L'Université autrement : Dans les cafés crée des lieux de rencontre et les met à la disposition des citoyens intéressés à continuer d'apprendre ou d'approfondir leur engagement à la faveur de discussions publiques et collectives. Ces cafés permettent à des individus de divers horizons et réalités de se rencontrer, dans un cadre où tous les gens et toutes les perspectives sont les bienvenus.
The University of the Streets Café creates gathering places for community members to pursue lifelong learning and engagement in the form of collective discussions. They are an opportunity for people of diverse backgrounds and realities to meet, where all people and perspectives are welcome.
From kindergarten to university, most people beneifit from public education at some point in their lives. However, whose responsibility it is to educate our children and youth? All parents have probably asked themselves that question at some point, but as citizens that are not necessarily parents: what do we know about the public education system? In this conversation we will explore the challenges and benefits of the public education system. We will discuss questions such as: What happens when the State takes responsibility for our education? How does public education serve us? What does it lack? For whose benefit should the young public be educated? What are the risks of privatization?
Guest:
Noel Burke, Dean of Concordia University’s new School of Extended Learning, brings over 30 years of distinguished work in education including working as a deputy minister in the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport, and serving on numerous school boards and education commissions. Noel’s perspective on education emerges from a rich background in management, leadership and teaching, and being a dad.
Moderator:
Michal Gomel is an Israeli social worker, pursuing her Masters in Social Work as a fellow in the McGill Middle East Program for Civil Society and Peace Building. She is especially interested in how we can influence and change the public system through civic engagement to better serve the needs of all people. When not braving Montreal winters, Michal lives in Israel in a communal cooperative (an Urban Kibbutz) in Jerusalem and will be working as a community organizer in one of the city's neighbourhoods upon her return in July.