Human Rights in the News: August 2023

Welcome to the August 2023 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include technology in history education and challenges faced by youth climate activists.

NewsNikki BambauerAugust 29, 2023Uganda, tech, history, Holocaust, slavery, racism, white nationalism, climate, youth, activism, Indigenous

The Great Replacement Theory Amplified and Inciting Violence

The U.S. is reeling from the latest act of gun violence and racist terrorism. On May 14, a white shooter attacked shoppers at the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, NY, taking the lives of ten people.

What can we do to contextualize this horrific tragedy for our students? How do we reassure them and have candid and honest discussions about racism? About white nationalism?

Nina GrotchMay 17, 2022far-right, racism, terrorism, white nationalism, United States

Words Matter: Unpacking Responses to the New Zealand Attacks

One of the basic tenets of genocide education is that words matter. When teaching about mass atrocities, we ask our students to pay close attention to language. What about the language we hear today in response to the recent terrorist attacks in New Zealand? What are the messages being delivered?