In Episode 37, Glenn Mitoma discusses the relationships between HRE and social justice, as well as his thoughts on social justice as a dynamic force advancing human rights in the pursuit of justice. Next, he shares his thoughts on the Indigenous rights movement as a force for collective rights. Glenn also describes the use of CRC as a pathway to support childrens’ rights, including ideas for engaging youth voices in decision making about education. He then elaborates on HRE and the challenge of authoritarianism and confronting leaders and others who reject universal human rights. Later, he shares his views on education as a force for human rights, and the significance of mobilizing the broader public in defense of human rights and education writ large. Glenn then underlines the importance of building alliances between HRE and educators from K-university as a way to challenge inequality and support academic freedom. He shares his role models who inspired his HRE work, such as Miles Horton and Hannah Arendt. He recommends advancing HRE in the U.S. by establishing a national truth commission regarding human rights violations and genocide against Indigenous Peoples along with constructing a new historical memory through an open, democratic forum, citing the California Reparations Task Force as an example.
Topics discussed:
• Relationship between HRE and social justice
• Social justice as dynamic force for advancing human rights
• Indigenous rights movement as force for collective rights
• CRC as pathway to support childrens’ rights
• Engaging youth voices in decision making about education
• Challenges of authoritarianism
• Confronting leaders who reject universal human rights
• Views on education as force for human rights
• Mobilizing the broader public in defense of human rights
• Alliances between university and K-12 educators to support academi
