Dronfield Labour Discussion Meeting
Topic: Neoliberalism and Education
Speaker: Hilary Povey
Time: 8pm to 9.15pm
Date: Sunday 8th March
Venue: Contact Club, Snape Hill Lane, Dronfield, S18 2GJ.
Hilary
Povey will address us on Neoliberalism and Education. She is Emertius
Professor in Mathematics Education at Sheffield Hallam University. She
previously worked as a maths teacher for the Inner London Education
Authority. She is interested in social justice issues in education and
the role of historical awareness in combatting neoliberalism. She
is an active member of Broomhill and Sharrow Vale Branch Labour Party
and campaigned in North East Derbyshire, Sheffield Hallam and Putney
constituencies in the recent general election.
Info on future meetings
The
next two discussion meetings will focus on green issues. In April we
will be addressed by Jonathan Perraton, Lecturer in Economics at the
University of
Sheffield on Labour's Green New Deal policy and the following month we
will discuss new clean and green engergy to heat our homes, power our
cars and reduce carbon emmissions.
Hope to see you all on Sunday,
Rosie Smith
Dronfield Labour Party Political Education Officer
