Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 06 October 2023 > In the News
On 3 October, Kevin McCarthy became the first ever Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives to be voted out of his role. He had already made the news when had had to face 15 separate votes before being elected Speaker in January – most of the opposition coming from his own Republican Party. The … Continue reading “Wanted: Speaker”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 03 October 2023 > In the News Shine Bright Lycée
For decades, Rupert Murdoch has dominated the media, first in his native Australia, then the U.K., the U.S.A. and other countries around the world. He started with one newspaper inherited from his father in Adelaide and built an empire that has included at various times Sky TV, The Sun and The Times in the U.K., Fox … Continue reading “Succession: Murdoch Media Empire”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 29 September 2023 > Pedagogy
Radio France has an amazing website that provides resources for teachers wanting to have their pupils sing. Logically most of the songs are in French, but there are four in English and several in German. If you check out the songs available on the Ma chorale voix interactive site, click on “plus de filtres” and … Continue reading “Free Resources for Class Singing”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 22 September 2023 > What's On
Akram Khan’s Chotto Desh blends dance, projections and theatre to explore the choreographer’s British-Bangladeshi identity. You can catch new tour dates in October in Paris and Cherbourg. Khan’s work fuses classical Indian dance and stories with contemporary dance. Chotto Desh means “little homeland” (Bangladesh is “the homeland of the Bengali people”). It is a child-friendly … Continue reading “Exploring British-Bangladeshi Identity”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 22 September 2023 > What's On
The annual Dinard Festival celebrates British film production. This year’s edition takes place from 27 September to 1 October. There are six films in competition as well as a short film section come on an Irish film section and special events: such as a homage to Jane Birkin and a preview screening of Ken Loach’s … Continue reading “Dinard British Film Festival 2023”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 21 September 2023 > Celebrate Shine Bright Collège
26 September is the day the EU celebrates all the many languages spoken in Europe and around the world. They have lots of resources for multilingual fun in schools. This language detective game requires no preparation. There are 40 short texts in 40 different languages each time you have to choose between six possible languages. … Continue reading “European Day of Languages 2023”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 15 September 2023 > In the News Shine Bright Collège
The Commonwealth Youth Awards honour young people from around the world for their work trying to advance one or more of United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. This year’s winner, Maya Kirti Nanan from Trinidad and Tobago, founded an organisation to help people with autism in her Caribbean island home. The Commonwealth is a voluntary association … Continue reading “Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2023”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 14 September 2023 > What's On
There were three big winners at 49th edition of Deauville American Film Festival. Three films showing different aspects American life today. The Grand Prize, the Audience Prize and the Critics Prize all went to LaRoy, a début feature film by by Shane Atkinson. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. In this quirky … Continue reading “Deauville 2023: The Winners”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 12 September 2023 > What's On
The Centre culturel irlandais in Paris is hosting an exhibition on the links between French and Irish rugby, which opened on 8 September, the opening day of the Rugby World Cup hosted by France. And there is an online version of the exhibition if you can’t make it in person. The exhibition in the Centre’s … Continue reading “Rugby Exhibition Online and in Paris”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 04 September 2023 > In the News Shine Bright Lycée
The first of a series of lawsuits by young U.S. citizens against state and federal governments over climate change has come to trial. Held v. Montana was the subject of a two-week court case in June. Sixteen young Montanans accused their state of violating their constitutional rights to a “clean and healthful environment”; to seek … Continue reading “Teens Sue Montana Over Climate Change”
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