Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j5HG9TG02586; Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:09:29 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:09:29 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <96E135649F1AD048AA6FF8CBC598C23E521E6D@MAIL1.FLDOE.INT> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Anderson, Philip" <Philip.Anderson@fldoe.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10947] Re: Globalization materials X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Status: O Content-Length: 4678 Lines: 157 Elsa, An important source of empowerment in education for adult students and activists is www.beyondborders.org. They provide trainings and training guidance for US based groups on strategies that build a relationship of respect in communities in the US and elsewhere. They also have a strong track record of establishing literacy centers in Haiti. An excellent publisher of Haitian Creole materials that bridge students who are in the US and need English literacy skills is Educa Vision, Inc. www.educavision.com. Their contact information is: Fequiere Vilsaint and Maude Hertelou Educa Vision Inc. 7550 NW 47th Avenue Coconut Creek, FL. 33073 Phone Number: 954 725-0701 Fax Number: 954 427-6739 e-mail: Educa@aol.com Phil Anderson Contact Information: Philip Anderson ESOL Educational Consultant Florida Department of Education Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education Office of Adult Education 325 West Gaines Street, Room 644 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 Tel: 850/245-9450 Fax: 850/245-0995 email: Philip.Anderson@fldoe.org -----Original Message----- From: Annette Langdon [mailto:annettelangdon@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:19 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10935] Re: Globalization materials Elsa, Thank you for your post. I am very interested in your initiative as an activist and adult ed teacher. There are many resources from the activist community that could be adapted and used for classroom purposes. Some key groups include: 50 Years is Enough Network www.50years.org Jubilee USA www.jubileeusa.org Center for Economic Justice www.econjustice.net Just Associates www.justassociates.org Development GAP www.developmentgap.org EPICA www.epica.org Nicaragua Network www.nicanet.org Bank Information Center USA www.bicusa.org Many of these groups are involved in adult education initiatives surrounding globalization outside of the U.S. and would be helpful in developing curricula and programs for use here in the U.S. I'd be very interested in learning more about your initiative off-list. Annette Langdon Washington, DC --- Elsa Auerbach <elsa.auerbach@umb.edu> wrote: > We are writing to request your help with an > initiative to develop adult > education materials related to globalization. > > We are an informal group of adult educators with a > shared interest in > infusing analysis of globalization into our various > curricula and > organizational activities. Although globalization > is not new (existing > since the times of colonialism and taking various > forms through the > centuries), our focus is on the increasing dominance > of transnational > corporations in controlling the global economy. > > We feel that a critical understanding of the impact > of globalization on > communities, work, and families is necessary both > for ourselves as educators > and for ABE/ESOL students. > > As a first step in develop strategies for connecting > economic analysis with > the day-to-day realities of learners¹ lives, we need > to inform ourselves > about what others have done in this regard. We are > writing in hopes that you > can send us information about resources, materials, > and > initiatives/organizing work in relation to the many > manifestations of > globalization, including: > > - changes in the job market, types of jobs available > - trade, tariff agreements, open markets, NAFTA, > CAFTA > - structural adjustment > - forced migration > - privatization, deregulation (utilities, water, > etc.) > - dismantling of social services (welfare, health > care, etc.) > - concentration of wealth, growth of poverty > - sweatshops, child labor > - ecological and environmental damage > - decimation of human rights > - remittances > > In the long term, we hope to work on strategies, > materials, and curriculum > to share with other educators. If we are able to > secure funding, we also > hope to bring together people who are active in this > kind of work to > strategize together. > > Please email this request to anyone who may have > relevant information > (spread the word!). Responses can be sent to: > > Elsa.auerbach@umb.edu > > Thank you. > > Elsa Auerbach, University of Massachusetts/Boston > Rebecca Johnson (Cooperative Economics for Women), > Boston, MA > Stephania Lavalas, AFAB (Association of Haitian > Women in Boston), Boston, MA > Mirna Merced, Centro Presente, Cambridge, MA > Laurie Sheridan, World Education, Boston, MA > > > __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html
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