Monday, June 7, 2010

end of Peace Ed - and new beginnings

Semester 1 2010 has been fun for me in Peace Ed. Wonderful students and some really interesting lectures.
Highlights
Ralph sang The Battle Hymn of the Republic again - and we joined in the chorus
Piero had some fascinating new images of the developing brain and stories from Italy.
Michael's stories from an Indigenous standpoint
Students demonstrating Restorative Justice in action
Religion as fruit
Religion as a criticism of life as it is
Religion as truth winnowed thru time
The successes of Girringun Aboriginal Corporation http://www.girringun.com.au/ in managing environment and community
Dealing with structural violence in education - the lecture I've wanted to give for 20 years
Sunnybank High's Multicultures Project and Clare's music made with dance
How the monkey's help destroys the fish
a complelling forum that used Ralphs framework of power to explore 2 new teachers' stories of being 'out there in schools'.
the last ever Peace Ed lecture - till one of you manages to get it resurrected.
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"The personal is political, but not political enough." Fox-Genovese 1979