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Want to publish a peer-reviewed article in an award-winning, online, open-access journal? They accept submissions year-round for the *International Journal of Human Rights Education* but are especially interested right now in articles/commentary pieces that address the intersections of human rights education with (1) race, racialization and anti-racism efforts; (2) gender identity and sexual orientation; (3) social movements/resistance pedagogies; and/or (4) climate justice.

Since its launch in 2017, their articles have been downloaded 50,000 times from 2500+ institutions in 181 countries (see map below)! Most recent issue (and all back issues) can be accessed at: https://lnkd.in/gBXYcxD
They are also open to proposals for special issues.

There is no cost to submit, and authors from the global South are encouraged to submit their work.

Journalists must be able to do their job freely & safely. No matter where, no matter what. Learn how @UNHumanRights is working to promote independent press & strengthen accountability for violations against journalists: https://ow.ly/wUeZ50RB7QY

Youth Voices is an annual cohort of exceptional young people ages 13-18 who team up with our organization to offer their unique stories and words of advice to other LGBTQ+ youth around the globe! They are students, artists, and activists who are working to change their communities for the better and who have a passion for empowering their community of LGBTQ+ peers with their insights and observations.

This past year, our Youth Voices Class of 2024 did some amazing things, like:

• Wrote an op-ed for Teen Vogue
• Got interviewed by major news outlets like Associated Press, CNN, USA Today, BBC, and more
• Selected finalists to be featured in our soon-to-be-released Queerbook
• Coordinated, created, and led their own workshops to students across the U.S.
• Met each other in person at our Youth Summit in LA.

• And more! 

LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-18 can apply now through Monday, May 20th at itgetsbetter.org/youthvoices.

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Allegations of genocide are being brought against a number of countries at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. This webinar, with speaker Dr. Ellen J. Kennedy, Executive Director, World Without Genocide, examines the apparent impunity of China, and charges against Israel, Russia, and Myanmar in a precedent set years ago in a case against Serbia.

More information and registration can be found at the following link: www.worldwithoutgenocide.org/trial

May 15, 2024 7:00 PM

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As educators explore civic engagement and agency with students, a challenge emerges in creating processes that remain youth-centered and resist slipping into adultism. In this webinar, you will learn from Dr. Stephanie Serriere, IU Columbus, as she pulls from her experiences leading youth, including the iEngage youth civic empowerment camp in Indiana. Dr. Serriere will share youth participatory action research (YPAR) as a strategy for reinvigorating the civics curriculum and engaging youth in powerful ways that align well with inquiry and the C3 framework. This session is relevant for K-12 civics educators, and any educator interested in deepening their practice around fostering youth-centered civic engagement. More information.

Presenter:

Stephanie Serriere, a Professor of social studies education at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC), seeks to promote youth civic engagement through engaged scholarship in schools and communities. As a recent recipients of IU’s Racial Justice Grant funded by IU Vice President for Research and the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs, her research on Hoosier youth activists working for racial justice was recently (2023) published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Like someone’s got you:” External supports for youth activists and intersectional justice.” 

Her engaged scholarship supports pre-service teachers, practicing teachers, and public entities promoting youth leadership and civic participation. Most recently, Stephanie directed Indiana’s first iEngage Youth Civic Empowerment camp with IU’s Center on Representative Government (CoRG), modeled after Baylor University’s award-winning model. 

In her free time, she loves trail running, doing yoga, and going on hikes with her family and their golden retriever, Maggie.

One simple way to support place-based education and inspire action for climate change solutions is to connect our identities to our place through observation and writing. Acess this field activity here!

Environmental changes connected to climate change have been observed around the world. We are all eyewitnesses to climate change, and many of these changes can be observed in our communities. We all have a part to play in creating solutions. Sometimes it is hard to see that, especially when we aren’t used to observing and thinking about climate change in our communities. Let’s take time today, right now, to get outside, explore our communities, and connect to the land to reestablish our relationship to the Earth and to one another. We invite you and your students to participate in an independent exercise of self reflection, observation, and writing. We see this activity as an opportunity to connect to your community individually, and also as an activity for place-based, interdisciplinary climate change education with your students. ¿Está buscando este recurso en español? Haga clic aquí.

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” NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 7, 2024, as National Teacher Appreciation Day and May 6 through May 10, 2024, as National Teacher Appreciation Week.  I call upon all Americans to recognize the hard work and dedication of our Nation’s teachers and to observe this day and this week by supporting teachers through appropriate activities, events, and programs.”

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2024 Ripple of Hope Award Gala: New York City on December 11, 2024

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Each year, the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award honors exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked to protect and advance equity, justice, and human rights.