Human Rights Education
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Zoel Boublil Joins Speak Truth to Power Youth Advisory Board
Tags Share George School is proud to announce that Zoel Boublil ’21 has been chosen as an inaugural member of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Speak Truth to Power (STTP) Youth Advisory Board. The STTP Youth Advisory Board empowers youth through human rights education, partnering with educators and students alike to create a global…
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Don’t Whitewash History in Our Schools
Teaching the next generation about our country’s successes and shameful shortcomings is vital if we’re ever to learn from our past.
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Eliminating Educational Disparities Once and For All
Tags Share As schools across the country have headed back to the books, both virtually and in person, some depressing news about ever-widening educational disparities have been released to coincide with the new academic year. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international organization focused on developing global standards and finding solutions to social,…
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Students Successfully Campaign to Rename School After John Lewis
Their teacher, Erik Manuel Giblin, a former RFK Human Rights team member, said the name change reflects both Lewis’ and RFK’s commitment to justice.
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Mastering a Masterclass at a Challenging and Historic Time
Tags Share This year, two major sources of upheaval—a worldwide pandemic compounded by mass protests over continued systemic racism—have presented educators with extraordinary new challenges. Now that much of teaching has shifted to a virtual environment, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Speak Truth to Power Masterclass, presented in partnership with Discovery Education, Humanity United, and…
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The Latest Barrier to Education: Lack of Technology
Access to technology is a necessary linchpin to level the educational playing field, especially in a time of online learning.
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UC San Diego Extension Teams Up with RFK Human Rights
Tags Share University of California San Diego Extension will be teaming up with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Speak Truth to Power program as its first partner on the West Coast. The collaboration will expand the reach of Speak Truth to Power’s human rights education resources into more classrooms across the United States, infusing invaluable…
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Shaping Human Rights Education for Years to Come
At a retreat in early November, RFK Human Rights had the opportunity to convene 15 experienced human rights teachers to gain insight into the design, real-life implementation, and impact of the Speak Truth to Power lesson series.
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Healing Divisions With Human Rights Education
The United Federation of Teachers hosted over 100 New York City students for an RFK Human Rights Speak Truth to Power meet-and-greet with human rights defenders from around the globe.
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Human Rights Takes Center Stage in Mexico City
Tags Share In Mexico, where corruption is now rampant among state officials and organized crime is taking hold in local- and state-level government, homicides are frequently met with inaction and impunity. Al Jazeera reported in January that violence in Mexico reached unprecedented levels, with over 31,000 homicides in 2019. During the time that former President…
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Tolerance Is Not Enough
Tags Share At a Speak Truth to Power event at UFT headquarters in Manhattan, RFK Human Rights’ Kerry Kennedy brought together former leaders of war-torn Yugoslavia and actor activists Katie Erbe (“Law and Order”) and Trevor Donovan (“90210”) to share personal stories about standing up for what they believe in. “Tolerance is very important, but…
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Speak Truth to Power Launches in The Balkans
Tags Share In the beginning of October, Kerry and the Speak Truth to Power team went to Sarajevo to launch STTP in the Balkans. In collaboration with the Foundation of Shared Societies and Values Sarajevo, Kerry and the STTP team met with leaders and educators of the Balkans to discuss implementing STTP in Sarajevo and…
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