Empowering Global Citizens

Nelson Mandela

Mahatma Gandhi
Eleanor Roosevelt
Aung San Suu Kyi

.V‘r‘kp’b’i"

citizens in India addressing untouchability and breaking down caste
barriers (http://www.viewchange.org/videos/the—untouchables—breaking—
down—caste—barriers~in—india)

6. young people making change (http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/)
7. Craig Kielburger of Free the Children (http://www.freethechildren.
com/getinvolved/youth/craig/)

Students may study these change makers by using a rubric to answer some

of the following questions:

Who are these people? What is special about them?
Which HR were they trying to protect?
What methods did they use?

Are the methods they used applicable and relevant in modern times?

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Students undertake biographical research on these individuals, and certain
students impersonate these individuals in class While the others interview
them (using the guiding questions above). This will help the students prac—
tice their interview skills and prepare to interview the real change makers

who will be invited into the class.

Subsequently, real—life change makers in the New York City (or relevant)
area who have made a difference in the field of HR or the SDGs are invited
into the classroom. (Note that a partnership with an organization such as
Amnesty International or Human Rights Watch, both of which have large
offices in New York City, can be fostered and will enable the teacher to bring
real—life HR change makers into the classroom.)