Help create a humane, sustainable, peaceful world for all people, animals and the planet. Transform yourself, the world and connect with others working toward a humane world through our 30 day online courses. Find out more:
MOGO Online
Starts March 1, 2009
Sowing Seeds Online
Starts May 1, 2009
Masters in Humane EducationEarn your M.Ed. and help transform the world!
Humane Education Certificate ProgramGet immersive training in humane education!
Sowing Seeds WorkshopsLearn effective approaches to sharing humane education in 1-2 days!
MOGO (Most Good) WorkshopsTap into your deepest values & learn to create the world you want to see!
Online CoursesThrive on our 30-day MOGO Online or Sowing Seeds Online courses.
February 7, 2009 - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | Location: Cascadia Commons Cohousing Community Common House
Live your values. Change the world. Choose MOGO! Let your life reflect what truly matters to you. Discover ways to choose MOGO (the most good), act on what's most important to you, and build a better world. Come to our life-transforming weekend MOGO workshop, that of...
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Check Out Our January 2009 Humane Edge E-News
It's hot off the virtual presses! Be sure to check out features such as our interview with John Robbins; the top 10 most downloaded activities of 2008; Humane Education in Action, featuring Green Diamond Consulting founder Gina Diamond; info about the Takeback My TV campaign; and our featured resource, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes.
IHE M.Ed. Deadline is January 15!
Want a degree that reflects your deepest values and will help transform the world? Get a Master of Education in Humane Education! The deadline to apply (for beginning in the Spring 2009 term in February) is January 15, 2009.
Change your life and the world! Registration is Now Open for Our NEW Online Courses!
Register for our MOGO Online course, which begins March 1 and September 1.
Register for our Sowing Seeds Online course, which begins May 1 and November 1.
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In the News:
Top 10 Humanitarian Crises of 2008 - Doctors Without Borders (1/09)
”Massive forced civilian displacements, violence, and unmet medical needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Iraq, Sudan, and Pakistan, along with neglected medical emergencies in Myanmar and Zimbabwe, are some of the worst humanitarian and medical emergencies in the world, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reports in its annual list of the 'Top Ten' humanitarian crises.”
Poll shows 1/4 of teens think violence is acceptable – Global Ethics Newsline (1/5/09)
“When the teens who agreed that violence was acceptable were asked more specifically about rationale for such behavior, most noted self-defense (87 percent) and to help a friend (73 percent). However, more than a third said violence was acceptable to settle an argument (35 percent) and for revenge (34 percent). Other justifications were dislike of the person who is the target of the violence (22 percent), to gain respect (21 percent), peer pressure (14 percent), and simply for ‘the thrill’ of it (10 percent). Of considerable concern is that more than three-fourths (77 percent) of those who think violence is acceptable also consider themselves ethically prepared to enter the workforce….”
Read more news stories on our blog.
- Humane Education Issues in the News
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - Microcredit Revisited
Monday, January 5, 2009 - 5 Ways to Make Education Effective and Positive
Friday, January 2, 2009 - Humane Education in Action: Creating a Network of Caring
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - Mark Your Calendar: National Teach-In for Global Warming
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
IHE President Zoe Weil's New Book is Released!
Want to change your life and transform the world? Check out IHE President Zoe Weil's new book, Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life. In Most Good, Least Harm, Zoe outlines the MOGO (Most Good) Principle as a way of finding inner peace and joy while helping create a compassionate, sustainable, just world.
Read an interview with Zoe about her new book.
Buy a copy of Most Good, Least Harm from IHE and get a 10% discount off the cover price!
Daniella Schmidt
Bochum,
I entered the M.Ed program at the Institute for Humane Education (IHE) as a Master teacher and with a...
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