Category: Events

We need to remind students that this country has been at its best when people have organized to question and challenge presidents — opposing presidential support for slavery, war, invasion, environmental destruction, segregation, mass deportations, and injustice of all kinds. Our students need stories of this resistance to inform and inspire their own activism.

As we approach Presidents’ Day, students are witnessing the three branches of government being collapsed into one. It’s time to help students think critically about the presidency — and to question and challenge the president.

We offer lessons on past presidents and on issues relevant to this administration, including immigration, voting rights, education, McCarthyism, Palestine, climate, and more.

Teaching about Reconstruction and the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th) sheds light on current events. For example, the administration is attacking birthright citizenship, as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. Students can learn that the 14th Amendment turned the Constitution into a document cited in legal arguments for equality. It is no wonder that the Trump administration is laser-focused on weakening it.

Presidents’ Day

Join Youth Environmental Activists (YEA!) for our 2025 Youth Climate Justice Summit (YCJS) on Thursday, February 13th, from 10 am to 4 pm. YCJS will be a day of high school youth action, learning, and a chance to participate directly in government. Led by youth, for youth, this event will be a chance to interact with youth climate justice activists from across the Twin Cities Metro Area and discuss how to make change in your communities! Please note that each student must be individually signed up through this form so that our team can track food allergies, consent forms, etc.

The YCJS will be hosted at Springboard for the Arts. Youth will be chaperoned for the short walk to and from the capitol when meeting with legislators.

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An Embroidered Archive of War featuring Sophie Neiman on February 2 at 1:00PM EST.

Sophie Neiman is a freelance journalist covering politics, conflict, and human rights across East and Central Africa. She is a grantee of the Pulitzer Center and her reporting and photography have appeared in Al Jazeera, The Christian Science Monitor, New Internationalist, The New York Review of Books, Prospect, and World Politics Review, among others. Sophie is passionate about telling women’s stories, elevating grassroots perspectives, and using journalism to confront the legacies of colonialism and imperialism. She is based in Kampala, where she is the co-chair of the International Press Association of Uganda.

Register here https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85145806310

Join us on December 10, 2024 for our annual, virtual Human Rights Day event from 4:00-5:00 pm ET!

We will present awards from HRE USA and UCCHRE, showcasing projects, and connect with the vibrant HRE community!

>>Register
>> Learn more about HRE USA awards

December 10, 2024
Time: 7pm-9 pm Eastern, 6pm-8pm Central , 5pm-7 pm Mountain, 4pm-6pm Pacific

Join us virtually on the International Day of Human Rights. Educators and NGO professionals will hear from the film makers of Padauk:Myanmar Spring  as well as scholar Palita Chunsaengchan, Assistant Professor from the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota.
For the second half of the event, Elana Haviv, Ph.D., founder and Executive Director of Generation Human Rights, Inc. will lead the discussion. She has designed and implemented human rights-based curriculum projects for middle and high schools across the United States and Europe, as well as in refugee camps and humanitarian emergencies worldwide. In her independent consulting work, she has written for UNESCO, providing practical advice for teachers on how to manage constructive classroom discussions about violent extremism and antisemitism. Elana is also an Oral History Fellow at Columbia University and holds a Ph.D. from Antioch University.

Participants will receive a resource list and viewing guide on the film, and will discuss how to use this film in their classrooms. Participants should view the film before the workshop.
All registrants will receive a free screening link to view the film prior to the talk as well as a detailed resource list and viewing guide.
Attendance for this exceptional event is free for educators, but registration is required.
From Documentary Educational Resources site,“Padauk: Myanmar Spring takes the viewer to the streets of Myanmar during the heady days following the February 2021 military coup. Through Nant, a young, first-time protester, we meet three human rights activists whose lives have been turned upside down by the coup.
As the protests continue, Nant comes to understand the truth of a brutal regime that has continued to wage war against its own people for decades. Against a foreboding backdrop, Nant’s political awakening regarding the plight of others in her ethnically diverse country gives hope for the future.
Beautifully augmented by poetry and art, Padauk: Myanmar Spring shows the resilience and determination of the people of Myanmar, and the sacrifices they’ve made.”

Register here for  Zoom with Film Makers of Padauk: Myanmar Spring

Sunday, December 8, 2024

6-9am Pacific Time (please convert to your local time)

Speaker profiles

The Global Forum for Teacher Educators was founded in 2014 as a human rights initiative to promote free education among teachers, children, and marginalized communities at no cost.

Here is the link to the forum https://www.facebook.com/GlobalTeacherForum

Join us December 10, 2024 for our annual, virtual Human Rights Day event from 4:00-5:00 pm ET!

We will present awards from HRE USA and UCCHRE, showcasing projects, and connect with the vibrant HRE community!

>>Register
>> Learn more about HRE USA awards

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Time: 7pm – 8:00pm ET

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In the wake of the recent election cycle, anti-immigrant sentiment is spreading, impacting schools and communities. The upcoming webinar will equip educators with techniques to tackle this prejudice. Participants will gain knowledge on sparking informed discussions on the persistence and evolution of this bias, using media literacy to debunk false claims, and methods to combat bias and bullying. Highlighting the personal effects of discrimination, educators can challenge damaging stereotypes and foster a respectful, equal learning environment. Join us in creating a community where every student is valued.

Download Fostering Belonging: A Guide to Addressing Anti-Immigrant Bullying in Schools.

All of our digital resources and webinars are free of charge. We intend to keep them that way. However, to do that, we depend on the support people like you. Please consider a donation of any size. Here is a secure link. 

The National Council for the Social Studies annual conference will be taking place in Boston, MA on November 22-24, 2024. There are a range of human rights focused sessions this year, and the NCSS Human Rights Education community will be featuring and hosting a variety of opportunities and events. Please see the promo and conference events links below for more details. Contact Chris Buckley and Jake Skrzypiec at ncss.hre@gmail.com with any questions. We hope to see you in Boston!

>> Register for the NCSS conference
>> Human Rights Education Featured Sessions and Events
NOTE: This document is being regularly updated up until conference weekend. Room information will be available soon.

>> Please email any questions to:  ncss.hre@gmail.com

HRE USA and Woven Teaching @NCSS

We’ll be at Booth 118 at NCSS with Woven Teaching! Stop by for resources and more information.