Members can easily become part of the growing Human Rights Education movement in the USA by joining one of HRE USA’s Action Teams, Award and Fellowship Committees, and Working Groups:
Advocacy and Policy Team
The Advocacy and Policy Team (APT) develops, reviews, and undertakes collaborative action projects in conjunction with HRE USA partner organizations. Projects include submitting shadow reports on HRE in the US to the United Nations, developing a HRE Curriculum Guide, and actively advocating US states to integrate HRE into education standards.
>> For more information or to join, please email info@hreusa.org
Impact, Membership, and Communications Team
This action team develops ongoing strategies to engage and grow the involvement of HRE USA individual and organizational members. This includes outreach to regional representative groups, management of the HRE resource library, and communication on how to get involved within the network.
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Innovations & Partnerships Team
This team develops and carries out the fundraising goals of HRE USA including establishing relationships with and soliciting funding from prospective donors, identifying and submitting grants, identifying potential projects to attract funding and cultivating major gifts prospects for the organization. The Innovations & Partnerships Team meets monthly.
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HRE USA Human Rights Day Celebration Committee This team develops and plans events and activities to celebrate the Human Rights Day and the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations on Dec 10, 1948. View the recording of the first HRE Human Rights Day Celebration in 2020 here and join the plan the upcoming celebration. >> For more information or to join, please email info@hreusa.org
Podcast and Online Media Team
This team is responsible for our monthly Human Rights Education Now! Podcast and provides input on managing, organizing and showcasing HRE USA’s online media presence. The goals of the team are to provide effective oversight for the podcast and the organization’s multiple online media platforms, while developing effective strategies that will establish more sustainable management systems.
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Edward O’Brien Award Committee
This committee is responsible for administering and selecting the recipients of the annual Edward O’Brien Human Rights Education Award for recognition of an outstanding contribution to human rights education in the United States. The committee meets periodically as necessary.
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Flowers Fund Grants Committee
This committee is responsible for administering and selecting recipients for the annual Flowers Fund small grants that support innovation and mentorship in human rights education (HRE) in the United States. The fund aims to encourage new philosophic and theoretical thinking, new pedagogies, and new outreach methods for HRE, as well as emerging leadership in the field.
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Convention on the Rights of the Child Working Group
CRC Working Group Mission, Strategy and Goals Chart – Google Drawings
This group is working to galvanize support towards the long-term goal of U.S. ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the short-term goal of the endorsement of the CRC at state, local, and school district levels, and the overall goal to increase awareness of the importance of the CRC and how the U.S. falls short in fulfilling the rights of the child.
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