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GeoWeek Events 2020: November 16th-27th

GeoWeek (Geography Awareness Week) takes place on the third week in November each year. The purpose of GeoWeek is to highlight the importance of geographical knowledge for understanding the world around us and addressing contemporary social, political and environmental issues. 2020 has been a year of unprecedented challenge. Geographers have played a key role in addressing and responding to this year’s multiple challenges from the global pandemic, to racism and the Black Lives Matter campaign, to the ongoing climate crisis. To raise awareness of the importance of geographical knowledge, the theme of this year’s GeoWeek is Celebrating Geography. Under normal circumstances, geographers across the country run events and activities to mark GeoWeek. This year, we invite all those interested in Geography to participate in a ‘Lockdown sensitive GeoWeek’ by sharing all online (and offline where possible) Celebrating Geography activities with us, details of which will be disseminated here. 
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Events

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​Celebrating Geography - Through the Ages 
Online Event on Thurs, 19 November, 7-8.30pm

​Join Dr Susan Pike (DCU Institute of Education) & Dr Ruth McManus (DCU School of History and Geography), for this online event to to celebrate the possibilities of Geography across primary, second level and third level. Speakers at the event include Dr Kathy Reilly, President, Geographical Society of Ireland, Dr Robert Meehan, Consultant Geologist, and Dr Paula Owens, Primary Geography Consultant and Author. ​All Welcome
​To register click here

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Earth Writings: Bogs, Forests, Fields, Gardens

Book Launch on Wed, 25 November, 8-9pm

​Earth Writings: Bogs, Forests, Fields, Gardens is a collection of artwork, exhibition vignettes, and essays by four artists working in southwest Ireland (Monica de Bath, Cathy Fitzgerald, Pauline O’Connell and Seoidín O’Sullivan) in conversation with scholars (Patrick Bresnihan, Nessa Cronin, Gerry Kearns and Karen E. Till). The collection focusses on the role of creative practice in addressing contemporary issues including ecological and climate crises, species extinctions, and global pandemics. With introductions by Lucina Russell and Karen E. Till, the multi-media book launch will include images of artists’ works, readings and conversations by the contributors, followed by questions and answers from the public. The event is hosted virtually via Zoom by the Moore Institute, NUI Galway and is Co-sponsored by Maynooth Geography and the Geographical Society of Ireland. All Welcome.
​To register click here


Other GeoWeek Activities around the Country
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​From the power of satellites in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, to Netflix Geography, from public lectures and seminars to discussions and quizzes, see here for a Summary of GeoWeek Activities across the country - as posted on Twitter by Geography enthusiasts of all ages.
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  • Education for Sustainable Development: A study of the opportunities and linkages in the primary and post-primary curriculum​
  • ​​​National Geographic teaching materials
  • Scoilnet - teaching resources
  • Practical Action
  • ​EPA
  • Spark Change
  • http://world.bymap.org/ 
  • https://worldmapper.org/
  • Climate Change in Urban Areas, Bangladesh teaching_resource_uk_ireland_jordan__1_.pdf- Case by Joanne Jordan
  • Scoilnet - Post Primary
  • Worldwise Global Schools - Doing Development Education Tools
  • ​Development Perspectives - SDG Challenge
  • ​​IB Geography Pods
  • ​Unicef Sustainable Development goals resources
Geography Society of Ireland, 2018