Amnesty International USA Educational Resources: Many educational resources are available from Amnesty International, including topic-specific notebooks, introductory grade level packets, curriculum guides, books, videos and a CD-ROM. Ordering information follows each listing.
Human Rights Education Resource Notebook topics
| Children's Rights | Indigenous Peoples' Rights |
| Conflict Resolution and Peace | Race, Religion, and Ethnicity |
| Death Penalty | Teaching Human Rights through Literature |
| Economic Rights Gay and Lesbian Rights | Teaching Young Children about Human Rights |
| HRE Workshop Models | The Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| HRE in College Classrooms | Women's Rights |
HRE Resource Notebook Introductory Packets: Introducing Human Rights in the Elementary School, Introducing Human Rights in the Middle School, and Introducing Human Rights in the High School.
Created by the AIUSA Educators' Network, the Notebooks are topic-specific collections of activities and resource lists for educators in schools and beyond, and for students of all ages. Each topical notebook or grade level packet is priced according to number of pages, reflecting the cost of photocopying and mailing only. You will receive unbound pages, which you can keep in your own three-ring binder or folder.
Orders: Vienna Colucci, AIUSA Midwest Office, 53 W. Jackson, Suite 1162, Chicago, IL 60604 voice: (312) 435-6388, fax: (312) 427-2589, or by e-mail: <[email protected]>.
Curriculum Guides
The Uprooted: Refugees: and the United States, A Multidisciplinary Teaching Guide by David M. Donahue and Nancy Flowers with the Amnesty International Human Rights Education Steering Committee. The Uprooted provides curricular material for middle school through adult education that can be adapted for classes on art, history, mathematics, language, and many others. Activities can be used independently and include suggestions for further study and action. A teaching bibliography, filmography, list of refugee organizations and resources, and a copy of the UDHR are included.
Human Rights for Children by the Amnesty International Human Rights for Children Committee, with illustrations by Marsha Sinetar. This manual of curriculum activities for children ages 3-12 teaches universal rights and encourages the development of self-worth, understanding, and multicultural awareness. It is organized in 10 sections, corresponding to the 10 principles of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Sections are divided into developmental age groups, and include lists of children's books.
Ordering information: The Uprooted and Human Rights for Children are available from Hunter House Inc. Publishers, P.O. Box 2914, Alameda, CA 94501, phone:(800) 266-5592.
Books, CD-ROM,Video
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Adaptation for Children Amnesty International Annual Reports Amnesty Interactive CD-ROM The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Animated Video
Order from: AIUSA Publications, 322 Eighth Ave., New York, NY
10001 voice: (212) 807-8400, fax:(212) 627-1451.
