Join us for the eighth annual Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action from February 3–7, 2025. This transformative week inspires school communities of all ages to engage in critical reflection, honest conversations, and targeted action toward building schools where Black lives truly matter. Sign up for the Week of Action
Click here for suggested lessons, films, books, readings, and general teaching guides for Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action and beyond.
Written by Felisa Tibbitts and Marissa Wong, this study examines how recent U.S. high school graduates who were engaged in actions to bring about political or social change describe the influences of in-school experiences.
The new year brings many challenges for our country and communities, reminding us of the importance of working together to counter hate and strengthen democracy. This January, Learning for Justice offers two series for public education. Resisting Hate in Education offers strategies for prevention, intervention and response to hate and bias. To strengthen democracy in the United States, we must understand the systems of government, politics and the media; our Civics for Democracy series can help.
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Global Institute for Human Rights Certificate Program, May 20-23, 2025 – Registration is now open!
In a world facing unprecedented challenges—from the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence to the climate crisis and human rights violations in global conflicts—there is an urgent need for skilled advocates to lead the way. Penn Carey Law’s Global Institute of Human Rights Certificate Program is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to become a transformative advocate, human rights factfinder, and leader in addressing these critical issues.
There is a Call for Applications for a one-year, online, master’s program “Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture.” The MA Program’s main objective is to support the implementation of these competences, including human rights education, in the formal, non-formal and informal education sectors. The program is organized by the University of Athens and the European Wergeland Centre and will begin in October, 2025.
Please visit the program website for more information: Master Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture. Questions may be directed to MAdemocracy@theol.uoa.gr The deadline for applications is May 15, 2025.
Join us for the eighth annual Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action from February 3–7, 2025. This transformative week inspires school communities of all ages to engage in critical reflection, honest conversations, and targeted action toward building schools where Black lives truly matter.
To help you prepare for this impactful week, we’re offering professional development opportunities for educators. Keep reading to discover the events and resources designed to support you!
Sign up for the Week of Action
Our Empower Youth, Secure the Future campaign, coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), is still on and we would greatly appreciate your contributions!
The CRC has been a cornerstone in advocating for children’s rights worldwide. This campaign is dedicated to empowering youth and fostering a committed community of human rights learners and educators. The principles of the CRC guide our mission to ensure that every child knows and can defend their rights, which will be ever-crucial in the coming year(s).
Your involvement and support are crucial to the success of this campaign! Here’s how you can help our campaign flourish:
Donate: Your generous contributions will significantly impact our ability to achieve our goals. Every donation counts and brings us closer to empowering the next generation of human rights advocates. 
Share: Spread the word about our campaign with your esteemed networks. Your influence can help us reach a broader audience and garner the support we need to make this campaign a success. 
Advocate: Continue to advocate for human rights education within your communities and beyond. Your leadership and dedication inspire others to join our mission and work, which is as crucial as ever as we move into 2025. www.givegab.com/campaigns/empoweryouth-securethefuture
Thank you for your commitment and dedication to human rights!
NYU Center for Human Rights & Global Justice released an open access publication: More Than Human Rights: An Ecology of Law, Thought and Narrative for Earthly Flourishing.
“This book includes contributions from leading lawyers, scientists, philosophers, and writers from around the world who participated in the inaugural gathering of the More-Than-Human Rights (MOTH) project. The volume discusses the philosophical, legal, and scientific foundations of the MOTH framework as well as its implications for ideas and practices in fields such as law, human rights, ecology, politics, and storytelling.”
This book will be of special interest to those interested in the rights of nature and can be downloaded here: https://lnkd.in/d5UMNK_E
There’s one week left to register for our upcoming webinar about our latest curriculum, Defending Democracy: Lessons for Building Resilience and Taking Action! This new project highlights ways that young people can take action to protect democracy and fight authoritarianism.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
4:30-5:30pm PT
Zoom
Register for the Jan. 14 Webinar
Woven Teaching’s latest curriculum, Defending Democracy: Lessons for Building Resilience and Taking Action, highlights ways that young people can take action to protect democracy and fight authoritarianism.
Please join us at our upcoming webinar, where we will discuss Human Rights Education and explore Defending Democracy. During this session, we will also be joined by our colleagues at the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, an organization that is committed to uncovering and combating extremism. They will share their perspective on Project 2025, as well as challenges facing students and educators under the incoming presidential administration in the United States. Finally, we will discuss actionable steps that can be taken to protect democracy in the United States.
We share here a new lesson from Rethinking Schools on Black perspectives on Palestine-Israel during the Civil Rights and Black Power movements.
Rethinking Schools managing editor and lesson co-author Adam Sanchez wrote, “What I love about this lesson is it does not shy away from the complex views of civil rights leaders — it presents the Zionist views of Bayard Rustin, the NAACP, and Dr. Martin Luther King’s attempt at taking both sides, alongside Malcolm X, SNCC, and the Black Panthers’ more unabashedly pro-Palestinian viewpoints. It attempts to point out when both sides veered into Islamophobic or antisemitic rhetoric. . . .The lesson presents students with complex truths and allows them to decide what they think about it.”
Three of the authors are teachers who are currently under attack. Read Defenders of Israel Attempt to Silence Anti-Racist Educators in Philadelphia in the latest issue of the Rethinking Schools magazine.
Let us know if you use the lesson.
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