Human Rights Education
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Human Rights Education Summer Institute: New York City
Share Hosted by United Federation of Teachers Meeting location: UFT Borough Hall Brooklyn 335 Adams Street, Brooklyn 25th Floor 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. Register below for this in-person event, taking place…
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Human Rights Education Summer Institute: San Diego
Share Hosted by UC San Diego Meeting locations: UC San Diego campuses 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. Register below for this in-person event, taking place in San Diego, CA from Sunday June…
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Descendant Screening and Live Debrief
Share We are so excited to help bring a powerful new documentary, Descendant, to your classroom in partnership with Netflix and Participant! In Descendant, award-winning filmmaker Margaret Brown returns to her hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to document the search for and historic discovery of The Clotilda, the last known slave ship to arrive in the…
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Human Rights Education Speaker Series: A Conversation with Kateryna Yushchenko Moderated by Carolyne Sauda
Share A year ago, we met with Katherine Yushchenko, the former First Lady of Ukraine. Join us for an update on the war, the resiliency of the Ukrainian people and what you can do to support.
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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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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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Centering Human Rights Through a Whole School Approach
Tags Share Education is essential to a healthy, democratic society, and informed action for social justice is the result of instruction with intention. This is why Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights partners with schools to provide education and advance a whole school approach grounded in human rights. Through this unique program, we help partner schools…
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A human rights defender helps the next generation find their voices
Tags Share New Orleans educator Stephen Bradberry instills human rights values in his students every day with a proactive approach. Bradberry teaches at New Harmony High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was established five years ago and educates 250-300 students with a focus on coastal restoration and preservation – creating a sustainable Louisiana through…
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Human rights education in advisories: How small group learning can foster big change
Tags Share When schools began focusing on building stronger relationships and school communities in the 1990s, one outcome was advisories: structured time for teachers to meet with a small group of students to teach Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies and foster a richer sense of school culture. Advisory groups may meet briefly each day, or for…
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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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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Archewell Foundation partner to celebrate women who are human rights defenders
Tags Share New York, NY, December 6, 2022 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) today held its annual Ripple of Hope Gala which honored exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to social change and worked to advance equity, justice, and human rights. The event brought together…
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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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