Explore the Power of International Education and Exchanges on the UN’s International Day of Education

Each year, on January 24th, 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 

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.

Memory Keepers Story Hour: Naomi Koller, Generations Forward

Wednesday, January 12th, 2022

6:45 PM Gathering for Family and Friends, 7:00 PM Program

REGISTER HERE to join via Zoom

Naomi Koller is the daughter and grandchild of Holocaust survivors. Naomi’s paternal grandparents, Anna and Israel Koller lived a very comfortable life in the Carpathian Mountain region of Romania in the town of Viznitz. Their two young sons included Naomi’s father, Mark and his brother, Dov.  With Israel Koller’s parents and siblings nearby, life was wonderful with music, friends, family and education marking the cornerstones of their life. This is the heroic story of Naomi’s grandmother, Anna Koller and it is a story of valor and family.

Fighting racism through human rights education

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.

Human Rights Day Zoom Celebration 

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

Fall 2021 Youth Voices Lead Summit: Human Rights & Racial Justice

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!

HRE USA Training As Action Series (TAAS), Tier 2 Module

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

 2021 Othering & Belonging Conference: Risk and the Courage to Bridge

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?