Human Rights Education Now!

Episode 2: Nancy Flowers Part Two

February 16, 2023 Human Rights Educators USA Season 1 Episode 2
Human Rights Education Now!
Episode 2: Nancy Flowers Part Two
Show Notes

Nancy Flowers continues her conversation with host Bill Fernekes. The episode begins with a discussion about some of the USA’s inaugural human rights education (HRE) books, conferences, and other  projects in which Nancy was involved. The episode continues with conversations about reproductive rights, cultural norms, transnational solidarity building and important insights guiding HRE moving forward. Listeners will also learn who is Nancy’s most influential role model in HRE and the one critical change needed to advance HRE in the USA. 


Topics discussed:

  • Contextualizing the local within a global 
  • Transnational solidarity building 
  • Resisting xenophobia and anti-democratic tendencies 
  • Challenging mainstream narratives as pathways for HRE
  • Places and strategies for incorporating HRE
  • Recalibrating how HRE is perceived and relating HRE to social justice issues
  • Patience as an essential quality for HRE advocates


Full topic listing available for download HERE.

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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/

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