Author Biography

Dr. Lukas Carey completed his Doctorate in education and has worked in the field for most of his working life as a coach, teacher, trainer and educator. While filling a role in local government he was charged with receiving secret commissions and served time in Prison. During that time Lukas used his theoretical lived experience knowledge to study the lives of the incarcerated, the educational happenings inside the justice system and their influence over the future employment opportunities upon release.

With an interest in the role previously incarcerated people have in the development of policy and procedure in the justice system, Lukas is a strong advocate for the Convict Criminology and Lived Experience stream. The importance of the lived experiences of previously incarcerated people and people from working class backgrounds drive the work Lukas is doing in the education and research field.

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Kick Down the Barriers was excited to collaborate with the Working Class Academics conference, due to showcase its cumulative exhibition at Blackburn Museum and coincide with the conference. Due to COVID-19, the Kick Down the Barriers exhibition has been postponed until September, however we are still excited to share our work with the conference via this Blog post.

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Author Biography

Dr. Lukas Carey completed his Doctorate in education and has worked in the field for most of his working life as a coach, teacher, trainer and educator. While filling a role in local government he was charged with receiving secret commissions and served time in Prison. During that time Lukas used his theoretical lived experience knowledge to study the lives of the incarcerated, the educational happenings inside the justice system and its influence over future employment opportunities upon release.

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On the 14t^h and 15^th of July 2020, I will be joining a panel of local and international speakers who are part of a growing collective of working-class writers, thinkers, artists and researchers. All of them coming together to share, learn, empower and celebrate the contribution of working-class academics and creatives. The Working Class Academics: A Conference 2020, which will be hosted throughout virtual Zoom spaces of Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, aims to shine a light on the brilliance of working-class academia.

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The murder of George Floyd is the latest in a long line of atrocities and brutalities endured by the global Black community.  This has a long history.  Longer than is sometimes convenient for honest acknowledgement.  I notice some commentators are referring to George’s ‘death’, which is a dilution of what occurred.  George was brutally murdered by a Police Officer and the world has seen the evidence.

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