RCE Making Change Stick
Join here the 2 in 1 RCE Making Change Stick action organized by Uniting for Children and Youth to expand and strengthen the Rights-Centric Education Network – RCEN. The RCEN unites people who believe in pulling education into alignment with the evolution of human rights.
Action 1: A global campaign until April 22nd to have as many people as possible sign the Declaration of Child Rights-Centric Education and participating in Action 2.
Action 2: Five sessions spread over several weeks starting April 22nd aimed at getting what is known about human flourishing applied for the benefit of all young people. See five-sessions agenda below.
“One hears more frequently now of parents banding together, finding teachers, and starting little schools . . . There are no signs that a movement exists, but there are many signs that one might . . .”
Join the RCE Making Change Stick action to help attack the problem identified above by George Dennison in 1969. It is time to actively grow conversations beyond
Where to energize and build alliances.
The 2025 IDEC
in Belgium, August 1-7
As much as their time permits, participants are asked to familiarize themselves in advance of sessions with what is contained in these recently created resources: Making Change Stick, The Agentic Schools Manifesto, and World Systems Solutions ons. Obtain .pdf files of the books here.
Following are the dates and times of sessions. All sessions will be recorded with updates provided after each session to accommodate people who are unable to attend sessions. Register to be kept informed.
Five Session About More Effectively Moving from Theory to Practice
April 22nd to the End of May
Session 1, April 22nd, 8pm UTC: Making Change Stick – Introduction and discussion by author James Mannion.
Session 2, April 29th, 8pm UTC: Making Change Stick – Turning talk into action.
Session 3, May 13th, 8pm UTC: The Agentic Schools Manifesto – Introduction and discussion by author Don Berg.
Session 4, May 20th, 8pm UTC: The Agentic Schools Manifesto – Turning talk into action.
Session 5, Date and time TBD: World Systems Solutions – Moving towards a global learning ecosystem.
Uniting for Children and Youth is a founding member of the
Rights-Centric Education Network – RCEN.
UCY collaborated with supporters of the RCEN to produce 26 events for the 2025 Learning Planet Festival. Descriptions and recordings of the events can be viewed here. A Festival organizer had the following to say about the RCEN involvement:
“The whole LearningPlanet Festival team has been really impressed by your ideas to further engage participants and your incredibly generous contributions to this year’s Festival. The Rights-Centric Education Network has been one of the top contributors in terms of number of events submitted. For this, and for your inspiring dedication, merci 🙏”
See the World Systems Solutions definition of conscious collaboration for insights into how we can best join forces.