Conference - Creating Intercultural Communities
21 October 2008
BOOKING CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY, 3 OCTOBER 2008
During the past ten years Ireland has experienced a rapid growth in ethnic, religious and cultural diversity, as a consequence of the most significant recent inward migration in its history. The changing demographic in Ireland offers new opportunities to create a richly diverse and multicultural Ireland and it also presents us with new challenges to our own thinking about Irish identity, integrating new ethnic groups and cultures, supporting migrant workers, refugees and asylum seekers and creating intercultural communities. Adult and community education has played a key role in meeting the needs of our new communities ranging from the provision of language learning to creating opportunities to share and understand new cultural experiences.
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
- To explore the concept of Intercultural Dialogue in the context of a rapidly changing Europe.
- To provide a forum for discussion on the meaning of intercultural dialogue in an Irish context
- To showcase the role of adult and community education in promoting intercultural dialogue through examples of practice.
- To explore ways in which adult and community education can be developed to realise the core principle of Interculturalism as identified in the White Paper
CONFERENCE DETAILS
The conference will provide a rich mix of analysis, dialogue and practice drawing on a diverse range of activities currently taking place within the adult and community education sector. It will provide participants with opportunities to learn from one another, to showcase their work, meet new people and seed new ideas and thinking which will feed into their future work. All are welcome to this exciting event on October 21st and further information will be sent to AONTAS members in the coming months.
IMPORTANT BOOKING INFORMATION
- Please book by Friday, 3rd of October 2008
- Payment for the AONTAS Conference must be received by Wednesday, 15th October 2008
- If you require accommodation, booking should be made directly with The Grand Hotel. Please book early as accommodation is limited.
- Please indicate the workshops you are interested in attending in order of preference (1st choice, 2nd choice etc) as places are limited
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