“Mandela Global Human Rights: Peace, Reconciliation and Responsibility: A Teacher Guide and Lessons for Educators,” was developed in response to the demand for human rights educational materials tailored for primary and junior, to intermediate and senior school divisions, that focus on People of African Descent. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in collaboration with Brock University, commissioned CMHR Inaugural Visiting Scholar, Dr. Dolana Mogadime, Professor, Brock University to lead the curriculum project and advisory. As Chair of the Teaching Nelson Mandela (TNM) Advisory, Professor Mogadime extends gratitude to the members of the TNM Advisory, many of whom, held a common appreciation for Mandela’s memory as the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and his contribution toward leading a nation toward democracy.

The project received funding from Ontario Online Learning Consortium, also known as eCampusOntario (“OOLC”), in support of the Province of Ontario’s Virtual Learning Strategy. Project Deliverables are funded by the Province of Ontario and OOLC. Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum documents for Grades K-12, were utilized and provide entry points for educators throughout Ontario, Canada and internationally for conceptualizing how lessons can be integrated into mandated curriculum while being responsive to Black history, and the contributions of Black people to societies within global contexts. Additionally, the materials provide a gateway to understanding the connections between human rights violations through ‘forced removals’ of Indigenous Peoples from their land on Turtle Island ‘Canada’ and displacement through ‘force removals’ of people living in District 6, an interracial community in South Africa, where Black, white, Coloured and Indian people coexisted, in cosmopolitan communities in Cape Town.

“Mandela Global Human Rights: Peace, Reconciliation and Responsibility: A Teacher Guide and Lessons for Educators,” is dedicated to the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015-2024 and the January 24, UNESCO World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture. Parts of this publication were made possible through support from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and through partial funding from the Faculty of Education, Brock University.

January 24, 2023
Dr. Dolana Mogadime, Professor, Brock University

Cover image: A portrait of Mr. Nelson Mandela by International Labour Organization ILO on Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0