[SSC] SSC Digest, Vol 18, Issue 19
sarah at socialsciencecentre.org.uk
sarah at socialsciencecentre.org.uk
Thu Jun 21 13:50:12 UTC 2012
Nice, Jonathan, thanks. I hope they publish it. And good to get back to some of those early discussions about what education is for.
Sara, I'm really looking forward to the workshop on the 30th on voice, inclusion, exclusion and privilege.
Best,
Sarah
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> 1. FW: Saving the Planet (Jonathan Coope)
> 2. Re: Saving the Planet (Joss Winn)
> 3. final reminder (john andrews)
> 4. Re: SSC Workshop on voice, inclusion.exclusion, privelege:
> June 30th (Sara Motta)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:54:26 +0000
> From: Jonathan Coope <jo
> nathan_coope at hotmail.com>
To: <ssc at lis
> ts.aktivix.org>
Subject: [SSC] FW: Saving the Planet
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>
> Dear team,
> Here's another angle on the urgent need to revamp the university (and
> presumably its curricula?) in an era of 'crisis'
> All good wishes
> Jonathan C
>
> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:29:54 +0100
> From: nicholas.maxwell at UCL.AC.UK
> Subject: Saving the Planet
> To: FRIENDSOFWISDOM at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>
>
> Blank
>
>
>
>
>
> Dear All,
>
>
> George Monbiot published a very good, despairing article in The Guardian
> today,
here in the UK, lamenting the all-but inevitable failure of the earth
> summit in
Rio to do what needs to be done. All we have is hope, he concludes, and it
>
is hope that is the rope from which we all hang.
>
>
> Here is my response, dashed off as a letter to The Guardian, which they
> may, or
may not publish.
>
>
> In his despairing call for a change in the system to save the planet (It's
>
make or break in Rio just like they told us in 1992), George Monbiot once
> again
overlooks the one institution that, crucially, must be changed. It is the
>
university. Our only hope of saving the planet and creating a wiser world
>
is to do so democratically. But that, in turn, requires that electorates,
>
the people of the world, have a good understanding of what our global
> problems
are, and what we need to do about them. That in turn requires that our
>
institutions of learning are rationally designed and devoted to helping
> humanity
learn what our problems are, and what we need to do about them.
> Dramatically and disastrously, they are not. Universities at present
> betray both reason and humanity. They seek to acquire knowledge, and do
>
not give absolute priority to our problems of living, and what we need to
> do to
solve them. And the mere provision of knowledge and technological know-how
>
can actually intensify our global problems. They make modern industry and
>
agriculture possible, which in turn have led to global warming, destruction
> of
natural habitats and extinction of species, lethal modern warfare,
> population
growth, and the other global problems we suffer from.
>
> As a matter of urgency, we need to bring about a revolution in our schools
>
and universities so that the basic task becomes to help us learn how we can
>
change what needs to be changed in the system so that we begin to make
> progress
to as wise, good a world as possible.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Nick
> Website: www.nick-maxw
> ell.demon.co.uk
Publications
> online: http://philpapers.org/profile/17092
>
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> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:16:56 +0100
> From: Joss Winn <joss at josswi
> nn.org>
To: Jonathan Coope <jo
> nathan_coope at hotmail.com>
Cc: ssc at lis
> ts.aktivix.org
Subject: Re: [SSC] Saving the Planet
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> Thanks, Jonathan.
>
> This reminds me of David Orr's 'What is Education For?'
>
> http://www.context.org/iclib/ic27/orr/
> A good essay which formed part of the discussion between Mike and I leading
> up to proposing the SSC.
> Joss
>
>
> On 20 Jun 2012, at 18:54, Jonathan Coope wrote:
>
> > Dear team,
> > Here's another angle on the urgent
> need to revamp the university (and presumably its curricula?) in an era of
> 'crisis'
>
> > All good wishes
> > Jonathan C
> >
> > Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:29:54 +0100
> > From: nicholas.maxwell at UCL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Saving the Planet
> > To: FRIENDSOFWISDOM at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> > George Monbiot
> published a very good, despairing article in The Guardian today, here in
> the UK, lamenting the all-but inevitable failure of the earth summit in Rio
> to do what needs to be done. All we have is hope, he concludes, and it is
> hope that is the rope from which we all hang.
>
> > Here is my
> response, dashed off as a letter to The Guardian, which they may, or may
> not publish.
>
> > In his despairing call for a change in the system to
> save the planet (It's make or break in Rio just like they told us in 1992),
> George Monbiot once again overlooks the one institution that, crucially,
> must be changed. It is the university. Our only hope of saving the planet
> and creating a wiser world is to do so democratically. But that, in turn,
> requires that electorates, the people of the world, have a good
> understanding of what our global problems are, and what we need to do about
> them. That in turn requires that our institutions of learning are
> rationally designed and devoted to helping humanity learn what our problems
> are, and what we need to do about them. Dramatically and disastrously,
> they are not. Universities at present betray both reason and humanity.
> They seek to acquire knowledge, and do not give absolute priority to our
> problems of living, and what we need to do to solve them. And the mere
> provision of knowledge and technological know-how can actually
intensify our global problems. They make modern industry and agriculture
> possible, which in turn have led to global warming, destruction of natural
> habitats and extinction of species, lethal modern warfare, population
> growth, and the other global problems we suffer from.
>
> > As a matter of urgency, we need to bring about a
> revolution in our schools and universities so that the basic task becomes
> to help us learn how we can change what needs to be changed in the system
> so that we begin to make progress to as wise, good a world as
> possible.
>
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Nick
> > Website: www.nick-maxw
> ell.demon.co.uk
> Publications online: http://philpapers.org/profile/17092
>>
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> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:19:06 +0100
> From: "john andrews" <j
> ohn.andrews57 at ntlworld.com>
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Subject: [SSC] final reminder
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> Hi guys,
>
> Final reminder about the free Robb Johnson gig taking place here on Sunday.
> To anyone with an interest in politics, he's a pretty special artist, and
> well worth seeing.
> http://www.robbjohnson.co.uk/gigs/index.html
> john
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> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:33:32 +0100
> From: Sara Motta <Sara.Motta at no
> ttingham.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: [SSC] SSC Workshop on voice, inclusion.exclusion,
> privelege: June 30th
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> Dear all,
>
> At our last meeting we agreed that it would be useful to run a workshop
> exploring issues of voice, inclusion/exclusion and privilege before the
> official meeting to discuss curriculum on the 30th June at Croft
> Street.
> Details of the workshop are below. It will be held at Croft Street between
> 10am-12pm ( June 30th). You are welcome to arrive from 9.30am to have
> coffee/tea.
> There are three suggested readings for the session. If you plan to
> participate, it would be good to try and read at least one. I will attach
> them in two emails as otherwise the message becomes too large to send. Here
> is a link to the third called ?Who Cares? http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/beautiful-transgressions-5/.
> If you have other readings that you think would be relevant then please
> bring them to share on the day.
> If you are not planning to participate but can support childcare on the day
> then please let me know.
> My best wishes
> Sara
>
> This session is taken from The Body Politic course (facilitated by Sara
> Motta and Rebecca Beinart) that takes the body as a starting point for
> thinking about power, politics, art and activism - looking at the
> relationship between internal and external worlds.
> Ear
> Who is heard/not heard? Why? How do we create community and spaces of
> inclusion and meaningful communication?
Listening to ourselves, others, the past.
> Spaces for communication and listening
>
> The workshop will explore issues such as voice, inclusion, participation,
> privilege etc. We will use creative exercises, theory, storytelling and
> discussion to expand on the themes we're exploring. This is an opportunity
> to reflect on your own position and experiences and share ideas, fears and
> inspiration with a small group, moving between personal experience and
> wider questions.
> The workshop is designed to draw on the wisdom of the group, question
> notions of what 'theory' means and who creates it and expand the
> possibilities for our practices of democratic and participatory
> education.
> Childcare: Please let us know if you would need childcare in order to
> attend the workshop.
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