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Browse our collection of teaching resources organized by human rights topic.

A group of four students interact with screens in a museum gallery. Partially obscured.

Photo: Annie Kierans, CMHR

Be an Upstander

Learn how you can empower your students to take action for human rights! Participate in this program by booking a tour, using the Be an Upstander teacher guide, accessing the student website or participating in an upcoming showcase.

A group of students stand around a diorama displayed on a table in a museum gallery.

Love in a Dangerous Time

Support your students as they learn about Canada’s LGBT Purge and the resilience of 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

The teacher guide equips educators with the tools to examine the historical significance of the struggles and resistance of 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canadian society.

Monochromatic image in rainbow colours of a gay rights protest in Ottawa.

Pass the Mic: Let’s Talk About Racism

Discover this program which aims to support teachers in having important conversations about racism in the classroom. Through video conversations with three Canadians from racialized communities, paired with lessons from a teacher guide, students will learn what it means to pass the microphone to others.

Photo on the left – A biracial man dressed in drag. He is wearing a black headpiece, black leather gloves, a black leather dress and and black and white sweater. Photo in the centre – a Black woman wearing black and red Athletic gear, jumping. She has blonde braids. Photo on the right – a Sikh-Canadian man, smiling, wearing a black and white striped sweater, blue and brown pants, boots, and an orange turban, in the snow in front of a cabin.

The Witness Blanket

Explore this art installation and related resources designed to help educators facilitate difficult conversations about residential schools. The Witness Blanket teacher guide offers ready‐to‐use lessons that support teachers and students in taking action for reconciliation.

A person with curly hair, glasses and wearing a black top examines a large artwork consisting of objects set in cedar frames. The image has been broken into interlocking geometric shapes over a pale brown background with a slight wood grain texture.

The Spirit Panel Project

Explore works of art that reflect the vision and voices of Canadian Indigenous Youth across the country. Students can create their own Spirit Panels and consider what community and human rights mean to them.

A child touches a painted panel with trees and tipis.

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