UNITED STATES: Bringing A Human Rights Vision to Public Schools
Produced by NESRI and Community Asset Development Re-defining Education (CADRE), this manual is a resource for advocates, organisers, community members, parents and youth interested in using human rights as a tool for improving public education in the U.S. The manual includes three training curricula:
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Know Your Human Rights - Introduces participants to basic human rights principles, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and standards for the right to education.
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Using Human Rights for Social Change - Introduces participants to strategies for using the language and principles of human rights in their campaigns and messaging, including organising human rights tribunals to publicize findings.
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Taking Action by Documenting Human Rights Absuses - Introduces participants to research methods for documenting rights violations in schools and tips for using documentation as an organizing tool.
The Appendix includes training handouts and exercises, a glossary of human rights terms, and excerpts from human rights treaties and declarations recognising the right to education.
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Further information
pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/EnglishManual.pdf
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