Ideas and experiences exchange regarding different mechanisms of citizen participation and their role and effectiveness in democracy

Ideas and experiences exchange regarding different mechanisms of citizen participation and their role and effectiveness in democracy This morning, members of the UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice met with Janina Welp, Co-Director of the Latin American Zentrum ZUrich (LZZ), University of Zurich, together with the IMEDES and DEMOSPAZ University Institutes in order to […]

F. Javier Murillo will present the results of the study on “The Bilingual Teaching Program in educational centers of the Community of Madrid seen by teachers and families of Getafe”

F. Javier Murillo will present the results of the study on “The Bilingual Teaching Program in educational centers of the Community of Madrid seen by teachers and families of Getafe” On Wednesday the 8th of May, F. Javier Murillo, director of UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice, will present the main findings of the […]

International Conference “Towards an education that contributes to Social Justice”

International Conference “Towards an education that contributes to Social Justice” F. Javier Murillo, Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Education for Social Justice, will give a lecture on the contributions of Social Justice on education at Universidad Libre de Colombia. http://www.unilibre.edu.co/bogota/ul/noticias/noticias-universitarias/4146-hacia-una-educacion-que-contribuya-a-la-justicia-social

Meeting with Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize and Activist for Human Rights

Meeting with Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize and Activist for Human Rights Yesterday an interesting informal meeting was held, with Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize and activist for Human Rights, at the La Corrala Cultural Center of the UAM.  We have been encouraged us to join the #StopKillerRobots campaign, due to the serious danger posed […]

Conference- “The anthropocene: the era of the global ecosocial crisis”

Conference: The anthropocene: the era of a global ecosocial crisis On Wednesday 10th of April, the Contemporary History Department of the Philosophy and Arts Faculty- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, will be organising the conference “THE ANTHROPOCENE: the era of a global ecosocial crisis“. Adrián Almazán, Doctor in Philosophy by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, will impart […]

Conference – March 15 (15M): An international strike against Climate Change

Conference – March 15 (15M): An international strike against Climate Change​ On Wednesday, March 13, the UNESCO Chair in Education for Social Justice, of the UAM, in collaboration with the research group GinTRANS ^ 2, organizes the Conference entitled “March 15 (15M): An international strike against Change Climate”. It will be held in the Conference […]

February 20th: World Day of Social Justice

February 20th: World Day of Social Justice The General Assembly has decided to celebrate the World Day of Social Justice every 20 February beginning in 2009. By resolution 62/10 of November 26, 2007, the Assembly recognized that the attention of social development and social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance of peace and […]