Babafemi Akinrinade (Fairhaven College, Western Washington University) reflects on how he works toward giving students more of a voice in his classes, giving them the foundation to have difficult conversations about human rights and centering their perspectives while being genuine about his own.

Babafemi Akinrinade (Fairhaven College, Western Washington University) uses strategies that build trust, respect, and empathy with and among his students when facing the challenge of discussing difficult human rights subjects in his classes.

Babafemi Akinrinade (Fairhaven College, Western Washington University) has learned the importance of not only having the difficult conversations about human rights abuses and violations, but also the importance of meeting students where they are with these subjects and helping them with self-care when facing compassion fatigue.

Babafemi Akinrinade (Fairhaven College, Western Washington University) shares his ideas for best practices for teaching tough subjects and having difficult discussions in his college classes,, especially when educational systems infringe on these freedoms.

Babafemi Akinrinade (Fairhaven College, Western Washington University) faces the challenges of teaching about human rights abuses and violations because of how important these difficult conversations are and he strives to find hope for himself and for his students as they can become agents of change.