Maddy Wegner is an educator and communications specialist with extensive experience in service-learning, youth engagement, communications, and human and child rights education. She has served in multiple roles with the National Youth Leadership Council, including Director of Content and Engagement and Director of Communications. Her work has included developing resources for service-learning practitioners, integrating human and child rights frameworks into educational practice, and creating educational materials inspired by Nobel Peace Prize laureates and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. She also serves on the Executive Committee for Minneapolis’ Child Friendly Cities Initiative and has been recognized for her contributions to service-learning.
OUR MISSION The Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) is a collaborative network to learn, teach, organize, advocate, and innovate for human rights education in the United States.
Every September 21st, people across the world pause for something rare: a shared moment dedicated purely to peace.
This year, MasterPeace Foundation and SIMA Academy are joining forces to mark the International Day of Peace with something a little different — a global film screening initiative that uses the power of storytelling to bring people closer together.
Latinx (also called Latine) Heritage Month is a good time to remember how all Americans are part of an interconnected history. That is especially true today, when millions of immigrants from the Americas are being slandered and criminalized by the current administration. People have fled their homes in Mexico, Central, and South America often because of decades of U.S. military, economic, and climate policies that have exploited people and turned so many into refugees. And let’s remember, too, that much of the United States used to be Mexico, and that Mexicans have a history that stretches back to before there even was a United States.
We are happy to share that the Human Rights Careers Academy is now open. It is a new learning space where we bring together practical courses to help you build skills, strengthen your applications and grow in your human rights career.
