Events
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Human Rights Education Speaker Series: Protecting Women and Children—from Policy to Enforcement
Share Protections for women and children fleeing abusive situations are often inadequate at best or non-existent. Join Danielle Pollack, Policy Manager, National Family Violence Law Center, and Science Hill High School student Madelyn Campbell to learn more about Kayden’s Law and other efforts to protect women and children.
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights 34th Annual Golf Tournament
Share Sponsorship levels • Team entry levels Join Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights as we return to the Hyannisport Club in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, for our 34th Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, October 13. This year’s tournament is made possible by American Airlines, Dooney & Bourke, Nike, corporate, and individual sponsors. RSVP today! Itinerary Thursday,…
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Human Rights Education: Coffee and Conversation
Share Educators are encouraged to join our Speak Truth to Power team next month for an informal conversation about human rights education (HRE). We’ll dive deeper into our HRE work, how teachers can get more involved, and share personal stories about impactful lessons and encouraging students to take action for human rights. Register today!
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In Her Hands Screening and Live Debrief
Share We are so excited to help bring a powerful new documentary, In Her Hands, to your classroom in partnership with Netflix! Filmed across two turbulent years, In Her Hands tells the story of Zarifa Ghafari, who at 26 became one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors and the youngest to ever hold the position. The…
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Vulnerable Communities and Torture
Share On Wednesday, December 14, our very own Isabel Roby will be joined by Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Metropolitana’s Andrea Santacruz, Centro de Justicia para la Paz y el Desarrollo’s Denisse Montiel, Foro Penal’s Alfredo Romero and Instituto de Justicia Procesal Penal’s Araceli Olivo to discuss and analyze the disproportionate effect that…
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The Swimmers Screening and Live Debrief
Share Based on a true story, THE SWIMMERS follows the journey of two sisters from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Mardini sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use. Starring Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ahmed Malek, James Krishna Floyd,…
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RFKHR at SHRM INCLUSION 2022
Share Join RFKHR in San Diego at the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) INCLUSION 2022 Conference, where our Workplace Dignity SVP Jeffrey Siminoff, will be a featured speaker along with Tawanda Starms, Vice President at Chipotle. The session will connect cutting-edge workplace inclusion and dignity approaches with human rights principles and provide practical tools…
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RFK the Vote Symposium
Share Students will learn about and discuss the role of democracy and essential elements of human rights. Critical to this discussion are elements of the UNDHR to features of a liberal democracy. This symposium is apart of a certification process where participants will receive a T-shirt, certificate of completion, and letter from RFKHR coining them…
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2022 Ripple of Hope Award Gala
Share For nearly 50 years, the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award has honored exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked to protect and advance equity, justice, and human rights. At the helm of major corporations, this year’s laureates have prioritized equity,…
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Book Club: America on Fire with Elizabeth Hinton
Share Join us online Thursday, September 29 from 4-5 pm ET / 1-2 pm PT for the RFKHR Board and Leadership Council Book Club featuring 2022 RFK Book Awards Laureate Elizabeth Hinton, her latest work – America on Fire and RFKHR Board Member Elisa Massimino. America on Fire presents a new framework for understanding our…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights 33rd Annual Golf Tournament
Join Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights as we return to the Hyannisport Club in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, for our 33rd Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, October 14.
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