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Teach Climate Network Workshop: Exploring Climate Change through Extreme Weather Phenomenon
Sep 18, 2024 05:00 PM in Central Time (US and Canada)
5:00-6:00pm CT.
Exploring climate change through the lens of phenomena, such as extreme weather events, allows educators and students to see directly the impacts, and possible solutions, to climate change on a regional level. Join Climate Generation educator Seth Spencer as we explore extreme weather events, how they are connected to climate change, and how to engage your students in finding potential solutions. This workshop is offered as a part of the Midwest Climate Collaborative’s Educator Community of Practice.
Visit online to learn more and sign up: https://serc.carleton.edu/midwestclimateeducation/mcc_community_sign-up.html
We understand that some of these workshops do not work for educator’s schedules, so all registrants will receive a recording and additional resources to their e-mail within 1 week of the event. We are striving to make our events more welcoming to all, with specific goals about racial equity and inclusivity. Your answers during registration will help us to know how we are doing.
The 2024-2025 Training As Action Series (TAAS) is just around the corner!
The Introduction to HRE USA and Human Rights Education session is on September 21, at 11 am ET. Register for the Introduction here. Module 1: Youth Power, Defending Human Rights is on September 30, at 7 pm ET. Register for Module 1 and the remainder of the TAAS series here.
Attached you will find a general flyer for TAAS as well as additional flyers for the Introduction and Module 1. Please disperse these with your networks.
We want to thank all 20 of our TAAS co-sponsors for helping to make this series possible. Co-sponsor logos will soon be available on our website. As additional co-sponsors join us we will continue to update our promotional materials. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a co-sponsor, please contact kristi@hreusa.org.
Module 1: Youth Power, Depending Human Rights
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Best regards,
HRE USA TAAS Teame contact kristi@hreusa.org
The deadlines for the 2024 O’Brien Awards and Youth in Action for Human Rights Awards are coming up!
 The 2024 O’Brien Awards recognize an individual and an organization that has made a significant contribution to human rights education in the United States. Deadline for nominations is October 1, 2024! For further information and nomination forms see >> https://hreusa.org/awards-and-grant-opportunities/edward-obrien-award |
 To encourage a new generation of human rights activists, the 2024 Youth in Action for Human Rights Awards recognize youth leaders, one individual and one group, whose work explicitly or implicitly reflects and promotes human rights values. Because young activists must nominate themselves for the awards, HRE USA urges adults familiar with their work to urge them to apply. Deadline for nominations is October 1, 2024! For further information and nomination forms see >> https://hreusa.org/awards-and-grant-opportunities/youth-in-action-for-human-rights-awards/ >> https://2024-hre-usa-youth-in-action-award.my.canva.site/ |
SIMA 2025: Call for Entries
The annual SIMA Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in social impact storytelling, honoring the most cutting edge filmmaking from around the world that inspires activism, compassion and social transformation. Each year, projects are selected from over 140 countries, competing for awards, cash prizes, media features, and entry into SIMA’s distribution programs that bring selected works to communities and classrooms worldwide.
Click here for more information and to submit
Resources to Engage Your Students This Constitution Day
Constitution Day, September 17, commemorates the signing of the Constitution in 1787. Are you ready? The Center for Civic Education has got you covered. Visit our Constitution Day homepage and discover a variety of resources for grades K-12 for teaching the Constitution and American governance.
Highlights include the Constitution EXPLAINED video series, the Constitution Day Scavenger Hunt with 60-Second Civics, the Constitution Day Rap (PDF), the ConSource U.S. Constitution for Kids (PDF), a Constitution Over Time feature, and much more.
Webinar: Starvation: A War Crime – Global Prosecutions
Tuesday, September 24, 7:00 – 8:00 pm CT
Civilian starvation is a tragic feature in armed conflicts, yet no court has entered a conviction for an international crime on this charge. This webinar examines challenges in prosecuting starvation as a war crime in situations such as Ethiopia, Gaza, Syria, and Ukraine.
Admission: – $10 general public; $5 seniors and students (over age 13, please).
– $25 for 1 CLE credit for Minnesota lawyers.
– ‘ Clock hours’ for teachers, social workers, and nurses.
– Mitchell Hamline students free – diversity credits are available.
– Qualifies as a University of St. Thomas Law Mentor Externship experience.
Registration is required by Tuesday, September 24, 5:00 pm CT: www.worldwithoutgenocide.org/starvation
Co-sponsors:
- Children of Holocaust Survivors Association in Minnesota
- Citizens for Global Solutions – MN
- Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter
- Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, St. Paul
- Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Minnesota Council of Churches
- Minnesota Nurses Association
- Mount Zion Temple
- Shir Tikvah Congregation
- The United Nations Association of Minnesota
Check out the Human Rights Education Now! Podcast on HREUSA Instagram account!
Check out the Human Rights Education Now! Instagram account, where we’re spotlighting key episodes from our podcast dedicated to advancing human rights education. In addition to the general Human Rights Educators USA account, this page specifically focuses on sharing episodes from the very beginning, starting with the first episode and progressing to the most recent ones over the coming year. Every Tuesday and Thursday, we post links to these episodes and conversations with educators, activists, and policymakers working to integrate human rights into classrooms worldwide. Follow along and join the conversation on how we can inspire meaningful change through education! You can reach us @HumanRightsEducationNow.
2024-2025 TAAS Series: Introduction to HRE USA and Human Rights Education
Please join members of the HRE USA team on Saturday, September 21 at to learn more about our awards and fellowships, professional development opportunities, podcast, and more. See you there! >> Register
Every year, Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) holds its Training as Action Series (TAAS), a virtual training series focused on bridging personal and collective action on some of the most critical human rights issues of today. TAAS creates an educational space to connect and collaborate with others in human rights education and training. It also gives participants the skills and information needed to take action on rights issues in their communities.
The theme of the 2024-2025 training series is: “Youth Power, Defending Human Rights: Learnings and Actions for the 35th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).” Sessions will discuss topics such as youth rights, the CRC, education as a tool for empowerment, international youth solidarity, the theory of change, digital citizenship, and mental wellness.
>> Register for sessions
The 2024-2025 TAAS program will include the following modules:
- Introduction to HRE USA and Human Rights Education (optional)
- Saturday, September 21, 11am-12pm EST
This session will provide an overview of HRE USA and opportunities for participation in the organization, as well as an introduction to human rights education more broadly. To attend our introductory session, please register here.
- Saturday, September 21, 11am-12pm EST
- Module 1: Youth Power, Defending Human Rights
- Monday, September 30, 7-8:30 pm EST
- Module 2: Know Your (Human) Rights: Education for Youth Empowerment
- Monday, October 21, 7-8:30 pm EST
- Module 3: Trust Kids! Dismantling Hierarchy in Human Rights Advocacy
- Monday, November 18, 7-8:30 pm EST
- Module 4: A Children’s Rights-Lens to Youth Human Rights Advocacy
- Monday, December 2, 7-8:30 pm EST
- Module 5: Digital Citizenship & Human Rights in the Age of Disinformation
- Monday, February 10, 7-8:30 pm EST
- Module 6: Challenging U.S.-Centric Models, Building International Youth Solidarity
- Monday, February 24, 7-8:30 pm EST
- Module 7: Big Actions, Big Feelings: Practical Empathy in Human Rights
- Monday, March 10, 7-8:30 pm EST
- Module 8: Theory of Change: Designing Youth Spaces/Places in Human Rights
- Monday, April 14, 7-8:30 pm EST
To become a participant of the 2024-2025 TAAS program, please register here. You can register for individual sessions or you can register for the entire series. Participants that attend at least six sessions over the course of the 2024-2025 TAAS program (including the introductory session) will receive a certification from HRE USA.
We hope to have you join us in celebrating the 35th anniversary of the CRC through our Training As Action Series!
>> If you have any questions, please contact kristi@hreusa.org
2024 Edward O’Brien Human Rights Education Awards: there is still time to submit your nominations!
Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) invites nominations for the 2024 Edward O’Brien Human Rights Education Awards. These awards were established in memory of Ed O’Brien, pioneer human right educator and valued member of HRE USA who died suddenly in 2015.
There are two awards annually. One recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to human rights education in the United States. The other honors an organization, institution, or program that has made a similarly outstanding contribution to human rights education in the United States. Please review descriptions of past winners on this page.
The 2024 Edward O’Brien Human Rights Education Awards will be presented on International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2024.
Edward O’Brien Human Rights Education Award Nomination Form
Deadline for nominations is September 14, 2024.
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