Can you tell us a little about your teaching career and involvement in the EIS? Following my Undergraduate Degree in English, I undertook a one-year Masters in 1990-91 at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, in what was then a very new academic field: Peace Studies. Learning about things such as Education for Peace, Human […]
We encourage members of the EIS BAME, Disabled and LGBT Networks to consider standing for election to your local management committee, or to EIS Council which is the principal decision-making body of the Union. Being involved in these fora can be an empowering and beneficial experience, and an opportunity to raise the profile of issues […]
The EIS played an active part at this year’s Trades Union Congress in Brighton. The EIS delegation was led by President Allan Crosbie, who moved a major composite motion on protecting employees in their place of work. General Secretary Andrea Bradley, writing in the Morning Star in the week of congress, explained why action to […]
Founded in 1947, the Edinburgh International Festival was the inspired idea of Rudolf Bing, a cultural pioneer and Jewish refugee, working with a group of civic and artistic leaders. Together, they created a festival that transcends political boundaries through a global celebration of the performing arts. Every August, our hand-picked programme of world-leading dance, opera, […]
The EIS played a prominent role in this year’s Trades Union Congress in Brighton. Pictured are members of the EIS delegation: Assistant Secretary Anne Keenan, Assistant Secretary David Belsey, Vice-President Adam Sutcliffe, Christina Fleming, Andrene Bamford, Alison Murphy, Ex-President Paula McEwan, President Allan Crosbie, Jacqueline Church, Michael Dolan. See pp24-25 for more on the EIS […]
