Three Boingboingers offer a thought provoking round up of the take-home messages from a Partnerships for Social Justice workshop, a network that brings together practitioners, researchers, and members of the public to collaborate on reducing inequalities. The workshop intended to enable discussion and debate, exchange ideas and expertise, and forge new collaborative projects.
Attending the Partnerships for Social Justice workshop
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