May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month!

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month, and while we celebrate during these four weeks, it’s essential to uplift AAPI histories, diverse identities and stories year-round.

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This collection of Learning for Justice resources provides opportunities to dig deep into AAPI experiences and aims to help young people, educators and families explore the expansive impact of AAPI communities on the United States.

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Zinn Education Project: Teaching the Seeds of Violence in Palestine-Israel [New Lesson] 


The historian-activist Howard Zinn was fond of saying, “If you don’t know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything, and you have no way of checking up on it.”

There is nothing in the world today more in need of an accurate historical account than the violence in Palestine-Israel — or more infected with obfuscation. Many people’s historical reckoning seems to go back no further than October 7, 2023. Even those more committed to understanding the present in terms of the past often reach back only to the Six Day War and occupation in 1967 or the UN partition of Palestine in 1947 and the 1948 War for Independence — for Israelis — or the Nakba, the Catastrophe — for Palestinians. Or they may simply say: It began with the Holocaust.

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Featured Resource: Human Rights Education Open Web Resource  

This website promotes human rights education at the local, national and international levels. Set up in 2018, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to contribute to the goals of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, the website was developed by the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), HRE 2020, the NGO Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning, and the Platform for Human Rights Education and Training with thanks to Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

It is time to arm ourselves with human rights education that underscores we are indeed born equal in rights and in dignity, as we strive to fulfill a shared commitment to promote human rights for all.

>> www.power-humanrights-education.org 

>> Changemakers: Stories of Young Human Rights Educators

>> Exhibition 

>> What Can We Do? Take Action

>> Multimedia 

>> Why Human Rights Education Now?

>> What is Human Rights Education?

Resources: Into the Weeds Documentary

Into the Weeds follows the trial of school district groundskeeper Dewayne “Lee” Johnson and his lawsuit against Monsanto (now Bayer) for their weed killer Roundup and other pollutants that contribute to cancer in tens of thousands of plaintiffs. This Canadian film, available to stream in the United States, raises questions about the chemicals students are exposed to at school.

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Students can learn about alternatives to pesticides and campaigns to protect public health from Beyond Pesticides.

New MA programme on Democratic Culture


The new MA Programme “Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture”, a partnership between the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), the largest public university in the country, and the European Wergeland Centre (EWC).

Fully online, offering in parallel English-speaking and a Greek-speaking Curriculum. Duration of studies: 1 full year (12 months, 75 ECTS)
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For further information on the Curriculum: https://lnkd.in/dYncNFwq

UNITAR and Empower School of Health: MSc in Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management

The United Nations Institute of Training and Research and Empower School of Health are pleased to inform you that applications are now open for our MSc and PGD in Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSM).

Immerse yourself in gaining extensive opportunities with an MSc and PGD in Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management, where health and human rights intersect seamlessly. Enrich your understanding of Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management and make a meaningful difference in your career. Our programs uniquely offer:

  • Consultancy and Placement Support

Empower supports its 10,000+ strong alumni with internships, consultancies, and new job openings through its network. Our alumni have led to innovative paths working at UN agencies and Ministries of Health on supply chain projects including, strategy, policy, assessment, data analysis, LMIS projects, market research, and more.

  • Technical Assistance

Enrolled students will receive on-the-job Technical Assistance through our remote digital network and platform. This academic and technical support from Empower’s global mentors will provide students with extensive use of practical exercises and global case studies to learn from.

For more information about The Master of Science in Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management – 24-month programme please click here.

For more information about The Post Graduate Diploma in Global Health Procurement and Supply Chain Management please click here.

Early Enrolment Scholarship for Jan 2024 Batch:

✓ Scholarship Period: 1st Nov – 20th Nov 2023
✓ Scholarship Amount: 20% off on MSc and PGD in English & French Language

Don’t miss your opportunity with this limited-time offer for Early Enrolment Scholarship! Invest in your future, and secure your spot today!

If you have any questions on these programs related to content or scholarships, please contact our colleagues at Empower School of Health at info@empowerschoolofhealth.org.

2023 E-learning Opportunities from HREA

The following tutored e-learning courses will be offered by HREA in 2023.  

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The following tutored e-learning courses are offered by HREA’s sister organization Human Rights Campus.

Learning for Justice: Virtual Professional Learning Cohorts

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: 

  1. To be considered for a Virtual PLC, applicants must be an educator who will implement the relevant LFJ resources with PK-5 or 6-12 students (for example, through a classroom, higher education, non-profit or museum setting, etc.) or who directly teaches or manages other adult educators who will implement the resources with students.
  2. Educators across the United States are encouraged to apply, but there will be preference given to those teaching in Southern Poverty Law Center states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. 

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