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Silenced Perspectives: The Unequal Effects of Censorship Across Communities

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Friday, April 12 · 11am – 12pm CDT

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Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right. Free Speech is protected in our constitution. Yet, censorship runs rampant – particularly with the advent of social media and the increasing accessibility of expression online. This series has covered various topics ripe for censorship, including sexual expression and freedom. However, content is not the only victim of censorship, as it often affects the speakers and creators of said content differently. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ individuals often report higher rates of censorship. This month, we’re discussing inequity in censorship practices. Jamila Aisha, Advocate & Educator, will join Mandy Salley to discuss discrimination in censorship. This is a long overdue conversation that you don’t want to miss.

ASL Interpretation will be provided.

Free Webinar: Women, War, and Citizenship: Exploring Diverse Perspectives

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The Center for Civic Education invites you to attend “Women, War, and Citizenship: Exploring Diverse Perspectives,” a free webinar cohosted by the Center and the American Battlefield Trust this Wednesday, March 27, at 7 p.m. ET. The webinar will provide teachers with a comprehensive understanding of women’s pivotal role during the Civil War.
By highlighting their involvement in the suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment, this program will help teachers appreciate the historical significance of women’s contributions to the development of American democracy.
Register to receive the webinar link. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity! Register for the Webinar

Salem State University & HRE USA: Children Around the World: Finding Hope in Times of Despair 

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The world can be a challenging place for children. This conference will celebrate the courageous efforts that are occurring around the world to improve the provisions, protections, and participation of young people. You will be introduced to people whose work gives us hope.  They shine light the way ahead during these times of despair. We hear plenty about despair and not enough about hope and the wonderful things people are doing to make the lives of young people better.

This is a free, open to the public virtual conference. CEUs are available upon request.

This conference is an educational opportunity provided by the SSU Center for Childhood & Youth Studies.

April 5, 2024 – Starts at 8:30 am ET, virtual

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Zinn Education Project: Teaching the Seeds of Violence in Palestine-Israel [New Lesson] 

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The historian-activist Howard Zinn was fond of saying, “If you don’t know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything, and you have no way of checking up on it.”

There is nothing in the world today more in need of an accurate historical account than the violence in Palestine-Israel — or more infected with obfuscation. Many people’s historical reckoning seems to go back no further than October 7, 2023. Even those more committed to understanding the present in terms of the past often reach back only to the Six Day War and occupation in 1967 or the UN partition of Palestine in 1947 and the 1948 War for Independence — for Israelis — or the Nakba, the Catastrophe — for Palestinians. Or they may simply say: It began with the Holocaust.

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>> Access additional resources on teaching about violence in Palestine and Israel

Salem State University & HRE USA: Children Around the World: What We Are Doing to Improve Their Lives 

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Around the world, young scholars are focusing their work on research that is designed to change the world for the better. The Fellow at Salem State University Center for Childhood and Youth Studies will share their cutting-edge ideas! This conference focuses on diversity and inclusion, particularly in families, schools, education, criminal justice, and in the challenges that refugee children face.

This is a free, open to the public virtual conference. CEUs are available upon request.

This conference is an educational opportunity provided by the SSU Center for Childhood & Youth Studies.

March 29, 2024 – 8:30 am – 4 pm (ET), virtual

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The 2024 Edmonds Summer Fellowships – Call for Applicants!

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ONE WEEK LEFT!  2024 Edmonds Fellowship Applications Now Open!

Apply Today → Application Link and Fellowship Descriptions

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Deadline to submit applications is March 29, 2024

In August of 2020, Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) lost one of its sustaining sources of inspiration and committed leadership – Kirby Edmonds. As a founding member of HRE USA, Kirby was instrumental in its establishment, directly shaping our mission statement, organizational structure, and most importantly our values framework and the consensus-based policy for decision-making. He served as Co-Chair of HRE USA for nearly a decade. The Summer Edmonds Fellowship was founded in partnership with the Dorothy Cotton Institute (DCI) where Kirby was a Senior Fellow and Program Coordinator. DCI’s vision is a just and peaceful beloved community in which all people understand, protect and exercise full human rights. For the first time, Edmonds Fellow alumni will mentor the incoming 2024 Edmonds Summer Fellows.

>> 2024 Edmonds Summer Fellowship Project Descriptions 

  • Project A:  2024 Training as Action Series Development & Evaluation
  • Project B: Fundraising Strategy and Sustainability Project

The application cycle is now open and will close on March 29, 2024.

>> 2024 Edmonds Summer Fellowship Application

Eligibility & Compensation 

  • Ability to commit 100 hours between June 1-August 30, 2024
  • 18 years old or older
  • $1500 stipend
  • Reside in the United States
  • Commitment to vision and mission of HRE USA

If your application is selected as a finalist, you will be contacted for an interview. Final decisions will be announced by April 18, 2024. 

Substantive questions about the fellowship may be sent to both: 

  • Jake Skrzypiec (Chair, Edmonds Summer Fellowship Committee, HRE USA) at jacob.skrzypiec@gmail.com
  • Kristi Rudelius-Palmer (Project Director, HRE USA) at kristi@hreusa.org

Featured Resource: Human Rights Education Open Web Resource  

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This website promotes human rights education at the local, national and international levels. Set up in 2018, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to contribute to the goals of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, the website was developed by the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), HRE 2020, the NGO Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning, and the Platform for Human Rights Education and Training with thanks to Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

It is time to arm ourselves with human rights education that underscores we are indeed born equal in rights and in dignity, as we strive to fulfill a shared commitment to promote human rights for all.

>> www.power-humanrights-education.org 

>> Changemakers: Stories of Young Human Rights Educators

>> Exhibition 

>> What Can We Do? Take Action

>> Multimedia 

>> Why Human Rights Education Now?

>> What is Human Rights Education?

Voting Rights: What You Can Do to Combat Voter Suppression      

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Monday, March 25, 7pm ET

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Summary
The right to vote as established in Article 21 of the UDHR is the bedrock of democracy and essential to the fulfillment of other rights. Yet this fundamental right is under attack. This module is designed to address the problem of voter suppression and voter apathy by engaging participants in ways they can promote voting and voting rights in their own communities and classrooms

Objectives

  • Establish the importance of voting and civic engagement to human rights and democracy
  • Discuss modern day voter suppression and voter apathy
  • Develop ways to promote the vote and combat voter suppression in one’s own community

New course: Introduction to Human Rights Education

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We are offering an online course Introduction to Human Rights Education from 3 April – 14 May 2024. There are still spaces available and you are warmly invited to register! https://lnkd.in/gCqmn5Bt

This course will be taught by HREA Director Felisa Tibbitts (she/her) 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.

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) has been offering online courses in the human rights sector since 2001. In addition, HREA supports human rights learning through its open access curriculum, extensive resource center and online ‘community of practice.’

To learn more about this and other HREA courses, and to register, visit: https://lnkd.in/gCqmn5Bt

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at learning@hrea.org.

We are grateful for the generous support of our members, individual donors, and The Puffin Foundation Ltd
The core values of HRE USA and its partner organizations include transparency and critical thinking skills. We believe that human rights--and human rights education--belong to everyone, and that the full realization of human rights means that access to human rights education materials must never be conditioned upon the subscription to any particular religious faith, ideology, political affiliation, or membership in any particular organization and that any organizational connections should be openly acknowledged.