Episode 30: Lina Lenberg, Part Two

Human Rights Education Now!

In Episode 30, Lina Lenberg discusses bridging the gap between Holocaust/genocide studies and human rights education, and the importance of addressing genocide as embodying many human rights violations. Next, she shares her ideas around the conceptualizing links between HRE and social justice. Next, Lina explains how it requires a concerted and consistent effort to create the conditions to envision and develop a just world, and how a universal ethos of care is needed. Then, she discusses deploying HRE to address human rights violations against children in the USA, and the importance of recognizing threats to the rights of children and encouraging activism. Then, Lina discusses advancing HRE in an environment of rising authoritarianism, and the importance of incorporating HRE within teacher preparation and professional development programs. Next, she shares how she finds strength in networks like HRE where there is a collective of individuals focused on social change, and the critical importance of making HRE an institutional priority in educational policy-making. Lastly, Lina shares that Monisha Bajaj is her most significant role model for HRE, as well as the work of bell hooks. Then, she shares an influential quote and a recommendation for the HRE movement.

Topics discussed:

• Bridging the gap between Holocaust/genocide studies
• Importance of addressing genocide as many human rights violations
• Links between HRE and social justice
• Importance of concerted and consistent effort to create the conditions to envision and develop a just world
• Universal ethos of care
• Deploying HRE to address human rights violations against children
• Advancing HRE in an environment of rising authoritarianism
• Importance of incorporating HRE within teacher preparation
• Influential role models and significant quotes
• Recommendation for HRE movement

Full topic listing available for PDF download HERE.
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Introduction and Closing Music Credit: “Awakening-Spring” by Ketsa, from the Album Night Vision. Available at the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/night-vision/awakening-spring/

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