[hr-education] Looking for participants in videoconference on HRE

Dear Colleagues,

I am the Outreach Coordinator for the University of Wisconsin Joint Center
for International Studies in the USA.  I am in the process of organizing
our annual Global Studies Summer Institute (GSSI) for primary and
secondary school teachers, which is scheduled for July 31-August 3, 2000.  
The GSSI is a four-day program intended to provide educators with an
opportunity to learn about and discuss contemporary international issues
and their practical applications for the classroom.

The title of this year's program is "Age of Crisis or Age of Reason?
Teaching Human Rights at the Turn of the Century."  The 2000 GSSI will
examine international human rights issues including the history and origin
of human rights, women's human rights, children's human rights, the role
of the United Nations, human rights and refugees, and practical approaches
to teaching human rights in the K-12 classroom.

During the final day of the program (August 3, 2000), we would like to
organize a live videoconference with a speaker(s) from a location outside
the United States. The session, which will be attended by the 30 American
teachers participating in the GSSI, could be organized in a number of
different formats.  For example, it might be one speaker discussing a
certain aspect of human rights, or it could be an educator--or multiple
educators--discussing the importance of human rights education in the
country represented.

We are excited to work with anyone interested in this opportunity to
develop a format that would be mutually beneficial.  Please contact me in
the near future if you are interested in exploring this idea in detail.  
I can be reached at <adye@uwm.edu> or at the phone number and address
below.  Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Best regards,

Alex Dye
______________________________
Alex Dye, Outreach Coordinator
University of Wisconsin
Joint Center for International Studies
P.O. Box 413, Garland Hall 102
Milwaukee, WI 53201
PH: 414-229-4344
FAX: 414-229-3626
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIS



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