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2024 RFK Book and Journalism Awards Now Open for Submissions
Tags Share New York, NY, October 10, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced it has opened its 2024 RFK Book and Journalism Awards for submissions. Entries must have been published, aired, or broadcast in 2023 to be eligible for consideration. The deadline for book entries is January 5, 2024 and the deadline…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, and New York Civil Liberties Union File FOIA Request Following Abuses in Immigration Detention Centers
Tags Share New York, NY, October 5, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR), American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana (ACLU-LA), and New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), today filed five Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to obtain records from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding policies and practices within the New…
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Robert F. Kennedy hosts 34th annual Golf Tournament in Hyannis Port
Tags Share NEW YORK, October 4, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights will host its 34th annual golf tournament on Friday, October 13, at the Hyannisport Club in Hyannis Port, Mass. Special guests from the sports and entertainment industries will join Kerry Kennedy, the president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and several members…
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Kerry Kennedy Named 2023 Freedom Award Recipient
Tags Share Memphis Magazine features our president Kerry Kennedy as one of the 2023 Freedom Award recipients from the National Civil Rights Museum.
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The January 6th Select Committee to receive the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights 2023 Ripple of Hope Award
New York, NY, October 3, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that the January 6th Select Committee members will be presented with the 2023 Ripple of Hope Award during the organization’s annual gala on Wednesday, December 6 in New York City. Chairman Bennie Thompson, Vice Chair Liz Cheney, Rep. Pete Aguilar, Rep.…
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Freedom of Opinion and Expression: A Human Rights-focused conversation on book bans
Tags Share During a time when over 1,477 books have been banned nationwide, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights held an in depth conversation about book banning and its implications for the nation’s schools and beyond as part of its Speak Truth To Power’s Fall 2023 Speaker Series. Rebecca Stephens, Human Rights Education Manager introduced the…
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New school year, new video contest: 2024 submissions now open!
Tags Share Without question, a highlight every year is the screening of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Speak Truth to Power video contest winners at the TriBeCa Festival. Over more than ten years, students from across the country and internationally have submitted films addressing the full spectrum of human rights issues. Students are bold and…
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Educator at the Blanton Museum of Art, Carlen Floyd Describes a Roundabout Path to Making Art History and Education Her Life’s Work
Tags Share As the Museum Educator for School Programs at the Blanton Museum of Art, located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, I would love to tell you that I’ve had a lifelong devotion to art, that I studied art history and art education, that I have always given art the…
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International Equal Pay Day
Tags Share From the service industry to the C-suite, women face a persistent – and startling – pay disparity compared to their male coworkers, particularly white, male co-workers. September 18 marks International Equal Pay Day, a day designed to build upon the United Nations’ commitment to human rights and against all forms of discrimination, including…
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STTP Speaker Series: From Programming to Philanthropy to Advance Women’s Human Rights
Tags Share Join Zaynab Nawaz, Senior Director of Program and Learning with Women Moving Millions, and student moderator Angelina Pouhe, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, in a conversation about women’s human rights from programming to philanthropy. We will discuss the current state of women’s and girls’ rights, and the role the philanthropic community…
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NCWIT Conversations for Change with Shijuade Kadree and Jeffrey Siminoff: The Criminalization of Inclusion
Tags Share In the backdrop of anti-DEI proposals, policies and legislation across the U.S., fueling anti-DEI rhetoric and complicating equity initiatives, Shijuade Kadree of the Aspen Institute and Jeffrey Siminoff addresses the complicated landscape of DEI advocacy within the current climate, and how to do equity work amid uncertainty alongside strategies to promote inclusivity.
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NCWIT Conversations for Change with Shijuade Kadree and Jeffrey Siminoff: The Criminalization of Inclusion
In the backdrop of anti-DEI proposals, policies and legislation across the U.S., fueling anti-DEI rhetoric and complicating equity initiatives, Shijuade Kadree of the Aspen Institute and Jeffrey Siminoff addresses the complicated landscape of DEI advocacy within the current climate, and how to do equity work amid uncertainty alongside strategies to promote inclusivity.
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