Newslet ter for Ontario Educators

C A N A D I A N R E D C R O S S

Hu m an itari an Ed uc ati o n

EHL in the Classroom –

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November, 2012

Book of the Month - The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict

Thanks to the network of National Society and ICRC YouTube channels, you can now watch EHL explorations as they are delivered in the classroom and hear student and teacher testimony. Check out the EHL Promotional Video by the Canadian Red Cross with teacher and high school student commentary. Observe real, in-depth classroom explorations by EHL Teacher Champions working with the American Red Cross! Watch Exploration 2C: "A Focus on Child Soldiers" and Exploration 3A: "Identifying Violations." Check out Youth on the Move in Solforino, Italy (2009) participating in active, EHL explorations about vulnerable persons. You can view more EHL teacher videos and explorations on the ICRC YouTube channel!

EHL Teachers Conference at the Brock

University Hamilton Campus

Our next Teachers Conference is only a month away! The confer-ence will be taking place in part-nership with Brock University at the Faculty of Education in Hamil-ton, Ontario November 30th and December 1st, 2012. Teachers attending the conference will re-ceive a FREE EHL curriculum toolkit containing classroom-ready lesson plans that are relevant for teachers instructing in the areas of civics, law, history, English, drama and social sciences. The conference

flyer and conference agenda are now available for viewing! For more

information about the conference, or to schedule a FREE EHL training at your school please email ehl@redcross.ca.

EHL Teachers Conference in Mississauga, ON November, 2011

Students learning EHL in the classroom in Nova Scotia

Dr. Sivakumaran presents an analysis of conventional, customary, and soft law relating to non-international armed conflict. The book out-lines the evolution of of legal framworks concerning non-international armed conflict. He presents case studies of past and current conficts (ICRC Intercross blog). Click here to view the full article.

Photo courtesy of the ICRC

Syria Update - Aid Reaches Population in Homs and

Harasta

Reto Stocker, head of the ICRC’s Afghani-

stan delegation from 2005 to October 2012

expressed concern about the increasingly

dire humanitarian situation in the country.

As he leaves the job, he worries about the

future of Afghanistan. In Being Vulnerable,

an exclusive Intercross Dispatch video fea-

ture, he explains how the fundamental prin-

ciples of the Red Cross, as guidelines for

the humanitarian mandate in Afghanistan,

have led to notable success amidst major challenges. He also recalls key events throughout

his work in Afghanistan (ICRC Intercross Blog). Click here to view the full article and watch

the video.

2012: A Year of Success for EHL in

Ontario!

Amid the violence, The ICRC and the

Syrian Arab Red Crescent have been

delivering aid to some of the areas

most affected by violence. This week

in Homs, hospitals and health facilities

were provided with supplies including

anesthethics, wound-dressing material

and intravenous fluid. Marianne

Gasser, the head of the ICRC

delegation in Syria stated, "while this

is certainly a positive development, much more remains to be done." She also commented

on the risks associated with delivering aid to conflict zones, stating, “we need to proceed

with caution, however, as it is very risky for everyone, not least for our personnel and for

Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers working in the most dangerous areas." ICRC officials

also visited several refugee settlements including those in Rural Damascus, Harastra and

Sweida (ICRC Intercross Blog). Click here to view the full article.

Thanks to our growing network of supporters and Teacher Champions, over 1200 students have received the EHL curriculum across Ontario since January, 2012. Teachers are linking a higher quality of engagement from students in discussions of humanitarian issues and International Humanitarian Law to EHL curriculum implementation. Our network has now grown to over 100 professionals engaged in EHL conferences, curriculum integration in the classroom and network participation through email and social media!

Dispatch - Assessing Seven Years of Humanitarian Action

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