Atlantic Fellows for Social & Economic Equity (AFSEE)

We are looking forward to our hybrid event 'Democracy and the right to protest in the UK' co-hosted with the LSE International Inequalities Institute on Monday 24th of March! This panel discussion explores why protests matter, what the shrinking of democratic space means for social movements and activists, and what can be done to protect freedom of speech and the right to protest. AFSEE Fellow Pascale Frazer-Carroll will be joined by Dr Richard Martin, Sam Nadel and chair Professor Armine Ishkanian ?? Register for the event: https://ow.ly/6PQr50VglzP

For International Women's Day, we have published two special #iwd2025 blogs from our Fellows: ?? Read Saba Saeed's blog on why the need for bold and unapologetic #feminism has never been greater: bit.ly/43sNtMQ ?? Read Judit Ignácz's blog highlighting the unspoken exploitation and silencing of #Romani women: bit.ly/3F9FU3v

How can #platformworkers push back against unfair labour conditions? ??? In December 2024, Mexico’s government passed groundbreaking labour reforms to protect workers in the #platformeconomy, such as those driving for Uber or delivering for Rappi. The reforms are particularly significant because they recognise platform workers as employees, granting them access to social security benefits and collective bargaining, rights to profits, and other labour protections. This shift challenges the traditional model of #gigwork, writes Kruskaya Hidalgo Cordero, which has often left workers in a legal grey area, without access to basic labour rights. ?? Read the blog: https://ow.ly/COQy50V6ZMI

Can #memes be used for bridging the academic-practitioner divide??? The next case study from our Academic-Practitioner Collaborations (AcPrac) project is written by Máximo Ernesto Jaramillo-Molina. The paper uses the Gatitos contra la desigualdad - project as a case study for examining the advantages of collaborations between #academia and #activism and envisioning potential forms of #collaboration that could yield significant returns in generating #socialchange. Read the paper: https://lnkd.in/eMrGckX7

?? Would you like to join the AFSEE team? We are looking for a Programme Officer to take lead responsibility for the delivery, operations and implementation of the programme's fellowship experience (FE). This will include all aspects of #programmeadministration and delivery from recruitment, selection, admissions, onboarding and delivery of FE up to completion, including also support of the evaluation of FE. The closing date for receipt of applications is 24th February 2025 (23.55 UK time). ?? More information on the vacancy and how to apply: bit.ly/3CXXvLa #vacancy #HEjobs #adminjob

How can we create a fairer #funding system that supports academic-practitioner #collaborations? The new background report from our 'Academic-Practitioner Collaborations (AcPrac)' - project, written by Aygen Kurt Dickson and Ishita Puri, explores the way that public and private #funders invest in academic-practitioner collaborations. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/evm2BxHr

Did you miss our co-hosted event 'Power to the People'? In this event, Jo Swinson & Lysa John joined Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah to discuss his new book 'Power to the People: Use your voice, change the world' where he presents a range of inspiring ideas for how we can reclaim our #power and #changetheworld. Watch the video recording: https://lnkd.in/egcphQJt Listen to the podcast recording: https://lnkd.in/eh25hyDM

Can academic-practitioner #collaborations help to address knowledge inequalities? The new academic paper from our 'Academic-Practitioner Collaborations (AcPrac)' - project explores hierarchies of #knowers and #knowledges by examining why academics and practitioners researching #inequalities choose to collaborate and to what extent such collaborations have the potential to address #knowledgeinequalities in the research process. Read the paper: https://bit.ly/40OfvQd

?? Would you like to join the AFSEE team? We are looking for a Communications and Marketing Officer for a fixed term appointment for 10 months. The post holder will have responsibility for all/the day-to-day AFSEE related internal and external #communications and will lead on the delivery of communications and #marketing strategies and activities to promote the AFSEE Fellowship. The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 17th February 2025 (23.59 UK time). ?? More information on the vacancy and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/eWzxrgRQ #vacancy #HEjobs #marketingjob #communicationsjob

How can #storytelling be used as a tool for defending human rights? ?? In recent years, #humanrights organisations in #ElSalvador have been adapting creatively to what Human Rights Watch describes as a hostile environment for human rights defenders. Within the last two years, the government, which has ruled under a state of emergency since 2022, has arrested around 1% of its population. The arrests include gang members, but also innocent people, writes Dany Diaz Mejia on the AFSEE Blog. ?? Read the blog: bit.ly/40QjuNi