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I love the rainbow flag. It's such a strong and magical symbol. There are (at least) two versions often confused.

I'm privileged to travel for my work doing what I love. About a week ago, I went to Cascia in Italy, to hold a workshop on sensitising young minds to the challenges of equitable inclusion and participation. It was a mixture of the 10th-anniversary Social Hackathon and Peace Village. Symbolically, we carried a 25-metre "PACE" (peace) flag. It's a rainbow flag with the white letters of the word placed on it - sometimes it's even without the word. You can see how easy it is to confuse it with the pride flag. I sent the image to all my friends and acquaintances, because I felt this was a special walk, where a common appeal to peace beyond ideologies was delivered through poetry, by the youth.

Several asked what I was doing at the parade. Some ignored my message. To me, the peace flag, which Umbria has been carrying since 1961, represents camaraderie, or at least constructive acceptance among all. We're all children of the Sun's rays, after all.

That's what the event got right - prosperity built through difference, not despite it. The Hackathon part involved 8 young teams mentored by experts to compete in delivering tech solutions to build peace and tackle other Sustainable Development Goals, and twice as many smaller junior teams building applicable solutions for local communities. The Peace Village side was subtler: mindfulness, and responsibility for building and maintaining peace. With 46 nationalities in attendance, it was an enchanting 3-day event, giving hope when, at least to me, it was very much needed.

Anyone working with youth, pay attention to Umbria's Social Hackathons and C.R.E.A. Cultura Festivals. Challenging models to replicate (you need a highly driven team), but worth stealing from.

#SHU #SHU2026 #Education #PeaceBuilding #YouthWork #Cascia #Umbria

4/n Today the students organised filming testimonies about the MA - will add this here when it’s edited! In the mean time, here another flyer, also designed by one of the students. I do think the fact they are voluntarily doing all this is in itself testimony to how much they appreciate the programme

#CommunityArts #CommunityDevelopment #Youthwork #AppliedAnthropology
#Goldsmiths

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@RadicalAnthro @AnnaAnthro @inquiline if you could possibly help spread this I would be super grateful. It’s not just about our jobs - this really is a wonderful programme that doesn’t exist anywhere else and it would just be 💔 for it to close.

#CommunityArts #CommunityDevelopment #Youthwork #AppliedAnthropology

3/3 There’s peer learning, networking and experience through placements; all students go into good and rewarding careers in community work.

I truly believe in this MA - it is what Goldsmiths is all about.

The MA is now threatened with closure - it would be terrible if we did not have this combination of anthropology with community work anymore. Please share with anyone who might like to apply

#ShoutOut #CommunityArts #Anthropology #CommunityDevelopment #Youthwork #Masters #AppliedAnthropology

2/3 The programme has run for 30 years and I have had the privilege of teaching on it since 2011. Privilege, because of the amazing students we get on this. Some who come from youth work or arts and want qualifications and widen their thinking and practice through anthropology; some who come from social sciences and want to get into practical community work.

Hello! Just wanted to do a quick #ShoutOut here for a brilliant MA at Goldsmiths run by Anthropology and Social and Therapeutic Studies (STACS) at Goldsmiths. It is a unique programme combining theory and practice, academic with professional qualifications. There are three pathways:

MAs in Applied Anthroplogy and Community Youth Work; Community Development; and Community Arts

https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-applied-anthropology-community-youth-work/

#CommunityArts #Anthropology #CommunityDevelopment #Youthwork #Masters 1/3