Activist training in the academy

dublin | miscellaneous | event notice Wednesday April 11, 2007 14:29 by Laurence Cox - Dept. of Sociology, NUI Maynooth laurence.cox at nuim dot ie

Public talk and discussion

Eurig Scandrett, head of community action at FoE Scotland for 15 years,
is now setting up a degree in social justice at Queen Margaret University,
Edinburgh for people active in social movements. He will be giving a
public talk and discussion on this experience at NUI Maynooth.

"Activist training in the academy"
Public talk and discussion

Eurig Scandrett, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh NUI Maynooth,
Thursday April 19th, 2 - 3.30

Dr Eurig Scandrett is Lecturer in Sociology at QMU and has worked for
15 years in adult education and community development, most recently as
head of community action for Friends of the Earth Scotland, where he
developed courses for environmental justice activists. He is now
developing a degree in social justice for people active in communities,
trade unions and voluntary organisations, in collaboration with social
movement organisations.

Admission free - all welcome.

Room 2, Student Centre, North Campus, NUI Maynooth (for directions see
http://www.nuim.ie/location/maps/north.shtml).

This initiative is related to the development of a new BA in Politics
at NUI Maynooth with a specific focus on "active citizenship", meaning
things like community activism, new social movements, trade unions and
other forms of bottom-up political action.