Welcome to the June 2022 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include book bans, abortion rights, and labor organizing.
Read MoreThe U.S. is reeling from the latest act of gun violence and racist terrorism. On May 14, a white shooter attacked shoppers at the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, NY, taking the lives of ten people.
What can we do to contextualize this horrific tragedy for our students? How do we reassure them and have candid and honest discussions about racism? About white nationalism?
Read MoreOn Wednesday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres shared his chilling remarks at a meeting of the UN’s Peacekeeping Commission. In his speech, he spelled out how the toll of multiple human rights crises are negatively impacting the global community.
Read MoreWelcome to the March 2022 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include arrests in Russia and the global targeting of human rights defenders.
Read MoreWelcome to the February 2022 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include a bold Olympian and a breakthrough for non-binary people in Mexico.
Read MoreBlack history is American history and is relevant to all students in the United States. Go beyond the textbook and find ways to teach students about the rich histories of Black Americans – not only their struggles, but also their great contributions and achievements. How will you bring this history into your classroom during February and all year round?
Read MoreIn recent weeks, high school students across the U.S. have walked out of campuses in protest of what some students view as COVID protocols that are too lax and/or not enforced. These students are exercising their freedom of opinion and assembly. Do the students in your classroom know their rights?
Read MoreWelcome to the January 2022 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include a guilty verdict in Germany and deepening humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Read MoreCheck out the November 2021 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include refugees in Belarus and Poland and the need for a global vaccine agreement.
Read MoreCheck out the October 2021 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include land contamination in New Mexico and the treatment of migrants near Calais, France.
Read MoreCheck out the September 2021 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include Rikers Island in New York and displacement in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read MoreCheck out the August 2021 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include Taliban takeover in Afghanistan and enforced disappearances in Bangladesh.
Read MoreAs we go back to the classroom, our world and our students are facing unprecedented challenges and changes in the world around them. Additionally, we know that the past months of living with a pandemic have brought emotional turbulence to our students. One way to combat feelings of isolation is to use the methods and practices of Human Rights Education in your classroom. Woven Teaching’s new lesson provides teachers with the opportunity to teach for, about, and through human rights.
Read MoreCheck out the July 2021 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include enforced disappearances in Colombia and Asian American history.
Read MoreCheck out the June 2021 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include reparations and Indigenous rights.
Read MoreCheck out the May 2021 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include vaccine distribution inequality and the Yazidi genocide.
Read MoreWoven Teaching Partner spotlight: The Educators’ Institute for Human Rights (EIHR) envisions cultivating partnerships among educators globally to create materials and deliver training based on the best practices in Holocaust and human rights education.
Read MoreCheck out the April 2021 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of human rights news from around the world. Topics include vaccine distribution inequality and the Armenian Genocide.
Read MoreInternational human rights NGO Amnesty International recently published its 2020/21 report on the state of human rights around the world. The report includes information on the status of human rights in 149 countries. Learn more about the report and how to bring it into your classroom!
Read MoreWe are excited to announce the launch of three new lessons for educators! Each is designed for use in high school classrooms and includes background information, student handouts, and additional resources for further study. Topics include: Ten Stages of Genocide, the Black Panther Party, and the genocide in Rwanda.
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 >
