Social Studies 30: Political Liberalism in Action

In this excellent video, created by an Alberta teacher, student will learn about human rights, civil rights, the Charter of Rights, workers' rights and the rights of women.

This excellent video was created by an Alberta teacher for Social Studies 30. Student will learn about collective rights in Canada.

Since the foundation of the UN, Canada has been firmly committed to the promotion of human rights within Canada and around the world.

Passed in June 2017, Bill C-16 has become part of a larger conversation surrounding gender, pronoun use, freedom of speech, and the rights of transgender and gender-diverse Canadians.

Explore the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; learn about the different sections with "what it says" and "what it means". There are also teaching resources for educators.

This site provides information about the Commission and human rights; there is also a glossary of commonly used terms (under Resources).

A column from the Edmonton Journal about the Supreme Court decision that established human rights for LGBTQ people in Canada

This illustrated version of the Declaration of Human Rights is available from the United Nations website.

For decades, First Nations people did not have human rights protection – due in part to section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. The legislation was finally repealed in 2008.

With his signature resolve, former US President Jimmy Carter dives into three unexpected reasons why the mistreatment of women and girls continues in so many manifestations in so many parts of the world.

This video explains the history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the subtleties and difficulties of protecting human rights.

In this video, students will learn about dissent and civil disobedience as part of a liberal society. Created by an Alberta teacher for Social Studies 30

Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters in Washington, D.C., this speech was a defining moment of the civil rights movement and among the most iconic speeches in American history.

The Salt March was one of the most successful campaigns in Gandhi's struggle against British rule in India. This is a clip from the 1981 biopic about Gandhi.

In this excellent video created by an Alberta teacher for Social Studies 30, students will learn about the issues with imposing liberalism on other societies.

An article that recounts the rise and then near annihilation of the Muslim Brotherhood in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.

Islam is an egalitarian religion, and its scriptures value peace. John reviews how Islam has interacted with politics historically and how it continues to do so today.

A 2012 article that considered how women's rights had expanded during the US-occupation of Afghanistan.

This video discusses the roots of the Arab Spring that spread across several countries starting in December, 2010

A good video by a social studies teacher that discusses the problems of imposing liberalism on other countries.

This two-part documentary looks at the role propaganda played leading up to 9-11 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

This two-part documentary looks at the role propaganda played leading up to 9-11 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

This video looks at Germany and Japan after the Second World War and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq more recently to look at some of the challenges of imposing liberalism.

A great article that examines the difficulty of establishing liberalism in Pakistan.

This article examine how women's rights in Afghanistan have been affected by foreign invasions.