November+Update!

Watch for your email invitation to webinar!
 * Fall Conference Webinar, Monday, November 18th, 8:00 pm EST **

Location: Renaissance Hotel, Shaw Boardroom
 * National Council for the Social Studies Conference, St. Louis, MO, November 22-24, 2013 **
 * Human Rights Education Community Meeting **
 * Time: ** Friday, 11/22/2013, 2:10 pm – 3:10 pm

This session will focus on the sharing of classroom-ready, Common Core-friendly activities on Justice Jackson, Nuremberg, international justice, humanitarian law, and the warning signs of genocide.
 * To Repair the World: The Importance of International Humanitarian Law **
 * Time: ** Saturday, 11/23/2013 - 10:30am - 11:30am
 * Presenters: ** Andrew Beiter, Robert H. Jackson Center, Jamestown, NY, US; Alicia Guajardo, American Red Cross, Exploring Humanitarian Law Program, Washington, DC, US; Joseph Karb, Robert H. Jackson Center, Jamestown, NY, US
 * Room: ** 242
 * Session id: ** 440

National and global citizenship require respect for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Free, standards-aligned HRE and IHL curricula, developed by experts in social justice education exist for every grade level. Time: Saturday, 11/23/2013 - 1:30pm – 2:30pm //** Room: 260 **// //** Session id: **//// 576 // Learn about the rules of war and walk away with Common core Standards-aligned and classroom-ready tools and activities. Engage and challenge your students with current and historical issues and dilemmas.
 * Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Education in a Democratic Society **
 * // Community Scholar Speakers Session, Sponsored by the Human Rights Community //**
 * Presenters:**// Alicia Guajardo, Senior Associate, International Humanitarian Law Dissemination, American Red Cross; Kristi Rudelius-Palmer, Co-Director of the Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota; Nancy Flowers, author of the Human Rights Education Handbook and a cofounder of Human Rights Educators USA //
 * Rules of War and the Common Core - Poster Session **
 * Time: ** Saturday, 11/23/2013 – 2:45pm – 3:45 pm
 * Presenters: ** Alicia Guajardo, American Red Cross, Washington, DC; Kim Pennington, K20 Center @University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
 * Room: ** 2nd Floor Ballroom Prefunction Area, America’s Ballroom Lobby
 * Session id: ** 694


 * NCSS Resolution: ** The NCSS Human Rights Education Community will be presenting a resolution during the House of Delegates meeting taking place at the annual NCSS conference in St. Louis, MO. The resolution focuses on the i nclusion of human rights and IHL education as a core element of social studies programs in the United States.