From the Margins: Zine-Making for Empowerment & Well-Being

What’s on offer?

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What’s it about?

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Who’s leading the event?

Iris Lim a researcher examining the lived-experience of governing technologies by marginalised populations, focusing on public sector user-experiences. She hold a Ph.D. in Development Studies from SOAS, University of London, funded by the Korea Foundation Fellowship. Her work advocates for critical policy approaches and building partnerships between universities, policymakers, and communities. She is currently the UK Lead researcher on a 3-year, ESRC funded project examining digital food assistance for marginalised populations in the UK, India, and Sudan.

Open to

The Event is aimed at young people of ages 13 - 18, studying English as their additional language

Of particular interest to

Schools and educational settings for young people with English as an additional language