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"Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2001 by Dr. Mary Shuttleworth, an educator born and raised in apartheid South Africa, where she witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of discrimination and the lack of basic human rights. The purpose of YHRI is to teach youth about human rights, specifically the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and inspire them to become advocates for tolerance and peace. YHRI has now grown into a global movement, including hundreds of groups, clubs and chapters around the world. Youth for Human Rights International teaches human rights education both in the classroom and in nontraditional educational settings. We aim to reach people from diverse backgrounds, with materials which often appeal across generations. By teaching human rights through all means-from conferences and workshops to hip-hop and dancing-this message has spread around the world." Includes 30 short public service videos, anti-bullying messages...

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an online journal that examines the overwhelming amount of emphasis we place on teaching students about structures of domination and the lack of attention we give to teaching about the process of resistance and change.

This website shows a teacher teaching her students about china and holidays they celebrate

Video on effective teaching for a diverse classroom.

This is a list of extra websites to help when teaching about other cultures

Multicultural Education and Culturally Competent Teaching

How To Teach Diverse Learners Effectivly

This shows you how to make the best decisions when choosing something to teach

Excellent links to Native American resources on the web, including tribal homepages, and links to Native language resources. Links to lesson plans for teaching Dakota and Lakota.

Shows what we as teachers can do to promote a multicultural classroom.

Tells the importance of treating everyone equal and learning to communicate with everyone no matter what the race or culture.

This website explains challenges for teachers

Talks about why we need multicultural education and talks about teachers needing to better understand race, culture etc.

A lecture about teachers in multicultural education

It shows school that have multicultural week or party. Also, it plays verses out of songs that fit with discrimination and diversity

I loved this video. It is a teachers rules for the classroom but she plays on words with the colors. Just watch it and see! A great way to bring exceptance into the classroom.