Episode 29 : Lina Lenberg part one

Episode 29 : Lina Lenberg part one

Washington, DC: HRE USA, 2024

English

Audio file (28:33)

Human Rights Education Now! Podcasts; Season 2, Episode 29

In Episode 29, Lina Lenberg shares her origins of interest in human rights and human rights education, and how she sees herself as an educator/activist. She shares the influences of her family’s exile experience on her HRE work, and the importance of identifying and confronting biases and celebrating universal human attributes. Next, Lina discusses how she integrates HRE curricula and pedagogy into her daily teaching, and about the formation of a human rights club and developing volunteer opportunities for students. Lina discusses how she helps teachers include HRE content and strategies in their daily practice, and seeks to center the voices of marginalized groups in her daily teaching. She discusses her work with graduate students in HRE at USF. She explains her doctoral study work of the Uighur genocide, and her public advocacy work on behalf of the Uighur community. She explains how little has been done to hold China accountable for their genocidal policies against Uighur communities, and her work at the International Journal of Human Rights Education.

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