Why engage with CGCE?

Our students are living in a world that is increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous in light of the impending ecological crises, involuntary migrations, social and political volatility, rising inflation, broken information environments, and human rights regressions/denials. Yet, education often prepares students for a world where resources seem to be inexhaustible and where progress is perceived as linear.

Even when social and environmental issues are addressed they can be disconnected from historical and political contexts and may perpetuate Westerncentrism, individualism, and competition. Our project aims to engage and bring people together to shift the focus of education from neoliberalism to equity, and social and ecological justice.

The Goal

This project will work to develop critical global consciousness through cross-community collaborations and transdisciplinary programming that encourage students to grasp the complex ways in which local, regional, national, and global forces interact and intersect with our individual worlds.

Participants will include artists, academics, and activists along with Skyline College faculty who have redesigned their curricula and implemented cross-campus, transdisciplinary programming to create learning environments that engage students with global ethical issues.

This project is inspired by the thoughts of several decolonial and critical GCE scholars and educators including Vanessa Andreotti, Enrique Dussel, Ramon Grosfoguel, Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Anibal Quijano, Walter Mignolo, Nelson Maldonado Torres, Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Lynette Schulz, Sharon Stein, and others.