The Centre for Global Education tackles the root causes of poverty and inequality through a range of activities: training, resources, seminars, research and activism! We are based in Belfast with partners across the world.https://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mvmrwwwtl227Issue 43 of @cgebelfast.bsky.social's journal, Policy and Practice, has just been published on the theme "Development Education: Learning for Transformation". This international issue features contributions from Canada, Italy, Portugal and Uganda. Available at: www.developmenteducationreview.com16 Sep 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmrwwwtl227https://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mulvfkayhc2kThis coming Saturday 5th September will see large marches for Palestine take place across Ireland to demand the cancellation of the Ireland v Israel football matches in the Nations League. The march in Belfast is at 1pm. Assemble Writer's Square.03 Sep 2026 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulvfkayhc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mtxxk4m7hc2vPlease sign the Amnesty International Ireland petition calling on the Central Bank of Ireland to stop facilitating the sale of apartheid Israel's genocide bonds which fund its crimes against Palestinians. https://www.amnesty.ie/central_bank_of_ireland_say_no_to_israel_bonds/?fbclid=Iwb21leAT6j3dwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHsWGuQo6HYXNi_NH6zI3ZUERzuk1kekiBAmqKD6mm7eXJ-ivvTT8n5QTmVN4_aem_-_TfcGlWGkTzhnLZmj7i6w26 Aug 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxxk4m7hc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mss6ghtgjc2z@cgebelfast.bsky.social has just published its 2025 Annual Report with an overview of our activities over the past year. Check it out at: https://www.centreforglobaleducation.com/sites/default/files/CGE%20Ann%20Rep%202025%20FINAL.pdf11 Aug 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mss6ghtgjc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3msanm5nw6k2icgebelfast.bsky.social is inviting contributions to Issue 44 of our journal, Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review on the theme “Development and the Uses and Abuses of Knowledge". The deadline for abstracts is 4 September 2026. https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/submission-guidelines04 Aug 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3msanm5nw6k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3ms47g4syhk2tA Belfast protest against the ongoing genocide in Gaza, approaching its third anniversary. 152 Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza in July, the highest monthly toll this year. #stopthegenocidesofpalestinians02 Aug 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms47g4syhk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mrrqrc7vx22h29 Jul 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrqrc7vx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mqqpdky5qc2q16 Jul 2026 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqpdky5qc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mq4o5zkq6k2dDr Hussam Abu Safiya is at grave risk of imminent death from months of torture in an Israeli dungeon. He told his lawyer “They brought me here to kill me. I don’t see myself surviving". Please support Amnesty International calls for his immediate release https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/release-dr-hussam-abu-safiya/08 Jul 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4o5zkq6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mo6hqvohyc2yBelfast says "no to racism" at a huge public demonstration today in solidarity with our neighbours in the minority ethnic communities who have suffered racist violence this week. Yes to solidarity, no to racism and fascism.13 Jun 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6hqvohyc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mnwtnxgffc27Racist mobs visited terrible violence, fear and intimidation on minority communities in Belfast overnight. United Against Racism has organised a rally on Saturday as a public demonstration of opposition to racist progroms. Assemble at 1.00pm, Belfast City Hall.10 Jun 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwtnxgffc27https://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mnhecgd3ec25Find attached a report on a webinar titled “Pedagogical Responses to the Meta Crisis: The Role of Development Education”. It debated the content of Issue 42 of the @cgebelfast.bsky.social journal Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review. https://www.centreforglobaleducation.com/sites/default/files/Pedagogical%20Seminar%20June%202026%20FINAL.pdf04 Jun 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhecgd3ec25https://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mneuszwdn226Check out the June newsletter from @cgebelfast.bsky.social with an update on current and upcoming activities and news from around the global education and international development sectors. bit.ly/3PYMBvd03 Jun 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mneuszwdn226https://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mncfc7veek2nEpisode 4 of the cgebelfast.bsky.social's podcast "Reimagining Development" is an interview with Tom McDonnell, co-Director of the Nevin Institute. He sets out the the economic, social and democratic case for a tax on extreme wealth in Ireland. Available at https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mxu5TgPHSgOVFbO98st05?si=3QXdqzJQQD2MK_PZzh4IOQ02 Jun 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncfc7veek2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mn5raosom22p"The war on Iran has not only ended in a humiliating defeat for the United States, but resulted in a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the Middle East and the Global South." Chris Hedges substack https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-the-global-south?utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e233_tv2_tp1_a1demo0jq88gyg&fbclid=IwY2xjawSJI0tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeMx8nDYK66vQCCweSWFtcvmLBVLzWHyc3XRU1uE4syYHgXP-_eXqefZb-YkI_aem_IaCsHuGMjOivpKCwt3DtrQ31 May 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5raosom22phttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mmszktlyyc2tCuba is being punished by the Trump administration for pursuing a socialist path to development - @cgebelfast.buesky.social's letter to today's @irishtimes.com27 May 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmszktlyyc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mmglrzvbds2uThe paperback edition of Global Education in Ireland: Critical Histories and Future Directions edited by Eilish Dillon, Niamh Gaynor, Gerard McCann and I, has just been published by Bloomsbury Academic and available to order at: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/global-education-in-ireland-9781350380424/22 May 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmglrzvbds2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mmbmiiad4s25Episode 3 of Episode 4 of the Centre for Global Education's podcast "Reimagining Development" is an interview with Dessie Donnelly from the Rabble Co-operative on monitoring far-right activity online. Available at https://open.spotify.com/episode/77DfTwQvnMCCrBBaqnqr3O?si=56G6zWT3SQKtifAorSDFzA20 May 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbmiiad4s25https://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mm4pzwcmdc2dMore Israeli piracy in international waters, this time off the coast of Cyprus, as humanitarian vessels bound for Gaza with much needed aid are intercepted and boarded. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/israeli-forces-intercept-gaza-bound-aid-flotilla18 May 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4pzwcmdc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mlutrrw5cs2pNational demonstration for Palestine tomorrow in Dublin to commemorate the 78th year of the ongoing Israeli Nakba in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Assemble at 1.00pm in the Garden of Remembrance.15 May 2026 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlutrrw5cs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mlsu5qfhb22wA workplace day of action for Palestine was observed by health workers affiliated to Unison today at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.14 May 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsu5qfhb22whttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mlkq4lyk5k25@cgebelfast.bsky.social and @comhlamh.bsky.social have organised a webinar on Wednesday, 27 May to debate Issue 42 of Policy and Practice on the theme: "Pedagogical Responses to the Meta Crisis". Register with Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/pedagogical-responses-to-the-meta-crisis-the-role-of-development-education-tickets-1989002328507?aff=oddtdtcreator11 May 2026 07:16 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkq4lyk5k25https://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3ml6ezblrik23@cgebelfast.bsky.social is one of 90 civil society organisations to have signed a statement calling on the European Union to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement, ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements and halt all arms transfers to Israel. https://www.cidse.org/2026/04/16/open-letter-60-organisations-demand-suspension-of-eu-israel-association-agreement/06 May 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ezblrik23https://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3ml4cjzk76c27Check out the May newsletter from the Centre for Global Education with an update on our current activities. bit.ly/4d01One05 May 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4cjzk76c27https://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mkpo2wftms2jMore piracy by Israel in international waters as 22 boats that are part of the 58 vessel Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza have been illegally intercepted and 175 activists detained. A humanitarian fleet to Gaza is illegally intercepted once again. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/29/israeli-military-speedboats-block-gaza-bound-aid-ship30 Apr 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpo2wftms2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mkp62ijtsc2tThe May Day Rally in Belfast will be held this Saturday, 2 May. Assemble at 11.30am, Writer's Square.30 Apr 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp62ijtsc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mkmldarizk2xEpisode 2 of @cgebelfast.bsky.social's podcast, ‘Reimagining Development’, is an interview with Prof. Alfredo Saad Filho from Queen’s University Belfast. He unpacks neoliberal economics and its role in fermenting the slide toward fascism across the world. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Wxl5FWAcv5bH8hYhTYzvQ?si=YcLYzDcATNi57WM-Kv1idw&nd=1&dlsi=74b392b5bda945d029 Apr 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmldarizk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mk2xt3lgfk26Centre for Global Education has recorded new episodes of our podcast, Reimagining Development. Episode 1 of our 3rd series is an interview with Rebecca Heslin, a clinical psychologist and activist, about the psychology of activism and Palestinian solidarity. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xs9SOWLO8wNQRFDgXpguP?si=Pt3QYf3QQiW4TIi2LnLmug22 Apr 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2xt3lgfk26https://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mjopjezmnc2w17 Apr 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjopjezmnc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cgebelfast.bsky.social/post/3mil6cmj7kc26Trump’s oil embargo of Cuba is really designed to unravel six decades of a socialised model of development premised on meeting social need rather than profit and greed. A new piece for @officialznet.bsky.social https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/cubas-real-threat-to-the-united-states-is-a-socialised-model-of-development/03 Apr 2026 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:brbxecgtv63kvyjdvgesvr7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mil6cmj7kc26