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Minneapolis City Council passes a resolution recognizing Human Rights Day and International Migrants Day in the city of Minneapolis

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The Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution in support of Human Rights Day and upcoming 75th anniversary year of the Universal Declartion of Human Rights (on December 10) and International Migrants Day (on December 18). Kristi Rudelius-Palmer of HRE USA attended the event and shared copies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

HRE USA Human Rights Day Celebration – advanced registration

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Every year on December 10th the world celebrates Human Rights Day – the day on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

We will celebrate human rights education impacts in 2022 and look forward towards activities for the 75th anniversary of the UDHR in the coming year. We will hear from and recognize honorees of our 2022 Impact Award, Edward O’Brien Award, and UCCHRE Award. 

December 9, 2022 at 4-5 pm ET

More details to follow! 

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Ignite and Unite for Human Rights – HRE USA annual giving campaign

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Youth and educators need knowledge, skills, and support to defend human rights and democracy in this country. 

Human Rights Educators USA is a collaborative network to learn, teach, organize, advocate, and innovate for human rights education in the United States. 

We are calling on you to ignite and unite for human rights! 

We depend on thousands of volunteer hours every year and generous contributions from members and supporters. To sustain this vibrant and essential network, we aim to raise $10,000 by Human Rights Day 2022! 

This is how you can support: 

Ignite our campaign by donating here

Unite by joining our membership here 

Share this with your family and friends to magnify our efforts! 

Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you on December 9th at 4 pm ET at our Human Rights Day Celebration! 

Stoking the Fire of Creative Resistance, a professional development workshop for educators, activists, and artists

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December 3, 2022 | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | BCNY Gerry Clubhouse: 321 E 111th St, New York, NY 10029

Sponsored by Art and Resistance Through Education (ARTE), this full-day interactive, participatory arts workshop is recommended for: teachers, educators, non-profit leaders, artists, activists, social workers, youth leaders, teaching artists, and others!

Workshop registration and light breakfast will start at 9:30am. Participants will be responsible for their own lunch, but snacks will be served. As a follow-up to this workshop, we’ll be offering an optional, virtual check-in to put into practice what we’ve learned together.

For more information, including registration information, please see this website page: artejustice.org/professionaldevelopment

Congratulations to the 2022 O’Brien Award Winner, Susan Katz!

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2022 O’Brien Award for Individual Achievement

Susan Katz’s personal commitment to HRE as a scholar, an advocate, and an activist has inspired a generation of students and established a rooted academic program that has deeply influenced HRE across the United States. She co-founded the first graduate program in HRE in the USA. which has served as a training ground for both activists, who bring human rights to their communities and classrooms, and professionals in the field, who have themselves become leaders and innovative researchers. USF began its doctoral concentration in HRE within the Department of International and Multicultural Education 15 years ago and launched a first-of-its kind Masters of Arts Degree Program in HRE in 2013

One nominator has said of her, “Susan Katz’s … passion for HRE is infectious. … [S]he has used her tremendous passion, energy, and experience as an organizer to advance HRE at the University of San Francisco and within academia in the US.” Another nominator emphasized her significant contribution as a catalyst for furthering HRE locally, nationally, and internationally, her influence in legitimizing HRE within the broader discipline of educatioal research, and her dynamic pedagogy and ground-breaking scholarship. Her co-edited book, Bringing Human Rights Education to U.S. Classrooms: Exemplary Models from Elementary Grades through University, (Palgrave McMillan, 2015) has become a classic in the field.

HRE USA is proud to honor Susan Katz for her commitment and service to human rights education in the United States. 

Learn more about:

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We are grateful for the generous support of our members, individual donors, and The Puffin Foundation Ltd
The core values of HRE USA and its partner organizations include transparency and critical thinking skills. We believe that human rights--and human rights education--belong to everyone, and that the full realization of human rights means that access to human rights education materials must never be conditioned upon the subscription to any particular religious faith, ideology, political affiliation, or membership in any particular organization and that any organizational connections should be openly acknowledged.