Human Rights Education
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‘You are the human rights defenders not only of tomorrow, but today’
Tags Share There are myriad ways to make a difference in the world, but sometimes all it takes is just a few minutes and a great story. And that’s what the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Speak Truth to Power video competition is all about. Created in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers and…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights celebrates student filmmakers at Tribeca Festival
Tags Share NEW YORK, JUNE 9, 2023 – Last night, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights partnered with the Tribeca Festival to debut the works of eight student finalists from its annual Speak Truth to Power video competition. Bringing together students, educators, and human rights defenders, the showcase also featured The Archewell Foundation Award for Gender…
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How social impact campaigns use the power of storytelling to drive change
Tags Share Moviegoers of every generation can name films that have left an indelible mark on them, and many of these films tackled human rights and social justice issues that resonated with global audiences. In the early 2000s, Amnesty International began working with the entertainment industry to support films that focused on human rights as…
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Kiyoshi Kuromiya: Four lessons in Human Rights Activism
Tags Share Kiyoshi Kuromiya was a prominent LGBT activist who protested the Vietnam War, marched for civil rights with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, and created one of the first websites with HIV/AIDS information. Kuromiya’s life also provides important lessons for activists on how to make a difference in the world. Ultimately,…
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Registration Filling Up: Human Rights Education Summer Institutes
Tags Share Register today for our institutes in San Diego, New York City, and Austin! Our human rights education (HRE) summer institutes provide educators, students and interested community stakeholders an opportunity to learn more about HRE, our whole school work, and engagement opportunities. In San Diego (June 25-27), hear a keynote from Eva Pacheco, founder…
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STTP Student Arts Showcase at Tribeca Film Festival
Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights partners with the Tribeca Film Festival to debut the works of our student finalists from our Speak Truth to Power video competition. In creating these short three- to five-minute videos, whether they be documentaries, narratives, or experimental films, students not only learn about human rights but also become champions…
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The Month of May: Celebrating the Brown v. Board of Education Ruling
Tags Share A landmark Supreme Court decision handed down May 17, 1954, forever shifted education – and life – for Black Americans. While the discussion around school segregation began well before Brown v. Board of Topeka, the most integral legal changes occurred in the 1950s. The NAACP in 1938 took on the case of Lloyd…
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A Mother’s Love: The Resilience of an Immigrant
Tags Share My mom immigrated to the United States in 1997. She worked a series of jobs between the time she arrived and the day she had me six years later. At work, colleagues and customers disrespected her because of her thick accent and initially low capability to speak English. Little did people know that…
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Education as a Pathway to Reconciliation of Historical Harm: The Case of Korean Comfort Women
Tags Share In our most recent Human Rights Defender speaker series event, Dr. Jongwoo Han, President of the Korean War Veterans Digital Memorial Foundation, shared the history of comfort women during World War II, emphasizing education as an important way to heal historical harm and end conflict-related sexual violence. Lead educator Mona Al-Hayani, a history…
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After its first trip focused on addressing climate change, how Emerging Leaders is preparing students to become human rights activists
Tags Share When 12 students from Bangor, Maine, arrived in Washington, D.C. for Speak Truth to Power’s Emerging Leaders trip on April 16, they arrived ready to engage. The Emerging Leaders Trip is an opportunity for students from our partner schools to connect with a human rights issue. This year’s was centered around environmental justice…
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RFK: Personal Anecdotes 55 Years on
Tags Share May 1968 was Robert F. Kennedy’s last full month of campaigning for president before he was killed in June. While he is remembered more broadly for his vision of a more just and peaceful world, it is, perhaps, the anecdotes that best illustrate his character and a place to draw inspiration. Kevin Khadavi…
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Human Rights Education inspiration Prejean talks social justice, activism, on her 84th Birthday
Tags Share On her 84th birthday, Sister Helen Prejean showed few, if any, signs of slowing down. Prejean – the subject of a Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Speak Truth to Power lesson plan that has reached roughly 5 million students since 2000 – is the nun who wrote the best-selling book Dead Man Walking…
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