Events
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Workplace Dignity Workshop
The Business and Human Rights department will be hosting a workplace dignity education series in New York City for investors, including their investment teams and portfolio company leadership.
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Investing in Freedom
This one-day event will convene investors, advocates, and thought leaders to explore how the investment community can play a pivotal role in ending mass incarceration. Together, we will examine the systemic risks mass incarceration poses to communities and economies, and develop actionable invest/divest strategies to support decarceration and community well-being.
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The Price of Allyship: Reza Khandan & Women’s Rights in Iran
Share In December 2024, human rights defender Reza Khandan was arrested at his home and taken into custody at a police station in Tehran. His crime? Advocating against Iran’s compulsory veiling laws and the death penalty. Now in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, Reza faces a three-and-a-half-year sentence (on top of time already served) for supporting…
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Supporting Community During Trump 2.0: Advocacy and Emergency Litigation on Behalf of Community Members Who are Subject to Check-Ins with ICE
Share Join Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Justice for Migrant Families and Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York for a free webinar on using emergency litigation and community organizing to stop detention and deportation of people with final orders of removal who are required to check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the Trump administration. Justice for Migrant Families,…
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Stars of Stage and Screen to Unite for Inauguration Day “Concert For America” Benefit
Share The next Concert for America fundraising event will take place at The Town Hall in New York City at 7:00pm on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025. The event will highlight a number of national organizations working to protect human rights including the Sierra Club, Southern Poverty Law Center, Black Theatre United, The National Immigration Law…
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RFKHR Book Club: ‘Chasing Hope,’ by Nick Kristof
Share Join us for the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Book Club Conversation at 2 pm EDT/11 am PT on January 28. We host these virtual gatherings as features of our reading list to engage our members, amplify social justice activists, authors, and journalists, and provide a deep dive into our work. Reporting from Hong…
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2025 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon
Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has been selected as a charity partner of the 2024 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon on March 16, 2025! When you join our team, you’ll be running for human rights. The funds we raise will support our work to realize social justice for all! Why run with Robert F.…
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Defending Human Rights During Trump 2.0: Stopping Deportation Through Emergency Federal Court Litigation Alongside Community Organizing
Share Join Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the Southeast Dignity Not Detention Coalition for a free webinar explaining how emergency federal court litigation together with community organizing can be used to defend immigrant communities during the incoming Trump administration. During our one-hour webinar, we’ll share how to fight back against imminent deportation and detention through temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and…
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John Lewis Young Leaders Information Session #3
Share The John Lewis Young Leaders program is a year-long fellowship that prepares college students for a future in community organizing and civic engagement. This informational session will provide people with more information on the program, model capstone projects, tips on writing an application, benefits of the program, and more. Register today!
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John Lewis Young Leaders Information Session #2
Share The John Lewis Young Leaders program is a year-long fellowship that prepares college students for a future in community organizing and civic engagement. This informational session will provide people with more information on the program, model capstone projects, tips on writing an application, benefits of the program, and more. Register today!
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John Lewis Young Leaders Information Session #1
Share The John Lewis Young Leaders program is a year-long fellowship that prepares college students for a future in community organizing and civic engagement. This informational session will provide people with more information on the program, model capstone projects, tips on writing an application, benefits of the program, and more. Register today!
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Human Rights Education Speaker Series: A Conversation with Arely Westley
Share A longtime advocate for immigrant, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ communities, Arely Westley works with numerous organizations in New Orleans to uplift LGBTQ+ youth, to stop abuses in ICE detention facilities, and to expand access to immigrant support services. Westley was recognized as this year’s RFK Human Rights Award laureate for her tireless efforts to combat…
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