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Learning and Democracy: Community and Trade Union Education
Our DEMOCRACY under threat?
Whatever happened to Community Education or Life Long Learning?
Who controls Learning now?
How can adult education strengthen democracy?
A major North East conference with guest speakers and the chance to share ideas for adult education for a democratic society
Speakers and panel members:
Dr Sharon Clancy, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham
Jim Sutherland, former head of learning at NUPE and UNISON
Liz Blackshaw, former TUC Northern Region Secretary and global TU campaigner
Gavin McCann, UNISON Learning and Development Organiser, East Midlands
The conference will be highly interactive, with opportunities to ask questions and join in group discussions to share ideas. The main topics for the speakers and the conference will be how adult education can increase community cohesion, encourage critical thinking and develop the confidence and skills to participate fully in democracy . Ideas generated will be used in ongoing campaigning to widen and improve adult education.
The conference is organised by Never Stop Learning, a voluntary group of community and Trade Union adult education advocates, based in the North East of England. Their latest publication, on the positive impact of Trade Union education, will be launched at the conference.
A light buffet lunch will be provided.
There will be a guided tour of Redhills after lunch
This conference and the new publication have been supported by the Lipman Miliband Trust and the Raymond Williams Foundation.
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