Create footprints worth following
Emma McDonald in conversation with Nada AldobasicEmma McDonald interviews AIME program manager Nada Aldobasic about Indigenous education in Australia.
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Right Now’s August 2014 Issue, Education
By Right NowIn August, Right Now took an in-depth look at education and human rights. Read our education issue here.
Emerging from the cave
By Claire FeainLike Plato’s prisoner in the cave, kids at school are often disengaged with the world around them. Claire Feain shares her experiences with equipping Australian youth with the tools to become active citizens so they can emerge out the cave with their eyes open.
Justice Now
By Ros KiddRos Kidd examines the financial mismanagement of Aboriginal savings and trust funds and the fight for full justice for the Stolen Wages claimants.
The Freedom Interviews: Farah Mohamed
Nicola Caon in conversation with Farah MohamedIn Part Two of our Freedom Interview series Right Now’s Nicola Caon spoke with social entrepreneur Farah Mohamed, founder and CEO of G(irls) 20.
Higher education and lower-end journalism: human rights in the media in August
By Sam RyanChristopher Pyne’s higher education reform package and Tim Blair’s flash visit to Lakemba were two issues that sparked much media debate around rights and discrimination during August.
Sentimental Education: How literature can inform human rights
By Tim RobertsonTim Robertson looks at how literature crafts human rights education in Australia’s education system.
Rewriting Human Rights Education Through Social Media
By Marta SkrabraczMarta Skrabracz explores the use of social media in human rights education.
Education is The Key, But to Whose Door?
By Henrietta de CrespignyHenrietta de Crespigny reflects on the relevance of education in boosting international development.
Can prisoners receive quality education without access to the internet?
By Madolyn SmithIn spite of its potential for learning and education, internet access in Australian correctional facilities is overwhelmingly limited and variable across Australian states. Madolyn Smith explains why.
Back to school
By Alice PungAlice Pung returns to Braybook, the suburb in Melbourne’s West where she grew up, to explore how youth education can break the cyclic nature of poverty and disadvantage.
Individual rights and solidarity
By Dario MujkicDario Mujkic considers the “individualism” in rights discourse, the challenges of isolation and conflict that this poses, and the silver lining that is solidarity