1st International Meeting "Escuelas Únicas" Next Saturday, April 17, the Universidad Espíritu Santo (UEES) of Ecuador organizes, with the support of the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice of the Autonomous University of Madrid, the first International Meeting of Unique Schools.  The event will have the participation of 6 schools that are being disruptive and are investigating new ways of organizing education. These reference schools for their innovation, resources and means are the following: In addition, and thanks to the participation of Sergio Carneros (member of the Chair), this space will serve to meet and reflect on the quality of…

[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]AIDEA publica el recurso pedagógico de Ismael Sanz Arribas "Prevención de accidentes en el medio acuático" The Ibero-American Association for Special Aquatic Education and Hydrotherapy (AIDEA) has recently published a collection of Pedagogical Resources on Aquatic activities. The publication, which can be accessed for free, includes a resource by Ismael Sanz Arribas, member of the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice at the UAM, and Jesica Pinto Espinosa entitled Prevención de accidentes en el medio acuático”.The chapter includes a series of recommendations to reduce the number of accidents in aquatic leisure spaces. In…

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21 March On March 21, the On March 21, the International Day Against Racial Discrimination is celebrated, this year dedicated to the fight against racism of young people under the slogan #FightRacism. From the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice of the Autonomous University of Madrid, once again, we highlight the need to raise our voice against all acts of injustice and oppression.As we pointed out in the "Sumamos y Proponemos" campaign, the crisis we are going through has increased hate speech. Thus, this day should serve to remind us that…

F. Javier Murillo will participate in the V Conference of CONVIELX The CEFIRE of Elche and the Generalitat Valenciana organize next April the V CONVIELX Conference entitled “Education and coexistence in times of pandemic”.The Conference, which will have the participation of the Director of the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice of the Autonomous University of Madrid, will be held on April 19, 20 and 21 and its objectives will be the following:Know the theoretical advances of inclusive education.Share inclusive practices.Plan, develop and reflect on actions aimed at improving coexistence in educational centers.Recognize the conflict, be able to analyze…

The Chair will participate in the presentation of “Justicia Educacional. Desafíos para las ideas, las instituciones y las prácticas en la educación Chilena” Next Wednesday, March 17th at 9:00 p.m. (Spanish time), F. Javier Murillo, Director of the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice at the UAM, will participate in the launch of the book “Educational Justice. Challenges for ideas, institutions and practices in Chilean education” edited by Camila Moyano Dávila member of the Center for Educational Justice.In the editor's words “the work empirically and theoretically reviews the concept of educational justice, from its implications in the construction of…

March 17th, the Getafe City Council organizes the presentation of the report “Necesidades formativas de las familias de estudiantes de centros educativos públicos de Getafe” Next Wednesday, March 17 at 5:00 p.m. (Spanish time), the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice of the UAM will present the results of the report  “Necesidades de las familias de estudiantes de centros educativos públicos de Getafe. Datos en periodo de pandemia. Curso 2020/21”.This work, developed by the Chair in collaboration with the Federation of Associations of Parents of Students (FAPA) of Getafe, will be officially presented at an event organized by the…

Guillermina Belavi researcher of the Chair will participate on March 26 in the online session "Education, democracy and inclusion" Guillermina Belavi, researcher in the UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice (UAM), will participate together with CAFTe, in the online session "Educação, democracia e inclusão". Other participants will be Carla Figueiredo, Lillian Nobre or Preciosa Fernandes.The event will take place online next March 26th (18:00 Spanish time) and can be followed on youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FPCEUPvideosMore information:  https://sigarra.up.pt/fpceup/pt/noticias_geral.ver_noticia?p_nr=58439

RIADIS has a new Blog https://youtu.be/yrmi5Vlij4cThe Research Network on Service-Learning in Physical Activity and Sport for Social Inclusion (RIADIS), with which the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice of the Autonomous University of Madrid collaborates, seeks to advance knowledge related to the inclusion of vulnerable groups from physical and sports activity.The Network, which integrates capacities and resources aimed at excellence teaching and research in the field of inclusion in Physical Activity and Sports, has recently launched a Blog with resources and projects on physical activity for social inclusion.Visit the blog at: https://www.blogderiadis.com/

Round table “Claiming an Education for Social Justice”, video already avaliable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsawwyflvG8The Round Table "Claiming an Education for Social Justice" organized by the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice of the Autonomous University of Madrid has been an enriching and emancipating space where the different participants, Isabel Galvín, Ricardo García, Núria Simó and Juan José Vergara, have been able to provide different points of view that help us to understand and give meaning to a concept (Education for Social Justice) which is shown as a necessity for the prosperous future not only of education, but also of the society.Changing…

Tomorrow is the World Day of Social Justice We live in an unfair world, therefore, today, Social Justice should become an absolute necessity. Education has no alternatives, if it does not advance, it goes backwards, which is something that as a society we cannot afford. Speeches about education as a tool for transforming society are on the lips of all the agents that make up the educational community. But the truth is that, on many occasions, the changes tend to be sporadic or very superficial; which generates that the school becomes one of the main agents of the reproduction of…

Irene Moreno-Medina vindicates the role of women in research within the Woman and Science Hackathon of the UAM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar4owqhIOYs&feature=youtu.beLast week the International Day of Women and Girls in Science was celebrated and, as a commemoration, the Autonomous University of Madrid held an online Hackathon to make visible the role of women in science and innovation.In the event, Irene Moreno-Medina, from the Department of Pedagogy of the UAM and member of the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice of the UAM participated. Irene vindicated the role of women in science and, in particular, in social sciences and humanities. In addition,…