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We are eager to hear from you. Send us your news, views and comments. E-mail your information and contributions to Marcela Mazzei at voicesrising@icae.org.uy Updated: February 01/ 08 |
ICAE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR THE RIGHT TO LEARN THROUGHOUT LIFE  |
In a stadium filled with enthusiastic crowd, multi-cultural booths and accompanied by the rhythms of African-Brazilian music, capoeira and dancing, the ICAE/GEO members read testimonies and distributed card fans, bookmarkers and calendars to launch its campaign for the Right to Learn Throughout Life at the recently concluded World Education Forum. Photo shows (from left) Cecilia Fernandez, Celita Eccher and Paul Bélanger wearing t-shirts with the campaign logo. |
| UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN The UN Commission on the Status of Women will hold its 47th Session from 3-14 March, giving UN Member States an opportunity to review national progress on the priorities set out in the Beijing Platform for Action for the advancement of women. The themes being reviewed by the Commission are the following:
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WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY (WSIS) The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will be held in Geneva from 10 to 12 December 2003 and in Tunis in spring 2005. By adopting Resolution 56/183, The UN General Assembly explicitly invites the NGOs, civil society and the private sector to play a meaningful role in the WSIS process. Civil society and NGOs (CS & NGO) have actively participated in Prepcom I. Since then the numbe of participating and contributing entities is continuously widening. The great diversity of civil society, the large number of organisations it comprises and the vast array of interests and perspectives it holds, require the setting up of a civil society mechanism that will ensure optimum representation in all aspects of the WSIS process. Within the civil society itself and among the NGO community, there is a growing acknowledgement of the need for a democratic, transparent and inclusive mechanism that facilitates full participation of CS and NGO in the debate. See http://www.ngocongo.org or http://www.geneva2003.org |
UNESCO TO BOOST LITERACY THROUGHOUT AFGHANISTAN UNESCO and the Government of Afghanistan launched a major project to boost literacy throughout Afghanistan, which suffers one of the world's lowest literacy rates. A vast effort is underway to rebuilt the country's education system and to get all Afghan children back to school. However, the adult population, which is responsible for the immediate reconstruction of Afghanistan and the revival of its economy, also needs to upgrade skills and knowledge. A special efforts will be made to reach Afghan women and girls with the project, with the establishment of a Literacy Resource Centre for Girls and Women. See http://www.portal.unesco.org/ev.php |
ADULT EDUCATION: GLOBAL DIALOGUE The House of Europe in St. Petersburg, in co-operation with the Committee for Science and Higher Education, will hold the Adult Education: Global Dialogue international conference in St. Petersburg on May 24-28. The project's goals are to activate the intellectual potential of Russia in the time of socio-economic changes; to demonstrate wide educational opportunities of the multicultural megalopolis; to integrate domestic and foreign experience in the area of formal and informal adult education; and to participate in UNESCO action "Adult Learners' Week 2003. For more information, contact Prof. Dr. Nina P. Litvinova at ninalitvinova@mail.ru |
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NEW PUBLICATIONS ON LIFELONG LEARNING Institutionalising Lifelong Learning - creating conducive environments for adult learning in the Asian context. Ed. Madhu Singh Citizenship, Democracy and Lifelong Learning Carolyn Medel-Añonuevo, Gordon Mitchell (eds) Contact uie-pub@unesco.org to place an order. |
Studies in the Education of Adults Published by NIACE, it contains theoretical, empirical and historical studies from all sectors of post-initial education and training. Contact Christine Barry at christine.barry@niace.org.uk Action Learning: Images and Pathways Roberth L. Dilworth, Verna J. Willis. Contactinfo@krieger-publishing.com |
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UN Commission on the Status of Women March 3-14 Un Headquarters, New Yor, USA The UN Commission on the Status of Women will hold its 47th Session from 3-14 March 2003, giving UN Member States an opportunity to review national progress on the priorities set out in the Beijing Platform for Action for the advancement of women. See http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/47sess.htm |
2nd Annual Western CASAE Regional Conference April 25-27 University of British Columbia, Canada They welcome 50-minute paper, roundtable panel, video, posters, dramatic, musical, group and other creative forms of participation. Final date for submissions is 1st February. Sned your submissions by E-mail attachments to Jeanne Young, Adult Education Secretary at jeannie.young@ubc.ca. |
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Adult Education: Global Dialogue May 24-28 St. Petersburg, Russia For more information, contact Prof. Dr. Nina P. Litvinova at E-mail: ninalitvinova@mail.ru | 21st World Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education June 1-5 Hong Kong Website: http://www.ouhk.edu.hk |
| Literacy and Health: Prescription for Progress June 27-29, Montreal, Quebec, Canada For the past 14 years the Centre for Literacy of Quebec has hosted a Summer Institute on a specific aspect of literacy. This year's Summer Institute will explore the topic Literacy and Health: Prescription for progress. To register, contact The Literacy Centre for Literacy of Quebec. Website: http://www.nald.ca/litcent.htm |
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International Council for Adult Education Av. 18 de julio 2095 / 301 11200 Montevideo, Uruguay Telephone: 00 5982 4097982 Fax: 00 5982 4097982 E-mail: secretariat@icae.org.uy
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