The Human Rights Education Curriculum Integration Guide provides model lessons to help social studies and other educators implement human rights education in their daily practice.
This project was developed by a team of New Jersey educators and is tied specifically to their state’s social studies standards. However, the guide can be used as a model for any educator seeking to integrate human rights into their curriculum.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity, Freedom & Justice For All; Stand Up in Solidarity show on Think Tech is a new series ensuring the voice of the people around the planet engaging for realization of rights on the ground around the globe reach everyone on earth.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity, Freedom & Justice For All; Stand Up in Solidarity show will cover all 30 articles of the UDHR featuring advocates, activists, authors, analysts and artists sharing our perspective on protecting all people on our planet.
We are aiming to feature you and anyone else you would like to include that have committed lifetime for liberation of humanity and can share their perspective for peace and human rights (up to four guests) at 9 a.m. on Monday mornings Hawaii time.
The television show is 30 minutes and allows us to have good conversation about important initiatives you are involved with to achieve the articles of the UDHR in our communities, campuses, city halls, capitals and global civil society.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity, Freedom & Justice For All; Stand Up in Solidarity show will allow for you and guests to share stories on strategies to respect, protect and fulfill elements of every right and create a culture of human rights.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity, Freedom & Justice For All; Stand Up in Solidarity show will be aired the following day and all participants will receive a vimeo and youtube link so can share widely.
Please let us know which UDHR article would want to be featured on.
Please provide: Name, Title, Email, Phone, and Location
>> Please send an email to joshuacooperhawaii@gmail.com with UDHR 75th Cable Show in the subject line.
See the most recent episode with HRE USA members Kristi Rudelius-Palmer, Nancy Flowers and Sandra Sirota.
The August 2023 fires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have caused devastating damage. We recognize the long history of colonial, human-made changes to the topography of the island and the larger effects of the ongoing climate crisis all contributed to the conditions that led to these fires. We also recognize the importance of supporting the local community to rebuild, and the challenges posed by opportunists seeking to benefit from this human-made disaster.
To support the communities affected, here is the Maui Mutual Aid Guide.
>> Take action
We are looking for volunteers to work on UDHR75 promotional materials, events, and campaigns for Fall 2023!
Contact Kristi for details, kristi@hreusa.org
Participants in Learning for Justice Virtual Professional Learning Cohorts (PLCs) engage in six months of learning with educators across the United States who are committed to creating inclusive, liberatory and just educational experiences for young people. Virtual Cohorts provide educators, free of charge, the chance to deeply engage with LFJ materials, collaborate with small groups of other educators from across the country and gain insights and feedback on implementation.
After six months of learning in community, including seven synchronous sessions via Zoom, educators will present their implementation plans at a virtual Showcase.
The 2023-2024 Virtual PLCs will focus on the following LFJ resources:
Applications close: September 17, 2023
Eligibility Requirements:
Youth Voices Lead is a community training program for youth organizers (ages 15-18) to strengthen their human rights knowledge and artistic tools and discover how to take action for human rights and social justice change.
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the world’s preeminent human rights document, ARTE’s Youth Voices Lead training program will provide emerging youth leaders with the opportunity to connect the larger concepts of human rights (as outlined in the UDHR) and social justice to the issues that directly impact their communities, e.g., mass incarceration, policing, abolition, and racial discrimination.
Application Deadline: Friday, September 15 at 11:59 pm ET
Program Dates: October 5, 2023—January 20, 2024
iCivics seeks a Policy Coordinator to assist with our CivXNow project and our policy work as a whole. This individual will support policy and advocacy work, coalition-building, social media efforts, event planning, research and other departmental needs and administrative duties. This role reports to the Associate Director of Federal Policy with significant collaboration with the State Policy Director.
This is a full-time, remote position, and we are location agnostic regarding where in the US you are based.
Priority application date: Thursday, September 7, 2023
To encourage a new generation of human rights activists, the 2023 Youth in Action for Human Rights Awards will recognize youth leadership in the defense of, advocacy for, and awareness raising/promotion of awareness about human rights in the United States. The Awards will be made annually to one individual and one group in the United States whose work explicitly or implicitly reflects and promotes human rights values. For more information and application forms, please visit: HRE USA Youth in Action Awards website (En español).
Application Deadline: October 1, 2023; Announcement Date: December 7, 2023
Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) invites nominations for the 2023 Edward O’Brien Human Rights Education Awards. These awards were established in memory of Ed O’Brien, pioneer human right educator and valued member of HRE USA who died suddenly in 2015.
There are two awards annually. One recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to human rights education in the United States. The other honors an organization, institution, or program that has made a similarly outstanding contribution to human rights education in the United States. Please review descriptions of past winners on this page.
The 2023 Edward O’Brien Human Rights Education Awards will be presented during International Human Rights Week, December 7, 2023.
Deadline for nominations is September 15, 2023.
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