Mission
Stand up to bigotry and hate
Vision
Increase critical thinking skills and civic responsibility
Key words
Classroom, Teacher, Upstander, School, Teaching resources
About Facing History and ourselves
History is about Human behavior and choices. History is about who I am and how we interact with each other.
How History can help us think outside norms and stereotypes?
Facing History and Ourselves empowers teachers and students to think critically about history and to understand the impact of their choices.
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Celebrate Human Rights Day
All human, all equal
Every year on 10 December, the world celebrates Human Rights Day, the very day when, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.