Stephen McCloskey

Check out a new report from the Centre for Global Education and @comhlamh.bsky.social on a webinar titled "Development Education and Hope". It debated Issue 41 of Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review.

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A solidarity rally at Belfast city hall today said no to Trump's colonial takeover of Gaza and demanded an end to the genocide. Today, Israel killed 31 Palestinians in Gaza, including 6 children, confirming that there is no ceasefire.

Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza The three journalists worked for a committee supervising Egyptian aid in Gaza and were documenting a newly set-up camp.

Three journalists and 2 children are among 11 Palestinians killed by occupation forces in Gaza since dawn. And, 2 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon. There is no ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon.

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The Disconnected Present: Neoliberal Fascism and the Politics of Erasure In this political climate, outrage is incessantly manufactured and then swiftly displaced, replaced by the next shock before the public can assemble the fragments into a coherent political picture. Ea...

"The Disconnected Present: Neoliberal Fascism and the Politics of Erasure". Henry Giroux on America's slide to authoritarianism under Donald Trump.

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In 2025, billionaire wealth reached its highest level in history at $18.3 trillion. This comes as 1 in 4 people don't regularly have enough to eat, and nearly half the world's population lives in poverty. Oxfam's report: "Resisting the Rule of the Rich"

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How about sanctions on Israel for the slaughter of 71,000 Palestinians, 20,000 of whom are children. Do you find that "horrifying"?

The Centre for Global Education is inviting contributions to Issue 43 of our journal Policy and Practice on the theme “Development Education: Learning for Transformation”. 300-word abstracts should be sent to the editor by 6 March 2026.

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As we move into 2026, IDEA members are committed to keeping Palestine on the agenda. In a new member blog, Stephen McCloskey, Centre for Global Education,
reflects on the response to the genocide in Gaza & calls for greater collective solidarity against the occupation.
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US Attack on Venezuela: Marriage of Colonialism and Gangster Capitalism What we are witnessing is fascism unbound, armed with military force and insulated by media silence.

US Attack on Venezuela: Marriage of Colonialism and Gangster Capitalism.

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In a new piece for @officialznet.bsky.social I reflect on broken promises from the Irish government to pass the Occupied Territories Bill into law while maintaining business-as-usual trading relations with genocidal Israel.

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Many congratulations to the Cuban people on the 67th anniversary of their revolution. Despite constant US aggression and an illegal blockade, Cuba has maintained a socialist approach to development. A happy new Year and solidarity to everyone.

The final Palestinian protest of 2025 in Belfast coincides with a continuing genocide in Gaza, just as Israel is about to bar 37 humanitarian organisations from entering Gaza. All of this means we need to re-double our activism for Palestine in 2026. #FreePalestine

The U.N. special rapporteur is one of the most courageous crusaders against the genocide in Gaza. Because of this, she is blacklisted and treated as if she is a terrorist. Chris Hedges on Francesca Albanese.

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On this day in 1961, Cuba declared itself free of illiteracy, following the 'Year of Education' when more than 200,000 Cubans volunteered in literacy brigades.

Over 700,000 Cubans learned to read and write and Cuba's literacy rate was 96%, one of the highest in the world.

The Genocide in Gaza has not stopped. It has been rebranded. And that is enough of a linguistic subterfuge to get the world to ignore it. A great piece by Chris Hedges.
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How should Global Educators stand in Solidarity with Gaza?
I've written a blog for the Irish Development Education Association on the actions that global educators could and should take to offer meaningful solidarity to Palestinians suffering a genocide in Gaza

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Israel launches new wave of air attacks on Lebanon, straining fragile truce Israel says it struck Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, adding pressure to a US-brokered ceasefire.

Just as there is no ceasefire in Gaza so there is no ceasefire in Lebanon. 127 Lebanese civilians have been killed by Israeli forces since the "ceasefire" with Hezbollah on 26 November 2024 during more than 10,000 Israeli air and ground violations.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...

UN experts alarmed by United States escalating pressure on Venezuela GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep concern about mounting pressure from the United States on Venezuela, as indicated by a recent declaration from the US President that Venezuela’s airspace shou...

UN experts on US maritime attacks on Venezuela: “US military attacks on alleged drug traffickers at sea, which have killed over 80 civilians in 21 strikes, are grave violations of the right to life and the international law of the sea".

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Opinion | The Incomprehensible March Toward Regime Change in Venezuela

The authoritarian American government is creating a phoney pretext for "regime change" in Venezuela. So much for Trump's pledge to end all wars. This is just another imperialist presidency in the White House.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...

There can be no better day to march in solidarity with the Palestinian people than today. All out for Palestine in Dublin at 1.00pm, Garden of Remembrance.

There is no ceasefire in Gaza. More than 300 Gazans have been killed since 10 October and, now, 32,000 Palestinians have been ethnically cleansed from their refugee camps in the northern West Bank. We need to stop this genocide. Join the national protest for Palestine in Dublin tomorrow at 1.00pm.

Israel has violated Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killed hundreds Gaza Government Media Office says Israel fully responsible for humanitarian, security repercussions from its violations.

Israel has violated the Gaza "ceasefire" nearly 500 times in 44 days and killed 342 civilians. It has repeatedly violated the "ceasefire" with Lebanon and today killed 5 people in Beirut. All of this aided and abetted by Euro-Atlantic states.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...

Thirty Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza yesterday bringing the total number of dead to 280 since the "ceasefire" on 10 Oct. The genocide continues under diplomatic cover.

No more stalling. Pass the Occupied Territories Bill including services. Protest this evening outside the Dail at 5.30pm.

How will Labour’s asylum shake-up work? The government’s policies in detail The home secretary’s new measures include plans to escalate the removal of families whose asylum claims have been refused

Poundshop politics from the British home secretary who is blaming the 'other' for our social and economic ills while the billionaire class get a free ride. Rather than tax the super-rich and redistribute wealth, she plays to Farage and the far-right. Shameful.

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There is a national climate demonstration tomorrow in Dublin demanding effective government action to meet climate obligations and an end to fossil fuel use. Assemble: Garden of Remembrance at 1.00pm.

Irish football body overwhelmingly backs call for Israel’s ouster from UEFA FAI calls for Israel's immediate suspension over its violation of UEFA's statutes in occupied Palestinian territory.

Fair play to the Football Association of Ireland for passing a resolution instructing its board to submit a formal motion to UEFA requesting the suspension of Israel from European competitions. There is no room in sport for perpetrators of genocide.

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