Human Rights Education Resources
Free human rights education resource strategies are available for classroom, homeschool, and community settings. Topics include climate justice, immigration detention in Canada, ending gun violence, letter writing, a youth well-being guide, and more. Some resources in French.
Newsletter for Educators & Teachers
Amnesty International Canada’s Activism Team publishes the ENGAGE! Newsletter for Educators three times a year. The newsletter describes new and existing human rights education resource strategies, including online courses, lesson plans, discussion guides, and educator recommendations. Subscription is free, and you can unsubscribe with one click.
Amnesty Canada Online Learning Centre
Are you looking for ideas to break through the noise with your local campaigning and actions? Consider taking the new Creative Activism course recently posted to the Amnesty Canada Online Learning Centre. Amnesty does not require registration to view the content—the courses take 15 minutes or less. Courses include Letter Writing, Working with Others, Self-Care for Activists, and Photography for Activists.
Amnesty Book Club
The Amnesty International Book Club features diverse fiction books with human rights themes. At the beginning of each year, the Book Club Committee selects six books. Every two months, the Book Club Committee publishes a new Discussion Guide for each book, including background information on the human rights themes raised in the book, questions for discussion, and relevant ways for students to take action for human rights.
To engage the Book Club community and deepen understanding, the Amnesty Book Club Committee also invites the authors of all selected books to join the Book Club Community for a live event hosted online. During the event, attendees meet the author and can ask questions about their work. Visit the Amnesty International Book Club web page to join and view past Discussion Guides and recordings of author events with Giller Prize-winners and Nobel Prize finalists.
For more information about human rights education resources and strategies, contact Don Wright, National Outreach and Training Coordinator for Amnesty International Canadian Section (English Speaking) at dwright@amnesty.ca or 1-800-266-3789.
