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Talking about rights without talking about rights: on the absence of knowledge in classroom discussions
Presenters: Lee Jerome, Middlesex University, UK, Anna Liddle, University of Leeds, UK and Helen Young, London South Bank University, UK.
Registration is now open for the WERA IRN Human Rights Education 2021 Webinar Series 2, seminar 7 happening on Wednesday 13 October at 17.30-18.30 (Berlin CET); 11.30 -12.30 (New York EST). For questions please contact Professor Hugh Starkey: h.starkey@ucl.ac.uk
20 Years of Indigenous Advocacy: A Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples conference
The conference will be held on October 6-7, 2021, fully online.
The conference will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples mandate. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program and there will be a special event as part of the conference acknowledging the work of the IPLP Program and its graduates in promoting and protecting Indigenous peoples’ human rights around the world.
Register and view speakers and the agenda here.
The 2021-22 HRE USA Training As Action Series (TAAS): Tier 1 Module 2
Tier 1 Modules provide general grounding in human rights and human rights education applications, including understanding ways to engage within the various committees, action teams, and working groups of HRE USA. Register now for Tier 1 Module that will take place on Monday, October 4 – 7:00-8:30pm ET. Visit this page for more information and dates of the TAAS.
National Council for the Social Studies: Revised Human Rights Education Position Statement
The newly revised Human Rights Education Position Statement reflects a strong commitment to the advancement of human rights education through the social studies. Read here.
President Biden delivers first UN General Assembly speech as president, invokes Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Watch full speech recording here.
Amnesty International seeking Sr. Human Rights Education Advisor
Amnesty International has a vacancy in the Global HRE team at Amnesty International for the role of Senior HRE Advisor.
Further details are available here – https://22402200.webcruiter.no/Main/Recruit/Public/4426655160?language=nb&link_source_id=0.
Deadline for applications is 26th September, 2021.
For any questions, please email krittika.vishwanath@amnesty.org
Tier 1 of HRE USA’s new 2021-22 Training As Action Series (TAAS) is launching on Monday, September 20th
Facilitated by a variety of experts in the field, TAAS will bridge the personal and collective on some of the most critical human rights issues of today. You will leave each session of the training series with a renewed energy and the practical tools necessary to facilitate conversations and promote collective action with students and community members writ large. For more information about TAAS, visit this page.
Featuring a 3-tiered approach, each tier builds upon the next in terms of depth, participation, and engagement. Participants are welcome to register for Tier 1 only, Tier 1 and 2, or all three tiers as they are interested.
Tier 1 (2 modules, Sep/Oct) will provide an overview of HRE USA, including understanding ways to engage within the various committees, action teams, and working groups. Additionally, Tier 1 will provide a general grounding in human rights and human rights education applications.
- Monday, September 20 – 7:00-8:30pm ET
- Monday, October 4 – 7:00-8:30pm ET
Webinar: How might universities teach about, through and for human rights?
Dr. Felisa Tibbitts, Chair in Human Rights Education at Utrecht University (Netherlands) and Dr. André Keet, Chair for Critical Studies in Higher Education Transformation at Nelson Mandela University (South Africa) are co-editing the book Emancipatory Human Rights and the University. The book explores the theoretical and practical question of how universities can promote human rights, with perspectives from Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America and Southeast Asia. Pre-register here.
Meet the editors and some authors in a webinar that will take place on 23 September, 20:00 – 21:30 Amsterdam time (GMT +1)/2 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. EDT. Drs. Keet and Tibbitts will be joined by Dr. Regina Cortina of Columbia University (USA) and Dr. Francis Adaikalam, Loyola College (India).
The presentations and discussions will include:
– International Human Rights Standards and the University
– A Feminist Lens on Gender Equality in a Mexican University
– Human Rights Programming and Transformation of South African Universities
– Human Rights in Indian Social Work Education
Apply for a Flowers Fund Grant
Grants of up to $1000 available for human rights education projects.
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