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OU Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice

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Welcome to The Open University's research Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice (GCSJ) in the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies.

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❔How do borders - physical, political, psychological - shape the lives of those on the move? The OU Migration Group's panel unpacks migration in the context of climate change, right-wing politics, and conflict... 🗓️ 4 June | 11:45–1PM | GCSJ Festival 👉eventbrite.co.uk/e/130397111570…

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A big thank you to Margaret Ebubedik for her TESS talk on "Leveraging SKEEP for equitable responses to addressing societal challenges" & thanks to all of today's participants. Our next TESS talk will be part of the GCSJ Research Festival 👉fass.open.ac.uk/events/3rd-ann… Gunjan S

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🗣️ Talking Race: From Discomfort to Disruptive Action | GCSJ Research Festival ⏳4 June | 3:15–4:30PM From Grenfell to global discourse, from lived experience to academic insight - explore the work of OU's Racial Justice Working Group 👉tinyurl.com/y2tmtcw9 #racialjustice

🗣️ Talking Race: From Discomfort to Disruptive Action | GCSJ Research Festival 
⏳4 June | 3:15–4:30PM

From Grenfell to global discourse, from lived experience to academic insight - explore the work of OU's Racial Justice Working Group
👉tinyurl.com/y2tmtcw9

#racialjustice
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🌱 This #WorldEnvironmentDay join our "Indigenous Environmental Knowledge" session | GCSJ festival 5 June | 3:30-4:30 What can global environmental thinking learn from Indigenous knowledge rooted in the Global South? 🔗lnkd.in/evs9WegX Mary Ng'endo Kanui & Shonil Bhagwat

🌱 This #WorldEnvironmentDay join our "Indigenous Environmental Knowledge" session | GCSJ festival
5 June | 3:30-4:30
What can global environmental thinking learn from Indigenous knowledge rooted in the Global South?

🔗lnkd.in/evs9WegX

Mary Ng'endo Kanui & Shonil Bhagwat
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Join Anindita Datta & Parvati Raghuram on how transnational feminist collaborations can create powerful counterspaces in a male-dominated academic landscape. 📣 Transability & Transferability of Concepts: Thinking from India ⏰12:15-1:15 | 5 June 📎 tinyurl.com/bduev9sk

Join Anindita Datta & Parvati Raghuram on how transnational feminist collaborations can create powerful counterspaces in a male-dominated academic landscape.
📣 Transability & Transferability of Concepts: Thinking from India
⏰12:15-1:15 | 5 June 
📎 tinyurl.com/bduev9sk
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🗣️ Join the conversation on "Cancer Patient Voices in Tanzania" 🕒 2:15–3:15 | 5 June | GCSJ Join Richard Ngilangwa (online) & Cristina Santos (in person) as they explore an innovative, mixed-methods approach & captur the social, economic & systemic dimensions of cancer care.

🗣️ Join the conversation on "Cancer Patient Voices in Tanzania"
🕒 2:15–3:15 | 5 June | GCSJ

Join Richard Ngilangwa (online) & Cristina Santos (in person) as they explore an innovative, mixed-methods approach & captur the social, economic & systemic dimensions of cancer care.
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🎉 The 3rd GCSJ Research Festival starts today! 📅 4–6 June 2025 | 🌐 Free hybrid & online events 📍Theme: Challenging Power 3 days of critical conversations, keynotes, panels and creative sessions led by researchers from across the OU & beyond. Visit: fass.open.ac.uk/events/3rd-ann…

🎉 The 3rd GCSJ Research Festival starts today!

📅 4–6 June 2025 | 🌐 Free hybrid & online events
📍Theme: Challenging Power

3 days of critical conversations, keynotes, panels and creative sessions led by researchers from across the OU & beyond.

Visit: fass.open.ac.uk/events/3rd-ann…
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🙏🏼📣 A big thank you to all speakers and participants of our first GCSJ research festival day today! More sessions tomorrow - Find all details here 👉 fass.open.ac.uk/events/3rd-ann…

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💡Join us for Day 2 of the GCSJ research festival focusing on "Challenging Power – Thinking from the Global South" 📅 Thu 5 June 2025 | 🖥️ Hybrid 🔗 fass.open.ac.uk/events/3rd-ann…

💡Join us for Day 2 of the GCSJ research festival focusing on "Challenging Power – Thinking from the Global South"

📅 Thu 5 June 2025 | 🖥️ Hybrid

🔗 fass.open.ac.uk/events/3rd-ann…
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🌍Today’s Keynote: Thinking from the Global South 🎙️Dr Kudakwashe Vanyoro unpacks how migration is shaped by power & explores implications of Global North–South dynamics in shaping discourse, decisions, and justice. 🕚 11–12:00 👉tinyurl.com/bduev9sk Dr Kudakwashe Vanyoro Gunjan S

🌍Today’s Keynote: Thinking from the Global South
🎙️Dr Kudakwashe Vanyoro unpacks how migration is shaped by power & explores implications of Global North–South dynamics in shaping discourse, decisions, and justice.
🕚 11–12:00
👉tinyurl.com/bduev9sk
<a href="/KudaVan/">Dr Kudakwashe Vanyoro</a> <a href="/GunjanSondhi/">Gunjan S</a>
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Many thanks to all of today's speakers and participants for their contributions to day 2 of the GCSJ Research Festival 🙏🏼 Join us tomorrow for the 3rd and last day; register via 👉 fass.open.ac.uk/events/3rd-ann…

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As part of #RefugeeWeek join the upcoming event by the Sanctuary Advisory Network at The Open University ⏰Fri 13 June, 1:00 PM 💡Talks by Maryam Rahmani (Womankind Worldwide) & Mir Abdullah Miri (University of Bath) 👉eventbrite.co.uk/e/empowerment-…

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📢Join tomorrow's roundtable: how can external engagement & research impact creatively, effectively and ethically be facilitated to challenge prejudice & disinformation? ⏰1-2.30PM | June 18 👉eventbrite.co.uk/e/challenging-… Precious N Chatterje-Doody Gunjan S

📢Join tomorrow's roundtable: how can external engagement &amp; research impact creatively, effectively and ethically be facilitated to challenge prejudice &amp; disinformation?
⏰1-2.30PM | June 18
👉eventbrite.co.uk/e/challenging-…

<a href="/PreciousChatD/">Precious N Chatterje-Doody</a> <a href="/GunjanSondhi/">Gunjan S</a>