INSPIRE Cultural Action | Freire Institute

Paulo Freire’s philosophy of education has had a profound impact on people throughout the world working for social change. His work has been applied not only to formal educational settings but to many diverse social movements.

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Price: GBP 250.00

INSPIRE Cultural Action

Exploring values, ideas and beliefs

Turning shared commitment into  values-based  social action

Values become socially meaningful when they shape how people understand the world, relate to others, and act together. Communities, faith groups, interfaith networks, voluntary organisations, and other values-based groups often possess strong commitments to justice, dignity, compassion, solidarity, peace, service, or human flourishing, yet may find it difficult to translate those commitments into sustained collective action. This participatory workshop provides a structured process for moving from shared experience and values towards critical social reflection, vision-building, and practical action. It draws particularly upon Paulo Freire’s understanding of cultural action , including the...

What happens when we place our deepest values alongside the realities of the world around us and ask what they require us to do together?

The workshop does not promote any particular political ideology, religious tradition, or system of belief. Instead, it begins with the commitments participants already bring. For faith or interfaith groups, these may include theological or spiritual convictions; for other groups, they may include ethical principles, professional commitments, community values, or shared social purposes. Participants are encouraged to examine how these commitments relate to the realities of their wider social environment. The process moves from experience to interpretation, from interpretation to vision, and from vision to action . Participants explore the relationship between their values and the social...

What you learn

Analyse the relationship between personal or shared values, lived experience and the social, cultural, economic and political conditions in which those values are expressed.
Apply relevant Freirean concepts to analyse a social issue in terms of its assumptions, relationships, structures, contradictions and possibilities for change.
Develop and justify a shared vision that connects participants’ values and critical social analysis with achievable goals, while recognizing legitimate differences within the group.
Evaluate possible courses of action and develop a contextually grounded values-based action plan that promotes meaningful participation, aligns means with stated values, and incorporates collective reflection and renewal.

Availability

For organizations: This workshop is available in virtual, in-person, or hybrid formats to meet diverse organizational needs and preferences. We can tailor the focus to your specific institutional context.
For individuals: We will run occasional virtual workshops, and you are encouraged to join the notification list to be informed of upcoming dates.

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Duration

You will continue to be registered in the course area for 3 months following the workshop.

Course Certificate

You will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course.

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