We are pleased to announce the availability of our latest installment of podcast episodes in Human Rights Education NOW! Felisa Tibbitts (www.FelisaTibbitts.com) is Chair in Human Rights Education in the Department of Law, Economics, and Governance at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, where she also serves as UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Higher Education. In addition, Felisa is Human Rights Education Associates (www.hrea.org) Executive Director and co-editor with André Keet of Emancipatory Human Rights and the University: Promoting Social Justice in Higher Education (2024).

In honor of International Day of the Girl on October 11, 2023, the White House is seeking nominations for girls in the United States (ages 14 to 18) who are leading change by tackling important issues facing their communities.

To nominate a young leader, please fill out this form by 11:59pm ET on Friday, August 25, 2023.

By William Fernekes

I am very pleased to announce the publication of my biography of former US Senator from NJ Clifford Case. The book is entitled Clifford Case and the Challenge of Liberal Republicanism and is published by Lexington Books of Lanham MD, a division of Rowman and Littlefield.

Clifford Case and the Challenge of Liberal Republicanism tells the story of how NJ native and Rutgers University graduate Clifford P. Case became a leading figure in the post WW II Republican party, championing what he called “modern Republicanism.” 

For 33 years in the U. S. Congress, 9 in the House and 24 in the Senate, Clifford Case was a powerful voice for civil and human rights, environmental protection, ethics in government and a global role for the U.S. in combating the spread of communism and promoting democracy.  Case was determined to uphold honesty and integrity in government, introducing legislation on financial disclosure years before it was required by law, while pursuing an end to the Vietnam War when it became clear U.S. policy was causing more harm than good.  Case also was a forceful advocate for New Jersey, working closely with his senate colleague Harrison Williams and other members of the state’s Congressional delegation to advance the state’s interests in Washington.

Case’s most difficult political challenges came not from Democrats, but from GOP conservatives in NJ and nationally.  With other liberal Republicans like Jacob Javits, Charles Mathias and Edward Brooke, Case helped to pass landmark civil rights and social welfare legislation in the 1960s despite opposition from conservative Republicans and segregationist Democrats.  This book details the liberals’ legislative successes while explaining their failure to maintain influence in an increasingly conservative GOP by the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The publisher website page for the biography is located at this URL:

https://lnkd.in/eUV8pfPU

Attached to this post is a 30% discount flyer (no expiration date) for readers interested in purchasing either the hardback or electronic versions of the biography.

I am available for presentations about Senator Case and the biography. Please contact me via email at bill41@comcast.net. Thanks for your interest in my work.

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.

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. 

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