We bring together our member organisations to discuss and share experiences, good practices and ideas on responding to collective challenges. Together we are building the education unions of the future: mass participation organisations that reflect the diverse interests and identities of their members and offer educators a multitude of ways to engage and contribute.
In a rousing call to action, Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace, told Congress participants to challenge the threat to education services “peacefully, principally and courageously.”
Peace, principles and courage to fight crisis together
In a rousing call to action, Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, told 1,800 participants at EI’s sixth World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, to challenge the threat to education services “peacefully, principally and courageously”.
Peace, principles and courage to fight crisis together
Over the course of EI’s sixth World Congress delegates are receiving a daily newsletter which features highlights of events that took place on the previous day.
EI Congress Newsletter #4 available online
EI's Flickr page is regularly updated with photos from the wide range of activities taking place at the sixth World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. Have a look to see key note speakers and participants engaging in lively debates about the future of the education profession.
Visit EI's Flickr page to see the latest photos from Congress
Facing political, economic and ideological attacks, how can we become stronger together? Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the ITUC, explored this question with four panellists at EI's World Congress.
Panellists share strategies to build better unions
EI Deputy General Secretary, Jan Eastman, encouraged 80 participants in the inclusive education breakout session to devise practical union-based experiences that respect children's diverse experiences and realities in order to secure Education for All (EFA).
Teachers promote inclusive institutions
Over the course of EI’s sixth World Congress delegates are receiving a daily newsletter which features highlights of events that took place on the previous day.
EI Congress Newsletter #3 available online
Delegates at the EI World Congress in Cape Town have elected a new team of education trade unionists from around the world to lead the organisation over the next four years.
Congress delegates elect new EI leadership
Participants at the EI World Congress have held a one-minute’s silence this morning in memory of the 84 people who died when a gunman opened fire at an island youth camp in Norway, just hours after a deadly bombing in the capital, Oslo.
EI Congress condemns attack on Norwegian youth camp
EI's YouTube channel is regularly updated with videos about the sixth World Congress in Cape Town. Have a look to get impressions directly from the plenary hall.
Visit EI's YouTube channel to see the latest videos about Congress
Over the course of EI’s sixth World Congress delegates are receiving a daily newsletter which features highlights of events that took place on the previous day.
EI Congress Newsletter #2 available online
Moving poetry of hope; students dancing for joy; the stirring harmonies of South Africa’s national anthem: all these sights and sounds made the opening ceremony of EI’s sixth World Congress simply unforgettable.
World Congress opens with a call to action
With four years between each Congress and a vast amount of work accomplished by EI worldwide, General Secretary, Fred van Leeuwen, faced a difficult task in crafting his progress report.
EI makes progress despite financial crisis
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Deputy Director General, Guy Ryder, addressed today’s opening plenary at Congress and emphasised the central role of education trade unions in key struggles for human and trade union rights.
ILO praises EI’s commitment to trade unions rights
Over the course of EI’s sixth World Congress delegates are receiving a daily newsletter which features highlights of events that took place on the previous day.
EI Congress Newsletter #1 available online
Union communications officers from Norway to Sierra Leone, from Latvia to Australia, have convened at EI's Communicators’ Network (ComNet) pre-Congress meeting in Cape Town to share experiences on how to advance their organisations’ agendas.
Education union communicators share strategies
Over the last four years, the financial meltdown – which was sparked by reckless speculation and unregulated greed by the financial services sector – has dramatically altered the political and economic landscape of the higher education and research sector. Many governments have been encouraged by international financial institutions to take...
Higher Education Caucus vows to fend off attacks
More than 150 trade unionists and equality campaigners have concluded an historic meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, to celebrate the biggest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender event in Africa.
Trade unionists commit to building strong alliances for LGBT rights