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📖 Full issue at: https://bit.ly/USF-IJHRE

📑 Volume 8 Contents

📄 Original Articles
“Mapping Our Dreams and Rooting our Futures: Possibility Trees as Essential Pedagogy and Praxis in Peace, Social Justice, and Human Rights Education” by Maria Hantzopoulos & Monisha Bajaj

“A Human Rights Education Analysis of the ‘Know Your Rights Camp’” by Jason Seals

“UNRWA and the Education of Palestinian Refugees: An Interview with Anne Irfan” by Monisha Bajaj, Jazzmin Gota, and David Tow

“Basic Needs Insecurity in U.S. Colleges: Human Rights Unfulfilled” by Sarita Cargas & Tammy Thomas

“Critical Language Education for Peace: On the Significance of Communicative Agency for Education for Human Rights, Peace, and Sustainable Development” by Frauke Matz and Ricardo Römhild

“Curriculum Development in Human Rights Education: Teacher Candidates and Faculty Members’ Views” by Faramarz Yaşar Abedi and Seval Fer

📝 Pedagogy, Community, Praxis Commentaries

“Making Curricular Space for Critical Media Literacy and Human Rights Education in the United States” by Mischa G.

“The view from Norge: Rights-based discourse and Human Rights Education in Norway” by David Tow

“Hopelessly AroAce: An Exploration in the Margins” by Shruti Sheshadri and Agharsh Chandrasekaran

“Learning Stories and Children’s Rights: Reimagining Assessment in Early Childhood Education” by Claire Boss

“In Memoriam: Betty Reardon, Ian Harris, Johan Galtung, and J. Paul Martin” by Nancy Flowers, Edward J Brantmeier, Monisha Bajaj, and Frances Vavrus

📚 Book Reviews

Unsettling Settler-Colonial Education: The Transformational Indigenous Praxis Model, by Cornel Pewewardy, Anna Lees, and Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn (Eds.), Review by Jamal Epperson

Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal, by Bettina L. Love, Review by Brian Davis

The Human Rights Imperative in Teacher Education: Developing Compassion, Understanding, and Advocacy, by Gloria T. Alter & William R. Fernekes (Eds.), Review by Cristian Aguilar Valverde, M.A.

Emancipatory Human Rights and the University: Promoting Social Justice in Higher Education, by Felisa Tibbitts and André Keet (Eds.), Review by Megan Patterson

Teaching for Peace and Social Justice in Myanmar: Identity, Agency, and Critical Pedagogy, by Mary Shepard Wong (Ed.), Review by Jennifer Thomas

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Monisha Bajaj, Professor, USF
Managing Editors: Jazzmin Chizu Gota, Doctoral Student, USF; David Andrew Tow, Doctoral Student, USF
Book Review Co-Editors: Dr. Susan Roberta Katz, Professor Emerita, USF; Dr. Dr. Michiko Kealoha, Part-Time Faculty, USF
Assistant Managing Editors: Dr. Rachel Brand, EdD, Post-Doc, Santa Clara Univ.; Brian Davis, Doctoral Candidate, USF; Femi Higgins, Doctoral Student, USF; Megan Patterson, MA recipient, USF; Lori Selke, Doctoral Candidate, USF; Shruti Sheshadri, Doctoral Candidate, USF

When: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Time: 7 – 8 pm Central time (GMT -5)

Where: Zoom Webinar

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Speaker: DUAA SHAALAN is a Fulbright Humphrey Fellow scholar at the University of Minnesota. Originally from Jordan, Ms. Shaalan has a Bachelor degree in Computer engineering, a Masters degree in Enterprise System Engineering. She is experienced in international development and humanitarian organizations, adept at deciphering user behavior and optimizing digital platforms for user engagement.

Description: Join us at our upcoming event dedicated to exploring the intersection of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in the humanitarian and development sector. This dynamic gathering will delve into the transformative role ICT plays in implementing diverse programs aligned with the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This event offers a unique platform to discuss and explore innovative ICT solutions, share best practices, and foster collaboration among stakeholders. Join us in shaping the future of humanitarian and development programs to achieve the SDGs through the strategic integration of Information Communication and Technology.

The event aims to unravel the multifaceted impact of ICT practices on the efficiency, scalability, and overall effectiveness of humanitarian and development programs. Discover the ways in which ICT can catalyze positive change across various sectors.

Register now for the 2024 Summer Institute for Climate Change Education! This three day institute during the week of July 15 – 19 will bring together formal and non-formal educators from across North America for workshops, hands-on activities, and other experiential learning sessions about Climate Change Education. This year’s theme is Change Makers in Action. 

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Films for Earth Day — Visit communities on the forefront of ecological sustainability, offering climate solutions through entrepreneurship, conservation and local and global partnerships. https://lnkd.in/gHtBtEHu

The Flint water crisis is one of the most egregious examples of environmental racism in recent memory.
Flint is not unique. Throughout the country, poor people and people of color are disproportionately burdened by environmental contamination — in their neighborhoods, schools, and homes.Drawing from three recent real-world case studies (Flint, Michigan; Newark, New Jersey; and Jackson, Mississippi), we offer a mixer activity (suitable for middle and high school students) that surfaces both the causes and consequences of environmental racism.

This lesson, by Matt Reed and Ursula Wolfe-Rocca, is described in Rethinking Schools magazine.
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Find many more lessons and teaching stories on environmental justice in the Rethinking Schools publication, A People’s Curriculum for the Earth.

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is offering an online course, Introduction to Human Rights Education on May 15- June 25, 2024 designed with live webinars timed for the Asia Pacific region! This course will be taught by Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) Director Felisa Tibbitts and will introduce the international field of human rights education (HRE), including presentations of programming approaches, pedagogical practices and teaching and learning resources. Participants will be exposed to ‘the basics’ of curriculum design and develop an applied product. Weekly themes are: – Introduction to international human rights education standards – HRE programming, learner groups and strategies – Tools for curriculum development and lesson planning – Transformative learning and HRE pedagogies – Online HRE resources and localization – Evaluation of HRE For more information about this course, including fees and how to register, e-mail learning@hrea.org.

Enrollment deadline is Friday, 10 May.

“During the month of April, the Arab America Foundation formally recognizes the achievements of Arab Americans through the celebration of National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM). Across the country, cultural institutions, school districts, municipalities, state legislatures, public servants, and non-profit organizations issue proclamations and engage in special events that celebrate our community’s rich heritage and numerous contributions to society.”

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Applications are now open for the United Nations Immersion Programme, a 5-day field visit to Geneva organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in May, July and August 2024. Scholarships are available.
The field visit includes activities with the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other Geneva-based institutions.
Find out more