Inspired equally by a famous conversation between Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire and Highlander Folk School founder Myles Horton and the poem by Spanish poet Antonio Machado, we have chosen this phrase to frame this year’s Toronto Community Development Institute. So, if you’d like to learn more about these connections, you can check out some of the following links:

• We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change by Myles Horton and Paulo Freire, edited by Brenda Bell, John Gaventa and John Peters
• Introduction to We make the Road by Walking – excerpt (PDF)
• Brief Introduction to Paulo Freire: This brief intro is on a website maintained by small group of teachers in the UK and the INFED (Informal Education) site is worth checking out for lots of excellent content on informal education, non-formal adult education and social action.
• Some history about the Highlander Research and Education Centre: Myles Horton founded this centre in 1930 and it remains a leading centre connecting education and community organizing.