[hr-education-na] Interest in bringing HRE and/or global studies to southern California schools

Dear human rights advocates, 

I am currently a consultant for the Los Angeles Unified School District
helping teachers implement the new Service Learning graduation
requirement. I was a classroom teacher for 36 years. Over the years I have
interacted with teachers throughout the Southern California area. I am
very active in the local council of the National Council for the Social
Studies. I have presented many workshops on global and international
studies and work with the UCLA International Institute.

I am interested in working with a human rights or global studies group
that wishes to service teachers and students in the Southern California
area. I would like to work with such a group to bring human rights
teaching materials and strategies into more schools. I find that most
human rights groups in the area have a very limited presence in our
schools.

I think it is very important for students to have an understanding of the
human rights struggles of people around the world. When I was a teacher,
the students in my International Relations class convinced the LAUSD
school board to stop buying goods made by children. The LAUSD is the
second largest school district in the nation. This prohibition is now part
of every school district contract. It is this type of activism that will
help make students global citizens.

I can be reached at 323-932-2203 or by e-mail at <        >.





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