Education for Liberation: King and Gandhi's Legacy in India

The Liberation Curriculum initiative of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute presents a panel discussion with Indian educators Kiran Sethi and Ravi Gulati.

Come learn…
• How teachers in India teach human rights and activism in the classroom
• What social justice education means in the Indian context
• How to incorporate Kiran’s innovative teaching “experiments” in your class
• How Ravi brings Gandhian philosophy into his work in education
• How students in India view King, Gandhi, and nonviolence
• How to connect with social justice educators and young activists in India to bring a global perspective into your classroom

Date: 16 January 2009, 3:30 to 5:30 pm
Venue: Room CR 101, Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Energy and Environment Building (Y2E2), 473 Via Ortega Rd., Stanford University
Refreshments will be served. Free curriculum material provided!

Speakers’ Bios:
Kiran Sethi is the Founder/Director of Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India, which focuses on social justice curriculum and experiential learning. She was elected a 2008 fellow by Ashoka, the world’s leading authority on social entrepreneurship for her innovative “aProCh – A Protagonist in every Child.”
Ravi Gulati is the founder of Manzil, a youth empowerment and learning center in New Delhi. Operating out of Gulati's own home, Manzil is a unique resource designed for local youth of low-income backgrounds; it offers classes in traditional subjects such as English and Math, but also fosters the creative arts and leadership capacity building to provide a more holistic approach to critical thinking and learning.