11.19.07
Posted in Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, Animal Rights, Activism, Humane Education at 11:54 am by Freeman Wicklund
Participants at the Sowing Seeds Workshop in Keene, New Hampshire.
Nov. 10-11 was the Institute for Humane Education’s Keene, New Hampshire Sowing Seeds Workshop. It is always refreshing to be with a group of people who are dedicated to improving the world and willing to improve themselves to make it happen. The participants at this workshop were no exception.
Humane Education Resources
Many of them wanted to know about additional Humane Education resources. We created a huge list at the workshop of humane education resources, but they still wanted more. Here they are.
First, I can’t stress enough how many great resources can be found at the Institute for Humane Education’s Web site, HumaneEducation.org. The site contains:
- fantastic lesson plans and activities you can use to teach these issues
- hundreds of links to the various organizations working on animal, environmental, cultural, human rights, peace and humane education issues
- a variety of excellent books on humane issues that are avilable for purchase
- job listings for people seeking employment in the field of humane education
- and much more, so check it out!
I also have my modest resource list of humane education organizations which you can network with and model your promotional materials after, as well as groups that offer lesson plans which you can peruse.
I’m trying to pay attention to the workshop’s conversation, while one of my favorite participants vies for my attention.
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10.02.07
Posted in Social Justice, My Life, Humane Education at 10:46 am by Freeman Wicklund
Workshop participants
Langhorn, PA — A few weeks back I took a pause in my work at Mercy For Animals to go the Peace Center and teach a weekend Sowing Seeds Workshop — check out the pictures. It was a great group of people with a lot of experience in advocacy and education.
As we do at all Sowing Seeds Workshops, we spoke about how to respectfully talk about difficult issues such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, speciesism, consumerism, environmental destruction, and other issues without making our audience defensive (and without sugar-coating the facts).
During our discussions, New York humane educator Jasmin mentioned an article, White Privilege, that she encouraged us all to read. It is a great article that helps those of us who are white better understand the kinds of privleges that we take for granted that people of color cannot expect to receive. Read the rest of this entry »
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08.09.07
Posted in My Life, Humane Education at 11:35 pm by Freeman Wicklund
Participants of the Sowing Seeds Workshop at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, New York.
The Farm Sanctuary Sowing Seeds Workshop was a huge success. Over 30 people attended (unfortunately not all were available for the photo above) to learn about how to teach issues such as human rights, animal protection and environmental justice. Read the rest of this entry »
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05.03.07
Posted in Social Justice, My Life, Activism, Humane Education at 9:26 pm by Freeman Wicklund
Many educators attended the Carlsbad Sowing Seeds workshop; including teachers, youth camp coordinators, travelling presenters, and even a puppeteer!
I’m finally back in DC! California was wonderful. The Sowing Seeds Workshop in Carlsbad, California was awesome! We had a fantastic group of enthusiastic, passionate educators who had a lot of collective wisdom which they shared with each other during the workshop (April 28-29).
A “Big Time Thank You” goes to Christopher Greenslate for hosting the conference in his La Costa Canyon High School classroom where he teaches English, Journalism, and Social Justice (follow the link for an excellent video that his students created).
On the first day of the Sowing Seeds Workshops, we explained the theory, pedagogy, and best practices of humane education. Then we practiced good communication skills. The second day was devoted to showing activities and lesson that educators could implement in the classroom.
Alene and Leighann take part in a humorous yet poignant activity that introduces the topic of how farmed animals are raised today.
During the workshop I mentioned several resources that can be found online. Here are the links to those items and a photo gallery of pictures from the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
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04.04.07
Posted in Social Justice, Animal Rights, LGBT, My Life, Activism, Humane Education at 5:35 pm by Freeman Wicklund
Name that brand! Here I am doing an ice-breaker activity for the analyzing ads lesson.
This Weekend (March 31-April 1, 2007), I was in Atlanta, facilitating a Sowing Seeds Workshop for the Institute for Humane Education. Most of the thirteen people who attended were classroom teachers, while others were church-affiliated educators, a student, or active volunteers for local nonprofits. They freely shared their knowledge, experience, and insights making this a wonderfully inspiring learning opportunity for all of us—especially me! Read the rest of this entry »
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