Programme for IDEA Annual Conference 2026
June 23, 2026

Programme for IDEA Annual Conference 2026  - Education for Liberation: GCE in an Age of Crisis  

Wednesday, 24 June 2026, Grand Hotel Malahide

 

You can download the full agenda and programme here and save it to your device as a PDF.   


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AGENDA  

10:00 – Registration and refreshments 

10:30 – Welcome remarks and a special message from Brazil by Madza Ednir 

10:50 – Keynote Address by Zoryana Pshyk 

11:30 – Water and fruit break 

11:45 – Address by Niall Tierney, Irish Aid 

11:50 – Music by Aziz Abushark 

12:00 – Panel Conversation followed by Q&A 
Voices for Liberation: Perspectives on Education in an Age of Crisis
Hosted by Mary Coogan. Panellists: Fahmeda Naheed, John Magee, Macarena Montero and Talha AlAli 

13:00 – Lunch with tea and coffee 

13:50 – Workshop Sessions 


Workshop options below. Various rooms; pre-registration required. 


Workshop options:  

Emotion and Motivation: Capturing Energy – The Genius of Freire  
Venue: Marconi | Facilitator: Peter Dorman
 


Using Drama Methodologies to Facilitate Liberating GCE  
Venue: Edison | Facilitators: Ellen Corby and Mica O’Dwyer
 


Nurturing Educator Reflexivity through Gestalt Theatre  
Venue: Berners Lee | Facilitator: Sive Bresnihan
 


From Conscientisation to Collective Action – Freirean Dialogues Across Africa and the Diaspora

Venue: Baird | Facilitator: Daniela Jiménez-Montero  


African Queens – Music, Storytelling and Education for Liberation  
Venue: Tara Suite | Facilitators: Nomalanga Zulu and Neo Florence Gilson

 

Who in this world has access to pleasure?  
Venue: O’Carolan | Facilitators: Aleesha Wiegandt and Zoë McKenna
 


15:30 – Comfort and hydration break 

15:45 – Performance by African Queens 

15:50 – In Conversation with Sally Hayden, hosted by Pierre Yimbog 

16:40 – Closing Ceremony featuring featuring:
The Blanket for Palestine with music by Aziz Abushark and spoken word by Nima Ashour 

17:00 – Book signing, raffle and drinks reception 


You can download the full agenda and programme here and save it to your device as a PDF.   

 


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