Czech Amnesty International holding seminar on human rights for educators

Amnesty International Czech Republic will be holding a seminar for educators focused on the issues of discrimination, human rights and racism. The first part of the seminar will cover general human rights themes and provide in-depth information about the concept of human rights as well as materials and methodologies for easily including that concept as part of instruction; the second part will respond to educators’ demands for a seminar to equip them with arguments, information, and methodologies to effectively respond to discrimination, displays of racism and xenophobia from their students and provide them with inspiration and materials for working with these themes during instruction.

Another component of the seminar is a reflection on one’s own life experience with these themes. Participants will discuss human rights with a guest who works in socially excluded localities and will review the methodology of working with (documentary) films.

Course date: Friday, 24 January 2013, 9:00 – 18:00.

Location: Prague (specifics will be sent to participants upon application)

Cost: The seminar is free of charge for currently employed educators

Who can attend: Educators working in primary schools, high schools and colleges (certification is not an issue), students of pedagogy. Multiple applicants per school are permitted.

Lecturers: The Amnesty International Human Rights Education Team. Members of this team have more than five years of experience working with programs for primary and high schools and with the education of teachers.

To apply: Those interested can apply by 15 January 2013 by sending a completed application form by e-mail to sarka.antosova@amnesty.cz. The form is available at http://www.amnesty.cz/a434/pedagogove-dalsi-seminar-je-tu

For more information, please call 725 125 020 or 224 243 601. The contact person for the seminar is Mgr. Šárka Antošová, available by e-mail at sarka.antosova@amnesty.cz.