Category: Take Action

Across the country, legislatures have passed laws to criminalize teaching honestly about U.S. history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and engage in critical thinking. The laws’ chilling effect reaches classrooms nationwide. Textbooks and high-stakes testing have also long distorted curricula.

Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American, Palestinian, and LGBTQ+ writers are being banned by the same forces passing laws against voting rights, gun reform, trans rights, climate justice, and more.

We need to challenge the silence that increases racism, Islamophobia, antisemitism, sexism, and homophobia.

Join us on Saturday, June 8, for the Teach Truth Day of Action.

Human Rights Educators USA depends on thousands of volunteer hours every year and generous contributions from members and supporters. To sustain this vibrant and essential network, we aim to raise $20,000 by the 75th Anniversary of the UDHR on Human Rights Day 2023!

This is how you can support:
Ignite our campaign by donating here: https://lnkd.in/eKPXmf49
Unite by joining our membership here: https://lnkd.in/eGN8bFkB
Share this with your family and friends to magnify our efforts!

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Also, join us December 7th at 4 pm ET at our Human Rights Day Celebration! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eNuRaF88

Thank you so very much for your support!

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest professional employee organization representing more than 3 million elementary & secondary school teachers & faculty, and the “Greater than Hate” coalition of advocacy groups that share a common goal to oppose hate in all its forms, are joining forces to launch a “Parents Week of Action” from September 23 – September 30th, 2023 to show up & show out for LGBTQ+ youth as students get back in the swing of the school year.

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The August 2023 fires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have caused devastating damage. We recognize the long history of colonial, human-made changes to the topography of the island and the larger effects of the ongoing climate crisis all contributed to the conditions that led to these fires. We also recognize the importance of supporting the local community to rebuild, and the challenges posed by opportunists seeking to benefit from this human-made disaster.

To support the communities affected, here is the Maui Mutual Aid Guide. 

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Polls are open for HRE USA Steering Committee (SC) Elections! This year we have 5 candidates and 3 open seats! 

>> Vote for Candidates

Steering Committee Candidates for 2023:

• Hallie McRae, Student, UC Berkeley — statement
• Elizabeth Schwab, Student, Boston College — statement
• Jake Skrzypiec, Manchester Public Schools, CT — statement
• Jess Terbrueggen, Independent Consultant — statement
• John Terry, Bernards Township School District, NJ — statement

>> Read their candidate statements and bios

Elected Steering Committee members will serve a three-year term beginning in August 2023.

VOTE BY: FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2023

For further inquiries, please contact Kristi Rudelius-Palmer at kristi@hreusa.org.

It’s time to take action. . . . again.

For the past two summers, teachers rallied across the country at historic sites to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. The teacher-led rallies received national media attention, providing a valuable counter narrative to the oversized coverage of the well-funded anti-CRT movement.

Once again, we invite educators, students, parents, and community members to rally across the country and pledge to #TeachTruth and defend LGBTQ+ rights on June 10, 2023.

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Online Conversations are back! Join #HumanRightsChat #HumanRightsChat is a discussion between human rights activists on Twitter. Our Oct 5 topic is Balancing Activism & Self Care. We understand this work is challenging. Activists are often exposed to distressing situations. A core element of New Tactics’ methodology is that we must take care of ourselves – because we are our most valuable resource. We’ve convened an impressive lineup of leaders in wellness and resilience to contribute. We encourage YOU to join this dialogue to:Reflect on your work by sharing your experiencesLearn from others’ experiences and find new tacticsConnect with new allies and create new communities of practice