At this week's Round Table, Erina, Kenisha, Jack, and Madeline spoke with Sandra Sirota, Assistant Professor in Residence in Human Rights and experiential global learning with the Human Rights Institute at the University of Connecticut. As teens, even though we have a passion for justice, we typically don't know or understand our basic fundamental human rights and how they can be violated, which is essential to live our best lives. Human rights education can help us comprehend many issues our society faces, such as the impact structural racism has had on our systems for years. Professor Sirota emphasizes that youth social justice is crucial, and young people should use our voices to work to create necessary changes in our world. As teens, we can use advocacy as a way to dive into the world of making social change. Sandra emphasized three key pieces of human rights education: what you learn, how and where you learn (with dignity) and what it’s for--that is, how you take action to create transformation. She is launching a 3-year program to further explain how human rights education impacts people from all over the world and why social justice movements are important for youth. We can’t wait to learn from the results. Thank you for listening!
