Adult Learners' Week is an ideal opportunity to raise concern for the
many  social injustices which face adult learners. In New Zealand,
Aotearoa, we are determined to make The Week a time for reflection and
social action on these issues. 


Thus, we have included in our information manual and planning for The
Week a section on "How to use The Week to foster social justice". We
hope to develop this section much more fully in years to come.  I have
cut and pasted the information below.     


I believe this section should be included in any Guide to Organising an
Adult Learners Week, if The Week is to have any real substance. The
Week is clearly becoming a global celebration. It would be a tragedy to
ignore the realities of adult learners' lives and not use this week to
also foster awareness of the many barriers they face.  Joyce   


<bold><italic><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Ultra_Bold</param>How to use
The Week to foster social justice


</fontfamily></italic></bold><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>This
Week is an opportunity to celebrate adults' learning. It is also an
ideal opportunity to raise issues which create barriers for adults
learning at all levels.

<bold><underline>Issues 

</underline></bold></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Environment

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Poverty

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Underemployment

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Unemployment

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Health

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Racisim	

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Sexism

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Ageism

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Violence

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Access
to educational opportunities

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Educational
outcomes

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Etc,
etc. 

<bold><underline>Common questions for each issue

</underline></bold></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>What is
the situation locally, in Aotearoa New Zealand, globally? 

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>What
are the differences which exist? Which groups are marginalised? How are
they disadvantaged?

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>How
should adult educators tackle this issue? 

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>What
resources are available to tackle this issue?

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Where
are those resources, who has them, how can we  get access to them?

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Who
needs to be part of this discussion but is absent? How can we get them
involved? 

<bold><underline>Tips

</underline></bold></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Include
these issues within the theme of each day.

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Include
these issues as a special focus for the theme "Learning to participate
fully in a democracy".

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Refer
to "Ideas for successful activities" for formats to raise these
issues.

</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Conduct
a workshop on 'How to influence public policy.' Purchase 'Change it!'
from NRC on the National Resource Centre for Adult Education and
Community Learning

192 Tinakori Road

Wellington, Phone 04-473-6622

Fax: 04-499-4947

Email: <color><param>0000,0000,00FF</param>nrc@pop.actrix.gen.nz

</color></fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Wingdings</param>ß
</fontfamily><fontfamily><param>Gill_Sans_Condensed_Bold</param>Conduct
a workshop based on the Kete from CONFINTEA V. Purchase it from NRC
(see above). 

 

 

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1. Don't forget to celebrate ADULT LEARNERS' WEEK/HE TANGATA
MATAURANGA, SEPTEMBER 3-9, 2000 (a global UNESCO event)



2. Join the "kiwiaded" email discussion group

<fontfamily><param>Times</param><smaller> to subscribe, email 
<underline><color><param>0000,0000,00FF</param>majordomo@list.waikato.ac.nz</color></underline>
with the following command in the body of your email message: subscribe
kiwiaded plus your personal id (eg: subscribe kiwiaded
smith@waikato.ac.nz) 

To send a message to the entire group, post it to:
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</smaller></fontfamily>Dr. Joyce Stalker

Department of Education Studies

School of Education

University of Waikato

Hamilton, New Zealand Aotearo


FAX: 0064-7-838-4434

e-mail: stalker@waikato.ac.nz

phone: 0064-7-856-2889 x8257 or 4031(secretary)

home page: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/