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

Hi Mark, 

Do you know about the "Activate" program that Amnesty International has in
some LAUSD schools? I am on the Western Regional Human Right Education
committee for Amnesty International and you may find that AI has some
existing opportunities that might interest you.

Todd 




At 04:37 PM 1/30/2007, Mark Elinson wrote: 

> 
>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. 






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