What is Humane Education?
Humane education is a field of study that examines the connections between animal protection, human rights, environmental ethics and consumerism. It calls upon each one of us to make positive choices to create a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.
The goal of humane education is to:
- Encourage critical thinking, creativity and curiousity
- Encourage students to show respect and reverence for people, the earth, and all beings
- Encourage positive and compassionate behaviour
- Promotes self-esteem and leadership through character-building exercises
- Fosters citizenship
What is “Power of One”?
Power of One is the humane education program of the Vancouver Humane Society. We provide downloadable interactive presentations and support materials for teachers interested in incorporating humane issues in their classrooms.
Meet the people behind the power of one
Liberty Mulkani has been working closely with Power of One since its inception in 2005 and also serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Vancouver Humane Society (VHS). Apart from her commitments with VHS, Liberty also works as the Conference Coordinator for the Animal Legal Defense Fund as well as the Office Manager for Telescopic Camera Crane Ltd. She is currently finishing her Masters of Education degree in humane education through the Institute for Humane Education and Cambridge College.
Deb Gleason is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario where she studied Sociology. She is a committed activist and participates in a wide variety of social justice campaigns. She is currently working as an Emergency Relief Responder/Campaigner for the Canadian office of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). She is also a former Police Detective who now puts her energy into prevention through education.
Chris Hajek received an environmental studies degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara where he worked in the environmental clean-up and remediation sector. He soon shifted his focus to waste reduction and recycling and started his own consulting firm. Chris’ experience in the field led him to become supervisor of a non profit grassroots recycling operation including the provision of services to large events such as Bioneers and the Green Festival. Since moving to Vancouver in the fall of 2005 Chris has been involved in operations with The Recycling Alternative
Danielle Dennenberg - Adjunct Faculty, International Institute for Humane Education (IIHE)
- B.A., M.Ed. (University of CA, San Diego) (Cambridge College)
- Faculty, Cambridge College, Director, Humane Education Certification Program of IIHE
- Founder & Director, Seeds for Change Humane Education
"Education can be used to achieve goodness on this planet and Humane Education is doing just that. It is the wave of the future. In its path, we will return to the wisdom that is inherent in all of us: learning, changing, acting and solving for the better of all living beings."
