Category: Events

DEADLINE: 31 JANUARY 2022

The Forum on Human Rights and Citizenship Education will bring together up to 300 participants (offline and online) who are involved in HRE/EDC with young people and children in different settings – NGOs, education authorities, formal education, human rights institutions, youth organizations and networks. Prior to the Forum the Council of Europe will carry out a review of the implementation of the Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE), which will be presented and discussed during the event. By looking at the present and future of citizenship and human rights education in Europe, the forum aims at strengthening the quality, recognition, sustainability and outreach of EDC/HRE.

This forum is co-organised by the Council of Europe (Education and the Youth sectors) and the Department for Youth Policy and the Universal Civic Service of the Italian government, in cooperation with Amnesty International (European Office and Italian section), the City of Turin, the National Youth Council of Italy and the European Youth Forum. The activity is organised within the Italian Presidency in the Council of Europe, which made youth policy one of its strategic priorities.

For more information and to apply online, visit this page.

Each year, on January 24^th, learners and educators all over the planet come together to shape the many futures of education. Global Minnesota, with partners Learning Planet Institute and UNESCO, invites you to join us for these extraordinary speakers: Jeffrey Sachs, Sri Zaheer, Dina Storey, Phil Noble, Satish Kumar, Shawntera Hardy, Mamphela Ramphele, Gabriela Zalaya, Runa Khan, Robbyn Wacker, Amanda Ellis, Memory Banda, Melati Wijsen, and many more local, national, and international leaders. 

 To explore last year’s program, click here: 

For 2022 agenda/speakers and registration, click here.

Monday, January 24, 2022
9:00 am Central Time; Virtual

The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel examines corporate institutions within our society, revealing a world with increasing wealth disparity, climate change, and the hollowing-out of democracy.

RSVP today to join the HRW LA Film Club’s screening of this documentary followed by a panel discussion and Q&A on January 23 at 4pm PT. Check out “The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel” trailer.

On the occasion of Human Rights Day 2021, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Amnesty International (AI) and Soka Gakkai International (SGI), with the sponsorship of the Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the UN in Geneva, are organizing a conversation series with young people from around the world on human rights education for, with and by youth.

The first event of the series will focus on fighting racism through human rights education and will take place on Friday, 10 December 2021, 2:00-3:`15pm, Central European Time. You can register for the event by clicking the link here.

The Human Rights Educators USA Steering Committee invites all colleagues, partners, and friends to the Human Rights Day Zoom Celebration hosted by the Human Rights Educators USA (HREUSA) and University and the College Consortium for Human Rights Education (UCCHRE). 

December 10, 2021 – 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance and receive an email confirmation with details about joining the meeting:
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrcuCsrzorGtY_R4fCShvkADqtlrvm8R76

Art and Resistance Through Education (ARTE), a NYC-based nonprofit that engages young people in amplifying their voices and organizing for human rights change through the visual arts.

For the past 10 weeks, ten youth, ages 15-18, have participated in ARTE’s Youth Voices Lead (YVL), a human rights education and visual arts-based digital training program for youth organizers.

On Saturday, December 11 from 12:00–2:00pm, ARTE is hosting a free, virtual summit to celebrate the work of the YVL participants. During the summit, these youth organizers will share their final projects, community teachings, and tools for activism. Register here!

There is still time to register for the HRE USA Training as Action Series Tier 2 module that will take place on Monday, November 1, 7:00pm-9:00pm ET. The Tier 2 module will engage HRE USA members in interactive human rights training on urgent topic areas in ways that are applicable to their personal, collective, and professional contexts. HRE USA Fall 2021 Training Series Registration

A Dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights

Watch live on Friday, October 15, 2021 at 3:00 pm, EST

Governor Ned Lamont and UConn President Andrew Agwunobi invite you to join President Joe Biden and Senator Chris Dodd for the dedication of The Dodd Center for Human Rights.

Registration is open for the 2021 Othering & Belonging Conference: Risk and the Courage to Bridge,  that will take place online on October 18 and 19, 2021.

Can we bridge in the context of power imbalances? Is there such a thing as a bridge too far? What are alternatives to writing people and groups off as irredeemable? How can bridging help us transform structures that systemically marginalize people because of their race, disabilities or other categories?