15 years of human rights education
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This Giving Tuesday support human rights and social justice education and programming in Western New York!
15 years ago, the Academy for Human Rights started as The Summer Institute for Human Rights and Genocide Studies. The thought was that we would bring together a few area Holocaust survivors, invite them to tell their stories and interact with students, and discuss ways of responding to the genocide in Darfur. Those five days with 25 high school students in the library of Hamburg High School were memorable as well as profound. Everyone realized that they were part of something special that we didn't want to end. We hope you celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Academy by making an investment in its next 15 years. |
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Teacher Programs
The Academy's professional development conferences for educators provide the knowledge, tools, and inspiration for its participants to teach about the most pressing issues of our day.
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Student Programs
Open to any incoming 9th grader through exiting high school senior, the Summer Symposium (formerly known as The Summer Institute) is a five-day program designed to train the next generation of concerned citizens.
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The future can be different than the past. Help our students make history! Consider helping to educate the next generation of changemakers by sponsoring a student, speaker,
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Why the academy
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Founded in 2008, our student summer program has trained over 600 high school students internationally and 300 local teachers in the Buffalo area. An estimated 20,000 students have been positively impacted by our programs in the classroom by those who have attended our trainings.
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2Global
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Alumni are now entering high profile careers in government, public service, and diplomacy, virtually all its participants have remarked that the program has inspired them to use their talents for the benefit of humanity. Alumni students and teachers have also gone on to hold important human rights events in their schools and communities.
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3Global
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The Academy's programs provides students and teachers the opportunity to hear internationally-known human rights experts, take part in hands-on activities and field trips, and learn the skills they need to make an impact on the community, nation, and world.
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