under the workstream of "Representations on Social Justice" Miguel Ángel Albalá Genol, member of the research and teaching team of the Chair, will defend on Tuesday 18, the Doctoral Thesis entitled “Representations and attitudes towards Social Justice of future teachers: factors involved and possibilities for improvement” at 11.30h in Sala de Grados of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of the Autonomous University of MadridThe Doctoral Thesis has been directed by Antonio Maldonado, also a member of the team and teacher of the Chair, and is part of the workstream Representations…

The Chair holds a workshop at the IES Barrio de Bilbao on the different dimensions of democracy in the school On Wednesday, February 12, the UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice had the opportunity to have the collaboration of PhD and Master students from the Autonomous University of Madrid for the development of a workshop on the perceptions of a group of students from the Professional Training (FP) in sociocultural and tourist animation of the highschool Barrio de Bilbao, Madrid. The highschool is part of Red de Escuelas Hermanadas por la Justicia Social, a space for the exchange of experiences and…

Call for papers for vol 10(2) of the International Journal of Education for Social Justice on "Art Education for Social Justice" A call is made for the reception of articles for volume 10 number 2, which will be published in December 2021 by the International Journal of Education for Social Justice on “Artistic Education for Social Justice”.The number is coordinated by Ángeles Saura Pérez and Mónica Sánchez Aranegui, who are part of the UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice and the Educational Change Research Group for Social Justice of the Autonomous University of Madrid.The deadline for the delivery of…

The UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice celebrates its first anniversary today Exactly one year ago, on February 11, 2019, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and Rafael Garesse, Chancellor of the Autonomous University of Madrid, signed an agreement for the creation of the "UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice of the Autonomous University of Madrid ”.After twelve months of existence, the Chair has established itself as a multidisciplinary space of confluence, where creativity, innovation and reflection are deeply valued. In addition, the work done by a team committed to social…

Registration for the IV International Congress Leadership and Improvement of Education CILME 2020 Seville. "Building community at school" is open​ The Research Network on Leadership and Improvement of Education (RILME) announces the IV International Congress on Leadership and Improvement of Education. Building community in the school, which will be held from June 3 to 5, 2020 at the Faculty of Education Sciences of the University of Seville.More information on the website: http://congreso.us.es/cilme2020/The three editions of CILME celebrated with great success so far have brought together a large group of professionals and academics interested in these issues, mainly from Latin America,…

Call for papers for vol 10 (1) of the International Journal of Education for Social Justice on "Knowledge funds for social justice. Family-school partnerships for educational transformation" A call is made to receive articles for volume 10 number 1, which will be published in June 2021, of the International Journal of Education for Social Justice on the theme "Knowledge funds for social justice. Family-school partnerships for the educational transformation. "The number is coordinated by professors Javier González-Patiño, from the Autonomous University of Madrid, and Moisés Esteban-Guitart, from the University of Girona.The deadline for delivery is November 1, 2020.The complete call…