Children in Palestine: mental health crisis and actions for trauma recovery
OnlineJuly 3 @1:00 - 2:30pm This event has ended. You can find the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH51VHWxxTU On the 3 July, our panel from Queen Mary University of London, Oxfam, and War Child Alliance discussed the psychological impact of war among children in Palestine. We discussed the potential interventions to address trauma over the short and longer-term,…
21st Century Eugenics, Scientific Racism and the Global Health Community
OnlineRegister here to join us online at 1pm on 6 June for this LIDC webinar on Eugenics and scientific racism with Dr Rebecca Sear. Eugenics and scientific racism are ideologies that undermine the principle of human equality and have caused significant harm throughout history. Despite being roundly disproved, these ideologies continue to pose a…
Climate Colonialism: Reparations Now
OnlineThis event has ended. You can find the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPLc5LcPoX8 On 23 April we hosted a panel from the Ministry of Justice of the Federal Government of Somalia, SOAS University of London, and SciDevNet, to discuss the need for reparations as part of a response to dealing with climate injustice. Why this topic?…
Decolonising Digital Education: Lessons from Distance Learners
OnlineThis event has ended. You can find the recording here: https://youtu.be/af5w1eRGQFo?feature=shared Last year LIDC joined forces with the Bloomsbury Learning Exchange (BLE) and the University of London's Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE) to host a hugely-successful event on Decolonising Digital Education. One year on, conversations on decolonising education, including digital education, continue.…