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New FOMACS/British Council collaboration - Learning Lab April 2010

13-15 April 2010

13 - 15 April 2010 – Lab Leader: Andrea Durbach - Director of Austrailian Human Rights Centre at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Austrailia.

Venue: Instituto Cervantes, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2.

9:30am - 4:30pm Tuesday through Thursday.

The idea for Learning Lab stems from an understanding that ‘transformative education’ initiatives allow for communities of learners to emerge in a space outside the academy and within civil society.

The Learning Lab ‘Identities and Social Justice’ opens a space for a focused discussion on the theme of identities aligned with the concept of social justice. Learning Lab bridges debates about cultural identity with principles of social equality – connecting questions about race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, gender, culture, language and religion, in addition to youth and age.

Building on the combined work of FOMACS and the British Council, Learning Lab forges a collaboration that recognizes the complimentary interests of each partner, drawing on a range of resources and established cultural, social and political networks on the island of Ireland and beyond. Learning Lab works in association with Instituto Cervantes.