hreusa

As Election Day approaches, join the National Civic League for a special Election Countdown Briefing highlighting the latest work of Spread the Vote and its efforts to support voter participation in communities across the country.
October 6th at 1pm ET (12pm CT, 11am MT, 10am PT)

Register Now!

Now operating as part of the National Civic League, Spread the Vote’s programming includes Vote by Mail in Jail, Bread to Spread the Vote microgrants, Read the F-ing Directions, and upcoming voter education Genius Guides. The briefing will provide an overview of these initiatives and how they are supporting locally driven approaches to voter outreach and education.

The webinar will also feature current grantees who will share how they are spreading the vote in their own communities. These locally designed projects are led by people with firsthand knowledge of the barriers, opportunities, and outreach strategies that matter where they live.
Join us to learn more about these initiatives and hear directly from community leaders

Register Now!

HRE USA is a project of the Center for Transformative Action.

Cher Weixia Chen (George Mason University), Felisa Tibbitts (Utrecht University) and Jonathan Liljeblad (Australian National University) will present their new, edited book that explores human rights teaching and research across 13 disciplines and professional studies areas. In an era of multi-disciplinary human rights centres, the book presents how higher education is and might engage in human rights scholarship and teaching.

The online event will be moderated by Jon Verriet of the Netherlands UNESCO Commission and will involve brief presentations by the editors and five authors. There will be an opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas around multi-disciplinary human rights teaching and research.

This event is co-sponsored by SIM/Utrecht University, George Mason University, Australian National University, the Netherlands UNESCO Commission and the Dutch Soroptimists.

The book launch will take place on Friday, 9 October at 9 EDT/15 CET. Please register here to receive a link: https://lnkd.in/eBuuXiHE

HRE USA is a project of the Center for Transformative Action.

To focus attention on Central America during Latinx Heritage Month, Teaching for Change has hosted Teach Central America Week the first week of October each year since 2019. Learn how you can participate in the week of action in your classroom and your community and read about past years on our website.

Learn More & Sign Up

HRE USA is a project of the Center for Transformative Action.

Each year, CivxNow conducts a comprehensive review of state-level K–12 civic education policies in order to track progress across the country. The results of the annual scan are reflected in the State Policy Map, where users can view state-by-state results.

This year’s policy scan reflects growing momentum, including a notable rise in states recognizing excellence in civics. Additionally, the increasing presence and impact of AI and media literacy in classrooms is reflected, alongside key areas like assessment and teacher professional development.

Read Full Insight

HRE USA is a project of the Center for Transformative Action.

To encourage a new generation of human rights activists, the 2026 Youth in Action for Human Rights Awards recognize youth leaders, one individual and one group, whose work explicitly or implicitly reflects and promotes human rights values.

Because young activists must nominate themselves for the awards, HRE USA urges adults familiar with their work to urge them to apply.

🏆 Deadline for nominations is October 1, 2026.

>> Nomination form (En)
>> Nomination form (Es) 

For further information

HRE USA is a project of the Center for Transformative Action.

Teaching for Change is the only organization offering free pre-K–12 classroom resources for teaching about Central America.

We invite you to visit TeachingCentralAmerica.org, which includes our new online resource library where teachers can find hundreds of resources, searchable by type, theme, grade level, and country.

Explore Site

HRE USA is a project of the Center for Transformative Action.

The Human Rights Program is excited to release our 2026 Vote for Human Rights voter guide! 

This guide is a tool to help voters understand which policies uphold human rights standards on a range of issues, from foreign policy to gender equality to the right to vote itself. The handbook aims to give voters as much information as possible from which to draw their own conclusions; it does not endorse specific candidates, parties, or ballot initiatives. 

Our human rights depend on the decisions we make in the ballot box – so let’s vote like it! Check out the Vote for Human Rights guide here.

HRE USA is a project of the Center for Transformative Action.