Source: HIAS Pennsylvania Description: Driven by the Jewish value of “welcoming the stranger,” HIAS Pennsylvania provides legal, resettlement, citizenship, and supportive services to immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from all backgrounds in order to ensure their fair treatment and full integration into American society. HIAS Pennsylvania advocates for just and inclusive practices. We believe in the dignity…

Source: American Jewish Committee Description: AJC is the leading global Jewish advocacy organization, with unparalleled access to government officials, diplomats, and other world leaders. Through these relationships and our international presence, AJC is able to impact opinion and policy on the issues that matter most: combating rising anti-Semitism and extremism, defending Israel’s place in the world, and…

Source: Global Interdependence Center Description: The Global Interdependence Center is a Philadelphia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a global reach. Their mission is to encourage the expansion of global dialogue and free trade in order to improve cooperation and understanding among nations, with the goal of reducing international conflicts and improving worldwide living standards. Website: https://www.interdependence.org

Source: Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Description: PAAFF is a nonprofit organization founded in 2008 to educate and expose the Philadelphia region to films by and about Asian Americans bringing year-round awareness with exciting events that include tastings, mixers, meet & greets, cultural experiences, and of course, screenings. The annual award-winning film festival held each November is the first of…

Source: Joe Gorman, Music Specialist, D. Newlin Fell Elementary School Description: These are teaching resources on Indian and Nepali music and dance that have been collected by elementary music teacher Joe Gorman. He includes activities on Diwali dance, Bollywood dance and music, Jantar Mantar, Om Mani Padme Hum (Buddhist mantra chant), Mandala, traditional instruments, and…

Source: Global Philadelphia Association and Historical Society of Pennsylvania Description: This timeline shows the history of many public health initiatives, issues, and organizations as they developed in the city of Philadelphia from the colonial era into the present day.  These developments are provided within a global context, utilizing material from across many continents and countries, and…

Source: City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy Description: The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy (OACCE) administers the Art in City Hall program which is an opportunity for a Philadelphia arts and cultural organization, artist collective, community non-profit, school, or City agency to exhibit in the public corridors…

Source: Foreign Policy Research Institute Description: FPRI has a collection of free lesson plans and materials related to contemporary and historical international relations, foreign policy, and world history, geared toward middle and high school audiences. Website: www.fpri.org/education/lesson-plans-teachers/

Source: Foreign Policy Research Institute Description: FPRI Primers provide general and student audiences with the background details of historic events, civic institutions, and important political organizations. The Primers include a five-minute animated video, a brief text written by an FPRI expert on the topic, and a lesson plan for teachers, which will help them to incorporate the…

Source: United Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia Description: Our Model UN’s are distinctive in ways that makes them different from the “standard Model UN”. How? Well, in the standard Model UN Programs, high school students role play politicians from different countries. While this is challenging and mind-stretching, none of our students (or very few) will ever…