2 interesting Tuesdays in February

Tuesday 9th February, 13:00-16:00 Södertörns högskola

Linus Andersson: Where technology goes to die: Electronic waste in global television news

We spent some time last term studying the problem of electronic waste. This is a chance to step back and think about how the media shapes our thinking about electronic waste. It's also a chance to check out Södertörn's Dept. of Media & Communication Studies!

If you want to come, you'll need to take the 12:10 bus from Hagaberg to Östertälje Station and then the train to Flemingsberg. You can borrow an SL card from school.

Here is a short video from 2013 of the person leading the seminar, Linus Andersson:

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Tuesday 16th February, 09:00-12:00 Kungl. Myntkabinettet (Gamla Stan)

Human rights and anti-discrimination in Eastern Europe

ForumSyd have invited a really interesting range of speakers who are all actively involved in campaigning for human rights. Come and be inspired by these amazing people!

Full program and speakers here: http://www.forumsyd.org/PageFiles/5975/Programme_day%20II.pdf

Note that although this event is free, you must register by Friday 29th January at the latest.

Here is one of the contributors, Olena Shevchenko:

and another, Svetlana Zakharova:



If you know anyone else who is interested, please invite them too!

Mini project: Sustainable lifestyles

January - February we're looking at sustainable lifestyles - with a special focus on how to look after ourselves and live in a healthy, well-balanced and ultimately sustainable way.

Once again we're asking ourselves: What does "sustainable" really mean?

We began exploring this by comparing two radically different lifestyles:

Huge Spring Primark Haul | Zoella and Hymn to The Great Song w/ Br. David Steindl-Rast

We found we could identify sustainable and unsustainable aspects of both lifestyles!

Now to the mini-project:

What other lifestyles are out there?
In what ways are they sustainable and unsustainable?

Choose a lifestyle and post your choice in our Global profil forum in FirstClass.

When we meet again:

Describe your lifestyle using words, pictures and even short video(s)

Critically evaluate their sustainability according to the following criteria (plus any more you think of):

• Financial - can you afford this lifestyle?
• Physical - how does this affect your body in the short and long term?
• Relationships & family life - does this lifestyle help or hinder relationships?
• Physical environment - does this lifestyle improve or damage the physical environment?
• Mental and social environment - how does this lifestyle affect other people?
• Resilience - can this lifestyle survive even if things change?
• Carrying capacity - can EVERYONE have this lifestyle?

Best of luck!

Seminarium och föreläsningar som kan var intressanta - obs! på engelska!

If you're thinking about studying at a higher level after folkhögskola, or just fancy an intellectual challenge, consider attending one or more of the following FREE events.

1) Monday 18th January, 13:00-16:00, Södertörn University, Flemingsberg
Europe's Migration Crisis: Understanding National Responses, East and West

2) Monday 25th January, 18:00 - 20:00, Stockholm University
Richard M Stallman - For a Free Digital Society

3) Tuesday 16th February, 09:00 - 12:00, Slottsbacken 6 (Gamla Stan), Stockholm
Forum Syd Seminar: Anti-discrimination in Eastern Europe -  registration required!

I want to go - but not on my own! So if you're interested, let me know and we'll see if we can form a group to travel together/meet up and keep one another company.

If you need to miss lessons to attend, make sure you talk to your teachers.
School has SL cards to borrow if needed.

So, what do you say...







gordon.mcculloch@folkbildning.net