Starting Date: 07-07-2011
Ending Date: 07-10-2011
Providence, Rhode Island
United StatesFree Minds, Free People is a national conference that brings together teachers, high school and college students, researchers, parents and community-based activists/educators from across the country to build a movement to develop and promote education as a tool for liberation. We seek to develop ways of teaching and learning both in and out of school that help us to build a more just society. The conference is a space in which these groups can learn from and teach each other, sharing knowledge, experience and strategies.
The first conference took place in Chicago in 2007 and the second in Houston in 2009. The third will take place in Providence, RI from July 7-10, 2011.
Questions about the conference? Please contact us at info@freemindsfreepeople.org.
GOALS
The goals of Free Minds, Free People are to:
Build and sustain connections between people from different backgrounds with an interest in justice-oriented education work
Support participants in developing and deepening their practice as learners and educators committed to social justice
Nourish justice-oriented education work in various communities, with an emphasis on the host city, by making strategic connections to collective action in other parts of the country
Act as a catalyst for the continued development of a social movement around education for liberation
Support and promote youth-led education and organizing efforts
Utilize a collaborative conference planning process that elevates the leadership of students, parents, educators and activists.Geographical Scope: National Conference |
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