After Baeza

This group continues the dialogue from Baeza, but everyone can join.

 


 

 

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Loving the Living of Life, Oakland to España 2009

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The Hip Hop community lost one of its aces whether the bulk of us are aware or not. It’s hard to imagine a world without our pioneers or even those who continued to build on our originality, our creativity and our cultural imprint. Our Cultural icons like Michael Jackson, loved the world over and hated at home. Today we lost Grand Master Roc Raida,…. I will not go into his many accomplishments except to say he was the paragon of the famous quote by Grand Master Melle Melle and the Furious Five, … “this is where you got it from.” He was the real deal.

Teresa Sorde Marti interview at the Baeza Congress

Teresa Sorde Marti, Professor of Sociology at Universitat de Barcelona tells us about her involvement with CREA, the Roma people and her memories of Jesus "Pato" Gomez.

Haggith Gor Ziv Interviewed at the Baeza Congress

Haggith Gor Ziv, Head of the Center of Critical Pedagogy at Kibbutzim College of Education, talks about her department's unique program, the ease of introducing critical pedagogy to early childhood learners, peace pedagogy, and the enduring importance of feminism in critical pedagogy.

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Por los Futuros/For the Future Ones

For the Future Ones/ Por Los Futuros

 

A letter from Marta Soler and CREA

The Baeza Letter: Radical Love for a better education and world

Paulo, Pato and Joe have brought us together in Baeza, a place that has been historically a meeting point for different cultures. For four days, critical educators from all around the world have engaged in dialogue about the importance of the Radical Love that Paulo, Pato and Joe lived and spread. The Paulo and Nita Freire International Project for Critical Pedagogy and the City of Baeza offered us this common space.

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Post-Baeza Blog

Just a note to thank those who participated in the First Annual Baeza Congress.  The glorious nature of the city, the surroundings, the people, and the content allowed us a safe space for discourse not usually found in academic circles.  We spoke of themes not usually aligned with academics...opened up new discussions and created hope for future collaborations. 

The passion exhibited in our conversations and media presentations allowed us to open alternative ways in which to frame and contextualize our work.  Possibly the most important conversations took place over food and drink.  Certainly, the sharing of art and talent on Friday night was also a highlight.

Ivor Goodson Interviewed at the Baeza Congress

Ivor Goodson, Professor of Learning Theory at the Education Research Centre at the University of Brighton, tells us about his involvement with Countesthorpe--a Freire-inspired school, Falmer Press and, more recently, Learning Lives.

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Radical Love: Baeza Congress 2009 Invited Conversation

What does critical pedagogy have to offer our understanding of love? For the Papa of critical pedagogy, Freire, radical love was an enactment of love through social action that seeks to change “unlovely” circumstances for people. He influenced my life in a most dramatic way, as I believe he did the other two honorees of this conference, and probably yours as well. Paulo and Pato and Joe helped us to articulate to ourselves some of the following thoughts:         
  • Who are the downtrodden?
  • Do we love them?
  • Do we wish to commit to social change so that they have opportunities that many take for granted?
  •  Do we as educators act in meaningful ways to engage learners to transform their “unlovely” circumstances?

Ana Cruz Interviewed at the Baeza Congress

Ana Cruz, Professor of Education, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, talks to us about her work with educational oppression surrounding the deaf, her relationship with Joe Kincheloe, and her unique perspective as a Brazilian working in the United States

Awad Ibrahim Interview at the Baeza Congress

Awad Ibrahim, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, talks about his work on youth culture, hip hop, cultural studies, applied linguistics, critical pedagogy, and what he terms the pedagogy of laughter.

FROM LITTLE THINGS, BIG THINGS GROW

Thank you to Claire for sharing that song performed by Kev Carmody, John Butler and Paul Kelly.  Those words are going to mean more and more in the coming years, but I think it will always bring me back to Baeza, 2009, and to the incredible group of people I met there.  In our own worlds we are each individually committed to social justice, to change, to our own forms of resistance; but seeing you all come together and being a part of that was inspiring.  Thank you, not only for coming, but for bringing all of your hopeful, passionate and especially loving energy.  I sure did feel the love!

BAEZA BLOG 1/4: Indigenous Knowledges

This is a blog for everyone to contribute to, not only attendees of the Spain Initiative.

BAEZA BLOG 2/4: Radical Love

This is a blog for everyone to contribute to, not only attendees of the Spain Initiative.

BAEZA BLOG 3/4: Health and Well-Being

This is a blog for everyone to contribute to, not only attendees of the Spain Initiative.

BAEZA BLOG 4/4: Global Networking

Continue the conversation here for how best to achieve a robust global community of critical pedagogues.