Clarify UN Compulsory Education
Join us Today for a discussion and screening of a documentary Suvemäe
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by exploring how the Rights-Affirming education offered by Democratic Schools can be brought to the mainstream.
The event begins with the screening of the documentary Suvemäe (a Democratic School within a public school in Estonia) and will be followed by a discussion.
For more details and to reserve your free ticket, please visit:
From Richard Fransham: UN Compulsory Education
You are needed. This is a time for united action. Please take a moment to read the following and visit the links to the events.
The global campaign to democratize education was given impetus with Peter Gray’s keynote address and workshop at AERO 2023. Since then the IDEC 2023 Resolution was adopted at the IDEC 2023. It establishes the foundation for the global campaign by calling on the United Nations to clarify that compulsory education in no way means forcing young people to learn in ways that do not serve their best interests.
The Clarify Compulsory Education campaign is underway to grow the conversation in the mainstream about the right to a rights-respecting education. It is encouraging people to make Democratic Education a topic of conversation at dinner tables everywhere. To this end it has created matching events, see links below, to accommodate people in eastern and western time zones. These events are created to introduce Suvemäe – Pioneer of Possibility to the mainstream. The documentary is a fabulous resource illuminating how people can take a substantial step towards democratizing traditional state-funded schools, and it will bring attention and support to those outside of these systems, particularly in areas where public education is stagnant and oppressive.
Kindly do what you can to encourage parent-teacher and religious groups, community associations, and others concerned about young people and their future to attend the December 10th event and to grow the conversation in their communities. To individuals you know, particularly those who know your views on education, but who don’t quite get what you are advocating, maybe send them a personal note as simple as asking, “Please, would you consider attending one of these events on Human Rights Day?”, and include these links encouraging people to share notice of the events through social media:
Facebook: Eastern Time Zone event here, Western Time Zone event here
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Have a great day friends.