Human Rights Education
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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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Howard professor Dr. Helen Bond talks education, cultural diversity, CRT at Speak Truth to Power event
Tags Share Quality education—one of the key components of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—is a driver of development. So said Helen Bond Ph.D., Howard University Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and co-chair of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN USA) at a live virtual event titled ‘Speak Truth to Power: The Magic…
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Fall 2022 Defender Speaker Series: Introductory Lesson for Dr. Helen Bond
As states move to limit critical conversations in classrooms, Dr. Bond is using the U.N.’s sustainable development goals as a framework to promote equity and justice in education.
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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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Centering classroom dialogue on common truths through human rights education
Tags Share Article written by Jonathan Coulombe, Upper School Dean of Students at the King School in Stamford, CT. Several years ago, we struggled to engage our student body at King School around issues of importance in their world. Too often we, as adults, were designing the conversations and failed to gain traction with helping…
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