Kristina Eberbach discusses the limited knowledge many U.S. students have about human rights and the importance of understanding human rights language to address justice and equity issues effectively. She connects human rights education (HRE) to social justice movements, emphasizing its legal foundations and its role in envisioning and creating a more just world. Kristina highlights the need to focus on achieving human rights goals, especially in advancing women’s rights, rather than debating who deserves rights. She emphasizes the importance of education in fostering equal opportunity and references Arendt’s idea of “the right to have rights.” Inspired by Human Rights Educators USA, colleagues working under authoritarian regimes, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words, she calls for broadening public discourse on human rights beyond classrooms to make it central in society.Topics Discussed:Student understanding: Limited knowledge of human rights language and conceptsHRE & social justice: Legal connections, strategic choices, and envisioning a just worldWomen’s rights: Focus on achieving rights, not debating their validityEducation’s role: Advancing equity and justice through human rights educationRole models: HRE USA network, advocates in authoritarian contexts, MLK Jr.’s teachingsKey recommendation: Expand human rights discourse beyond schools into public lifeFull topic listing available for PDF download HERE.Listen on our HREUSA podcast website HERE. 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/ This music is used in accordance with this Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Information about that license is available here https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Human Rights Education Now! is produced and distributed in accordance with Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International. Information about this license is available here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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