038// Solidarity at the Border - Care4Calais and Fortress Europe

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National Geographic photographer and conservationist Jaime Rojo has spent decades capturing the beauty and fragility of the monarch butterfly. Their epic migration is one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles, but their survival is under threat. In this episode, Jaime shares how his passion for photography and conservation led him to document the monarchs’ journey. He and host Brian Lowery discuss the deeper story behind his award-winning images, one about resilience, connection, and the urgent need to protect our natural world. See Jaime's story on the monarch butterflies at his website: rojovisuals.com , and follow Brian Lowery at knowwhatyousee.com .…

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Requires Improvement are back again, here to discuss co-hosts Lee and Anu's recent experiences of volunteering for Care4Calais on the English-French border. We conclude by taking a look at recent education headlines and the direction of travel being set by the new government. Hosted by Nik, and joined by co-host Charlie. Links: Care4Calais: https://care4calais.org/ Bristol Transformed Education and Socialism Events can be found here: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/checkout/bristol-transformed Reading Lists for Session 1 "Bullshit Pedagogy" Bullshit Pedagogy - Stuart Bracewell - pages 6-7 here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x33gWKSltMyWNASTJXUdAyrKOL-vI8Ua/view?usp=drive_link David Graeber - ‘On the phenomena of bullshit jobs’ - a short article which inspired the book https://libcom.org/article/phenomenon-bullshit-jobs-david-graeber Bullshit Jobs - available on Spotify as an audiobook. Reading List for Session 2 "Deschooling Society" Quick/Easy: This short article outlining Illich's arguments with a critique and link to the experience of education under lockdown: https://davidbuckingham.net/2021/04/14/deschooling-society-revisiting-ivan-illich-after-lockdown/ Core: Deschooling Society by Illich (1971) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RCdZfnAct3rK_aTjEHBI0sZbwEeg5YFq/view https://open.spotify.com/show/63Rj31XHonTUXx2VH8I3jA?si=af3f365cd5664fcf Longer/Advanced: A critique of Illich by Gintis, a Marxist who came up with a well-know critique of schools under capitalism 'the hidden curriculum https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RCdZfnAct3rK_aTjEHBI0sZbwEeg5YFq/view?usp=drive_link https://open.spotify.com/episode/1O2brl9WPj3jdhwFIce5U?si=f097c82c8a824de1

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On this special livestream episode which is available on Youtube for a limited time at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eVWedrC5gI&t=3256s Requires Improvement were honoured contributors to The World Transformed Online 2020 #twt20 for a classic round of consideration about what is happening and in need of reform in the current education system, with viewer contributions submitting questions and co-hosts Nik, Lauren, Anu, Charlie and Lee. In this episode we discuss school re-openings and whether schools are currently safe, the exam system during the pandemic, conditions in prison education, financial constraints of the education system exacerbating dangers of the pandemic and the current situation for supply teachers and their potential to help. We fielded some great questions from viewers, which were: 1) What would be your top tips for new teachers starting training this month? 2) Can you really reform a system that was created for the reproduction of capitalist relations though> 3) How can parents and schools work better together to tackle the special educational needs crisis? 4) What do you think we should be doing collectively to make sure there is more diversity in the curriculum? Huge thanks to The World Transformed for hosting us, please check out the prodigious output of political education content, all of which can be found at https://theworldtransformed.org/…

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In this simultaneously reflective and forward looking 1 year anniversary episode of Requires Improvement, we consider the current state of the education sector given the tumultuous events of the last six months both in UK politics and society at large. We start with a focus on the Labour Party and the sacking of shadow education secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey, and then we consider what deep organizing and the thinking of Jane McAlevey can offer Trade Unionists in this moment. We also enter into a discussion about a surge of interest in anti-racist teaching in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests and what decolonising the curriculum means, and we conclude by discussing what we see as the dangers lurking ahead for a proposed September re-opening of schools. This episode is hosted by Anu, along with co-hosts Nik, Charlie, Tom and Lee. Links to discussed content: UTLA statement: https://www.utla.net/sites/default/files/samestormdiffboats_final.pdf McAlevey on organic leaders and deep organising : https://youtu.be/bl6P_2jt_Vs Eric Blanc article on current situation in US: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/07/coronavirus-school-reopening-teachers-strikes Christian Cooper incident: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/amy-cooper-knew-exactly-what-she-was-doing_n_5ecd1d89c5b6c1f281e0fbc5?ri18n=true https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/amy-cooper-central-park-racist-dog-walker-trump-a9533581.html?fbclid=IwAR019PYXPXgEZ0qLWTZWvgMygofGngdrbyCk_nP9OTtaLvJ9-s-gvDmUiNU David Olusogah - Black and British: A Forgotten History https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b082x0h6/black-and-british-a-forgotten-history Akala - Oxford University Address & Q&A on Black History https://youtu.be/WUtAxUQjwB4 Clips: "Only had a few ales...get in the back of the van" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ7SzAm92e4 "Meat and you: Partners in Freedom" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR_4h5A5z_A…

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012// Colston and Multi-Academies: What’s not to Trust? ft. Christine Townsend 1:14:41

πριν 5 years1:14:41

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Following on from our last episode which looked at the history of the Society of Merchant Venturers and their role in promoting the legacy of slave trader Edward Colston, we bring our focus into the present by looking at how the Society of Merchant Venturers has expanded their influence into Bristol's State Education Sector. We discuss their management and ownership of a portfolio of Bristol schools now under the banner of a multi-academy trust, and the questions that should be asked of their approach to education governance, in particular whether comprehensive access to education is safe in their hands. We conclude our discussions by considering the extent to which these issues are emblematic of the academy/faith school system in the UK. We are honoured to be joined on this episode by Christine Townsend, former teacher turned education campaigner and member of the Countering Colston group. Lee is your host for this episode, and he's joined for an initial chat by Requires Improvement co-hosts Nik and Anu. https://counteringcolston.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/countercolston…

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011// Countering Colston with Dr. Roger Ball (Bristol Radical History Group) 1:24:50

πριν 5 years1:24:50