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Flowers Fund

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Since 2017, the Flowers Fund has provided small grants to support innovation and mentorship in human rights education (HRE) in the United States. The fund aims to encourage new philosophic and theoretical thinking, new pedagogies, and new outreach methods for HRE, as well as emerging leadership in the field. Click here to learn more about the Flowers Fund Grant and our past recipients.

The Flowers Fund was created in honor of Nancy Flowers to continue her legacy of innovation and mentorship in human rights education.*** Nancy Flowers is a writer and consultant for human rights education. She has worked to develop Amnesty International’s education program and is a founding member of Human Rights Educators USA. As a consultant to governments, nongovernmental organizations, and UN agencies, she has helped establish national and international networks of educators, develop materials, and train activists and professionals in many countries. She is the author and editor of articles and books on human rights education, most recently *Towards a Just Society: The Personal Journeys of Human Rights Educators (Minnesota, 2016); Human Rights. YES! Action and Advocacy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2nd Edition, Minnesota, 2013), Acting for Indigenous Rights: Theatre to Change the World (Minnesota, 2013); and Local Action/ Global Change: A Handbook on Women’s Human Rights (2nd edition, Paradigm Press, 2008). She lives in Palo Alto, California.

HRE USA is a collaborative network to learn, teach, organize, advocate, and innovate for human rights education in the U.S.

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  • Kristi Rudelius-Palmer

    Nancy Flowers is an incredible inspiration and continues to mentor the human rights education movement to grow and develop! Thanks, Nancy!

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