Welcome to the Eager Blog!

Written By Islay Nicklin

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Welcome to the Eager Blog!

This blog is a place to discuss all things social justice. With a mix of authors from Eager Network’s team and volunteer contributors, posts will be structured into three recurring segments: 

  • In the News: Here we’ll discuss relevant news stories and how to view them from a sociological lens. 

  • Opinion Piece: Here you’ll find author-specific thoughts, ideas, and contemplations relating to social justice topics.

  • Words Matter: Shaped by a mixture of news, sociological research, and opinion; here we explore the impact of current language on specific groups, individuals, and systemic power structures. 

 

We hope this blog will serve as a space for education and open dialogue for discussing intersectionality and social justice. The comments are open and we encourage healthy discourse, including calling out and calling in, but we hope everyone we be respectful to other commenters and refrain from cancel culture. We want this to be a safe space for learning and dialogue.

 

Enjoy! 


Islay Nicklin

Islay is a neurodivergent educator and activist. She is a fully qualified teacher, an MSc in Transformative Learning and Teaching (University of Edinburgh), and a BA in Environmental Studies (University of California at Santa Barbara). She has experience teaching in both primary and secondary schools and a broad range of experience prior to teaching, including extensive volunteering and activist work in environmental sustainability and social justice (particularly, LGBTQIA+, BLM, and Women’s Empowerment). Islay also holds a range of qualifications in the Health and Wellness field, being a qualified yoga instructor, personal trainer, wellness coach, and nutrition and wellness consultant. With lifelong ADHD, Islay has a strong identity as a generalist, a conceptual thinker, and perpetual learner, committed to facilitating positive change. She created Eager Network with the goal of contributing to a better future by combining her multiple specialisations, making connections between them and amplifying more specialist voices.

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/islay-sarah-nicklin-24aa7666
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