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This section provides news about PASCAL together with significant developments in policy and research relating to the areas of interest to PASCAL. It is based on regular scanning of policy, practice and academic literature, including web-based sources.

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Brimbank Learning Futures

Brimbank is its own local government city adjacent to Melbourne, Australia, and created a lifelong learning strategy from which has grown their Learning Futures suite of programs targeting youth. 

Appeal to release Sergey Priyma

On 13 March 2022 [the] Russian military kidnapped the chairman of the Melitopol (Ukraine) district council Sergey Priyma. The democratically elected local politician was taken away in an unknown direction. Neither his family, nor colleagues and the community of Melitopol know where and in what condition he is.

PASCAL Briefing Paper 20 - Learning with and from refugees: adult education to strengthen inclusive societies

We are pleased to offer to subscribers the lstest PASCAL Briefing Paper published jointly with the Centre for Research & Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (CR&DALL),  Learning with and from refugees: adult education to strengthen inclusive societies, written by Dr Maria Grazia Imperiale and Professor Bonnie Slade.

A Good Space is Singapore’s first co-operative to gather diverse changemakers, activists, dreamers, social entrepreneurs, charities and more

A Good Space is a community change-maker cooperative based in Singapore, enacting activities that respond to issues or challenges with care. The key approach is to build resilience and sustainability to flourish.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 136, Issue 6

In this issue we feature 8 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

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