Interested in enhancing reciprocity within partnerships, or strengthening the civic and global learning processes connected with your local or international programs? This workshop is for you. Participants will have the opportunity to:
- Understand and engage with Fair Trade Learning and the Local Actions, Global Solidarity Toolkit
- Map connectivity between and among these resources and your programs and/or institution
- Identify new opportunities to reflect more critically on your work through the lens of FTL
- Connect with others who are committed to building more just, inclusive, and sustainable communities.
Fair Trade Learning and the Toolkit have been deployed across a range of institutions and disciplines, with demonstrable improvements in community partnership quality and learning experiences. This interactive workshop will be led by Collaborative Co-directors Sam Brandauer and Eric Hartman.
About the facilitators:
- Samantha Brandauer is currently Associate Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Global Study and Engagement at Dickinson College and co-director of the Community-Based Global Learning Collaborative. She currently leads a diverse, global team with staff and faculty in Cameroon, Argentina, England, France, Italy, Germany and Spain. It is the relationships with these incredible individuals who guide the learning and impact of U.S. students in their own local communities that inspires her and fills her with hope that international education can and should lead to creating more just, sustainable and equitable communities.
- Eric Hartman is Executive Director of the Haverford College Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, where he oversees a breadth of internships, fellowships, faculty-led study abroad, local community-engaged learning, and community-engaged research. A co-founder of the Collaborative, he has written extensively on pedagogy and partnerships in ethical community-based global learning. He has served as a nonprofit executive director as well as a faculty member, staff member, and center director in diverse higher education institutions.
