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Mugwena Maluleke

@mugwena.bsky.social
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President Of Education International and General Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union, (SADTU).

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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Let us organise. Let us mobilise. Let us act. Because we fund what we value, and there is no greater investment than the education of our children.
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National Education Association @neatoday.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
President of Education International @mugwena.bsky.social brought a message of unwavering solidarity from educators around the world to NEA's delegates today: When educators band together and organize, nothing is impossible.
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
📢 This #EarthDay, we raise our voices as one ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏻 Our power. Our planet. What we teach matters. Our advocacy matters. When we mobilise, it matters. Educators everywhere are standing up for the planet and for their students. #Teach4ThePlanet #ClimateEducation #ClimateJustice
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Education International calls for an immediate end to the killing of children, the protection of teachers, and a halt to the destruction of education systems. Schools must never be targeted, occupied, or militarised.
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
🗨️The classroom is either a site of liberation, or it becomes a factory of fear. We will organise. We will educate. We will resist repression. We will build peace. ✊🏿✊🏼✊🏾The future belongs not to fear, but to solidarity. Read the article by our President Mugwena Maluleke! ➡️ eiie.io/3P4K8i1
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Princess Moss @neapresident.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Hear it from @daveswords.bsky.social of @eduinternational.bsky.social: all across the globe, educators are watching and sending us solidarity.
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
📣Education International sends a strong message to #Palestinian educators after a delegation of education leaders from 15 countries was detained and interrogated for hours. ‼️Attempts to intimidate, isolate, or silence educators will only strengthen our collective determination and solidarity.
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Nuestro presidente @mugwena.bsky.social habló en representación del grupo de las y los trabajadores #ILC2025, en respuesta al informe del Comité de Expertos sobre la Aplicación de las Recomendaciones relativas al Personal Docente de la OIT-UNESCO. #PorlaPública #CreamosEscuela 🧵👇🏾
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Ready to represent at #PACTED2025! ✏️ Join the global mobilisation calling on governments to invest in teachers and to support us in creating a peaceful, more fair, and sustainable future for all. #gopublic #fundeducation @_AfricanUnion
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Our Chair, coordinator of the Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision @zazafl.bsky.social was on Lunchtime Live today (from 4.29) on the welcome news that RTÉ will not take part in Eurovision if apartheid Israel is in the contest. Boycott works! #FreePalestine #BDS www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/rte...
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RTÉ considering withdrawal from Eurovision 2026 over Israel participation
RTÉ is considering withdrawing from Eurovision 2026 over Israel’s participation. Do you support this decision? Should Ireland not take part if Israel is involved? Joining Andrea to discuss is Chair ...
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
It's not every day that you meet a minister who has a Paulo Freire quote tattooed on his arm. Yes we are passionate about education and creating a better world!
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
📚 50M teachers short. We have the blueprint. 59 UN recommendations to fix this. Let’s raise the status of teachers: ✅ Fair pay ✅ Respect ✅ Autonomy ✅ Development Time to act. #SDG4 #GoPublic #FundEducation
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Education International member organisations have joined forces to support colleagues in Palestine and honour their unbreakable commitment to keep education going against all odds. ✊🏿✊🏻✊🏽 We stand in #solidarity with the General Union of Palestinian Teachers and all our colleagues across #Palestine!
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
✊🏾✊🏻✊🏽 Education unions around the 🌎 stand in solidarity with our colleagues in @neatoday.bsky.social and @aft.org and with education communities across the U.S. Together we resist any attack on inclusive public education everywhere. ➡️ eiie.io/4lxMLUA #GoPublic4Solidarity
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National Education Association @neatoday.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Educators know: children can't thrive when their families live in fear. This Father’s Day, tell Congress you don’t support Trump’s cruel and illegal abductions of our loved ones and neighbors. Urge them to fight back to protect families, schools, and communities. Take action today: buff.ly/XPNcEtB
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
🗨️ We will not rest until every child, especially the most vulnerable, is free to learn, play, and thrive—safe in the embrace of an inclusive, quality education. - ‪@mugwena.bsky.social on the World Day against Child Labour 📢 #EndChildLabour 📢 #GoPublic #FundEducation
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
⚠️ 138 million children around the world are forced to work instead of going to school. Education and educators are the answer to #EndChildLabour. Our programme against child labour is delivering life-changing results. 🧵👇🏾
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
‼️ Schools under attack. Immigrants targeted. Protesters detained. The Trump administration is waging war on democracy. 🇺🇸 This June 14, educators are joining nationwide marches for people over power. ✊🏽 Education International stands with you! 📢 #NoKings @aft.org @daveswords.bsky.social
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
✊🏾Las mujeres somos transcendentales para el movimiento sindical. 👩🏾👩🏻👩🏽 Somos la mayoría en las aulas. 👩🏽 👩🏼 👩🏻 Nuestros sindicatos deben seguir apoyando nuestro liderazgo. Mensaje de Isabel Olaya, Vicepresidenta de la Internacional de la Educacion América Latina y Ejecutiva de FECODE, Colombia.
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾 To the brave teachers of #Myanmar, the global education community stands with you! We are steadfast in our support for the Myanmar Teachers Federation, the National Unity Government, and all democracy defenders. #Solidarity #Workers4Myanmar
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Haldis Margrete Holst @haldisholst.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🌈 As educators, we must play a key role in the struggle for equal rights and quality education for all everywhere. We advocate for inclusive education systems and school communities where #LGBTI students and teachers feel safe and respected. #PrideMonth #lgbtiworkers @eduinternational.bsky.social
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Great meeting with ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo at #ILC2025! Our President and Vice-President thanked the ILO for supporting the UN Recommendations on the Teaching Profession and discussed how unions and the ILO can work together to make them a reality around the 🌍
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🇪🇨 En #Ecuador, nuestra afiliada #UNE defiende la educación pública. Porque la educación no es un negocio, es un derecho. Por eso, pedimos una mayor financiación estatal y contenidos actualizados. #PorlaPública✏️
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
✊🏿 A delegação da IE está na Conferência Internacional do Trabalho defendendo os direitos de profissionais da educação, incluindo direito de greve. 📢 Não há como defender o direito à educação com os próprios direitos negados!
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🗨️ A trusted, respected, well-supported, and fairly compensated teaching workforce is essential to delivering equitable, high-quality education for all. 👏🏽 Our President @mugwena.bsky.social responding to the report of the joint ILO-UNESCO Committee of Experts at the #ILC2025
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
📢 #SocialJustice and progress require a strong, resilient, and respected teaching profession all around the 🌏
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
#TransformingEducation means ✅ Investing in teachers ✅ Respecting their rights and expertise ✅ Engaging in social and policy dialogue ✅ Fully funding public education systems #GoPublic #FundEducation
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Our President @mugwena.bsky.social is the spokesperson of the Workers' Group at the #ILC2025, responding to the report of the joint ILO-UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel. #GoPublic #FundEducation 🧵👇🏾
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
📢 La #JusticeSociale et le progrès nécessitent une profession enseignante forte, résiliente et respectée partout dans le 🌏
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
#TransformerLÉducation signifie ✅ Investir dans les enseignant∙e∙s ✅ Respecter leurs droits et leur expertise ✅ Engager un dialogue social et politique ✅ Financer entièrement les systèmes d'enseignement public #EnsembleOnFaitÉcole
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Notre président @mugwena.bsky.social est le porte-parole du Groupe des travailleur∙euse∙s à la #ILC2025, qui répond au rapport du Comité conjoint OIT-UNESCO d'expert∙e∙s sur l'application des Recommandations concernant le personnel enseignant. #EnsembleOnFaitÉcole 🧵👇🏾
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
She teaches. She supports. She inspires. But rarely #SheLeads. ⚠️ From classrooms to ministries, women are underrepresented in education leadership. The 2025 Gender Report exposes the gap and how to close it ➡️ bit.ly/2025genderre...
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
👏🏿👏🏽👏🏻 SNTE delivers a 10% salary raise and an additional week of vacation for Mexico's teachers! Congratulations for this great union win! Find out more ➡️ eiie.io/4kyQWyV
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
New research from ActionAid reveals the human cost of public sector cuts in Africa. ⚠️ Teachers and health workers are overworked and underpaid. ⚠️ Communities are deprived of their right to quality education and health care. ➡️ eiie.io/4msmZSF #GoPublic #FundEducation
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
📢 We must continue to call on governments to fully fund public education, and the vital personnel who make the right to education possible. We must welcome the participation of Education Support Personnel in our unions at all levels. #ESPDay #GoPublic 📹 eiie.io/4kq3RmB
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
🌟 Education Support Personnel are the backbone of our schools. Their dedication and commitment make inclusive education possible. #GoPublic #FundESP ➡️ eiie.io/4aRk7sg
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
On this May Day, we celebrate the indomitable spirit of solidarity, where workers unite like a mighty river, carving a path through the bedrock of injustice. Together, we stand as a forest of strength, each tree rooted in dignity and collective power.
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Our unity is a beacon, a lighthouse guiding us through the stormy seas of adversity. With resilience and hope, we rise like the dawn, defending democracy and workers' rights, illuminating the world with our unwavering resolve.
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
On this May Day, we celebrate the indomitable spirit of solidarity, where workers unite like a mighty river, carving a path through the bedrock of injustice. Together, we stand as a forest of strength, each tree rooted in dignity and collective power.
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Thank you to the colleagues in the Arab region for the warm welcome. I want you to know that our call for quality public education is inseparable from our call for peace. We stand with you for peace.
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
We need to ensure that education systems can continue to foster curiosity, critical thinking, and the free pursuit of knowledge, and that the teaching profession enjoys the trust of governments to teach with autonomy and exercise their professional judgment. #ISTP2025
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Imagine a classroom where every teacher feels supported and empowered. Where students are eager to learn. Where teachers have the resources they need and their wellbeing is prioritized. This is not just a dream, it is a necessity! This was my message to governments at the #ISTP2025
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🗨️Education is the bedrock of our hopes for the future—yet global progress has stalled.– Mugwena Maluleke, EI President At #ISTP2025, we’re sounding the alarm on chronic underinvestment in public education, especially in early childhood. It’s time to #GoPublic #FundEducation @mugwena.bsky.social
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Congratulations Andy.
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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Donald Trump Orders Military to STOP RECRUITING BLACK PEOPLE!!!
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Mugwena Maluleke @mugwena.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
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Stop "President" Elon Musk!
Elon Musk bought his way into the White House, spending millions of dollars to help Trump win the 2024 election. But our communities, families, and rights are not for sale.  While greedy and cor...
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National Education Association @neatoday.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Today, Linda McMahon: ❌ Pledged to dismantle the U.S. Dept. of Education, and ❌ Promised to support vouchers, stripping resources from 90% of U.S. students.   Our students deserve an education secretary who will fight for them, not gut public schools to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
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Noel Candelaria @noelcandelaria.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
📢 Today, educators gathered at the U.S. Capitol with a clear message: We won’t stay silent while our students, educators, & public schools are under attack. Invest in education—not dismantle it. Demand we put students before billionaires. Take action: ⬇️ www.nea.org/advocating-f...
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