{"id":1108,"date":"2023-04-25T19:56:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T19:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/psj\/?page_id=1108"},"modified":"2023-07-18T17:24:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T17:24:02","slug":"festival-of-decolonial-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/psj\/festival-of-decolonial-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"The Festival of Decolonial Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In June 2023, The Pedagogies for Social Justice project held its first <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Festival of Decolonial Learning. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;three-day public event<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was co-created to bring people together to learn about how we build decolonial and anti-racist atmospheres in our learning and teaching spaces. <\/span>Each day featured a series of interactive workshops and keynotes, held by <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">activists, academics, students and community groups from across the UK, and colonially known Australia and Canada.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Festival programme can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1JRFpL2-cRxpjHblv2Nl7XBrc1N2-Plgc\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We commissioned independent artist, <a href=\"https:\/\/raquelcronopia.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"home noopener\">Raquel Dur\u00e1n<\/a>, to illustrate the conversations, ideas and connections that happened across the three days. 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https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/psj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2023\/06\/Festival_Decolonial_Learning_Day3-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/psj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2023\/06\/Festival_Decolonial_Learning_Day3-1536x1179.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/psj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2023\/06\/Festival_Decolonial_Learning_Day3-2048x1572.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/psj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2023\/06\/Festival_Decolonial_Learning_Day3-1600x1228.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"eedee-background-div__overlay\" style=\"opacity:1;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial has-larger-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><button class=\"eedee-gutenslider-nav eedee-gutenslider-prev\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><circle 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rel=\"noopener\">Decolonial joy in Learning: Dreams and Reflections using Play-Doh<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facilitated by Dr Fatima Maatwk, University of Westminster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ozVKsVDhEEawJCYjq458F6Z1B9sGnpyT\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Towards Liberatory Futures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facilitated by Drea Asibey<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1y9SJAUcq-ZJ9OD3uJqMeHK7Ne5X34xfP\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kicking Down Doors: Closets, Disciplines and the University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facilitated by Jo Krishnakumar, SOAS\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1stbiWz4Tv-oOOtP2eMSmYEk83ydI1cNL\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podcasting 101: A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Podcasting for Social Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facilitated by Kyra Araneta, University of Westminster<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1mM4W58MHO6QdT9f7T0VCdHe79f7zACXf\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Education Through and For Social Justice: Developing Anti-Racist Practices in the Life Sciences Curriculum<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facilitated by <span style=\"font-size: inherit\">Dr Moonisah Usman, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">Dr Amy MacLatchy, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">Olorunlogbon (Lado) Olulanke and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">Lara Pownall, University of Westminster<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keynotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1bL9DB-f9pXeuQAdjME_qxwFuI9HRUeTs\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This is for Us: On-doing Undoing and How we Endure<\/a> (reflective questions only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keynote by<span class=\"WdYUQQ 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