Welcome to the August 2024 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include Pride in Kathmandu and homelessness in California.
Read MoreWelcome to the May 2024 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include digital metering at the U.S.-Mexico border and a chance at reparations for the victims of enforced disappearance.
Read MoreRecently, the Trump administration recently attempted to use the coronavirus pandemic to halt all immigration into the U.S. for the next 60 days. From racist comments to pending legislation, immigrants and others perceived as foreigners have been continually blamed and othered during this health crisis. These words and actions have very real consequences and escalate fear and prejudice during already uncertain times.
Read MorePresident Trump’s comments about migrants and asylum-seekers crossing the southern border should be categorized as racist and xenophobic. Not surprisingly, his administration’s policies are in line with this dehumanizing language and have worsened the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read MoreCheck out the July 2019 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. This month, we’re bringing you stories about the crisis at the US-Mexico border.
Read MoreYou Have the Right To… is a brand new poster that Woven Teaching has created for your classroom. Help students learn about the 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Learn more >
October 22, 2024
Woven Teaching’s latest resource, Defending Democracy: Lessons for Building Resilience and Taking Action, is now available!
Inspired by Timothy Snyder's, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, the curriculum’s 15 lessons encourage civic engagement and global citizenship, and emphasize critical thinking, media literacy and community-building. Download >
August 26, 2024
Woven Teaching was proud to partner with Women Forward International (WFI) and Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, CA to offer a class of “newcomer students” a project to learn about human rights and how to protect and uphold them. Read more >
