Episode 22: Dr. Monisha Bajaj, Part Two

Human Rights Education Now!

In Episode 22, Dr. Monisha Bajaj shares HRE and peace education strategies to apply when working with marginalized groups, as well as her partner project with immigrant students in Oakland, California, and the book that emerged from the partner project. Next, Dr. Bajaj discusses how the HRE framework helps students from all backgrounds by broadening their perspective. Dr. Bajaj then explains the connections between HRE and social justice, and her thoughts on using HRE to focus on social and economic rights and address endemic problems. Dr. Bajaj also shares the importance of having leaders who are human rights-informed and her concerns for a growing authoritarianism in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Bajaj then emphasizes the value of a national HRE conference, and John Terry and the New Jersey HRE conference on human rights and climate change. Lastly, she describes her most significant role models in HRE; a quote that summarizes her views on HRE; and one critical change she thinks would advance HRE in the U.S.

Topics discussed:

• HRE strategies when working with marginalized groups
• Partner project with immigrant students in Oakland, California.
• HRE framework supporting students from diverse backgrounds
• Connection between HRE and social justice
• HRE as a framework for working on social and economic rights
• Importance of having leaders who are human-rights informed
• Growing trend toward authoritarianism
• HRE National conference
• John Terry and the New Jersey HRE Conference
• Significant role model and inspiring quote
• Critical change that would advance HRE in the U.S.

Full topic listing available for PDF download HERE.
Listen on the HREUSA podcast website HERE.

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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