Creating a bilingual curriculum that fosters cross-border dialogue and learning amongst youth and educators from the US and Latin America that explores the systemic effects of drug use and policies

Theo

The was on drugs directly affects youth, yet their voice is not heard in policy discussions, and the education they receive is limited to the effect on personal levels, rather than societal. Theo is creating a bilingual curriculum that fosters cross-border dialogue and learning amongst youth and educators from the US and Latin America that explores the systemic effects of drug use and drug policies.

“Living in Mexico at a time of unprecedented bloodshed has made urgent the task of exploring how transnational education can be put into the service of transforming conflict – in this case, the War on Drugs.”

 

Theo was born in Canada but is currently based in Mexico City. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and Comparative Literature from Columbia University and a master’s degree from Cambridge University in History and Philosophy of Science. At present, he splits his time between writing a novel, making impractical art, and directing Catalyst.

Catalyst brings together students and educators living on the front lines of the War on Drugs in North, Central, and South America. The programme addresses the past, present, and future of drug policy to engage a new generation of young people in transforming the drug-related conflicts that tear apart communities across the Western Hemisphere.

 

Seeds of Peace GATHER

 

Photo credit: Stina Svanberg

 

GATHER Fellow

Theo is taking part in the 2019 GATHER Fellowship, SE Forum's partnership with Seeds of Peace.