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Friends of PASCAL Association

Submitted by Chris Duke on July 30, 2015 - 13:46

Following an initial founding meeting held in Melbourne in February this year a Friends of PASCAL Association was formed on 4 July 2015, and is registered in Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. This will be a valuable supplement to the work of the International Observatory. It sits very well with changes in governance arrangements under way with the Board, especially its new and wider concept of membership.

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12th PASCAL Conference - Proposals for the Big Idea Sandpit - Deadline 7 August

Submitted by Mike Osborne on July 18, 2015 - 16:38

Delegates for the 12th PASCAL Conference are invited to propose Big Ideas linked to the themes of the conference in advance of the event: five of these ideas will chosen to be pitched in plenary session on Day 2 with a strict 5 minute presentation. There will then be a debate and vote for the best idea. That idea will then be developed into a longer presentation by the presenter and advocates from the conference, and debated further on Day 3.

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Activity Report for 2014 of the Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE)

Submitted by Chris Duke on July 13, 2015 - 07:50

The Activity Report for 2014 of the Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education,  ASPBAE,  is an awesomely impressive tour de force: an inspiring example of what a strong well-managed civil society organisation is able to build up by consistent purpose and moral commitment as it enters its 51st year.

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Paid Job - NIDOS Chief Executive

Submitted by David Wright on July 8, 2015 - 07:40

NIDOS is seeking to recruit a Chief Executive to lead the organisation in its strategic development and ambitious programme of promoting effectiveness and facilitating members’ collective influence on policy agenda.

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From the idea of Europe to a Europe of ideas: A colonial reflection

Submitted by Budd Hall on June 30, 2015 - 05:55

Anya Topolski posted a blog on Open Democracy titled From the idea of Europe to a Europe of ideas on May 24 .  In her blog, a contribution to the extensive discussions on-going about a Europe to-be in a time of crisis, she made the following statements: