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An Unlikely Path to “Justice Rising”
Author Patricia Sullivan discusses her new book on Robert F. Kennedy.
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Kerry Kennedy: Bearing Witness to the Human Rights Abuses in Del Rio
We should all be appalled by the conditions facing our Haitian sisters and brothers, and other Black migrants at the U.S. southern border.
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New Speak Truth to Power Initiative Could Set Tone, Help Heal Divided Nation
Our partnership with Bangor High School incorporates human rights education into the school’s practices and culture to create an inclusive, dignity-driven learning environment.
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The Racist and Illegal Expulsion of Black Migrants in Del Rio
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights condemns the abhorrent treatment of Haitians and other Black migrants at the Texas-Mexico border.
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Courageous Ideas, Words and Actions for Human Rights for All
In this lesson, students will carry out a school- or community-wide education and advocacy project based on what the students learned about the life and work of Robert F. Kennedy.
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The Legacy of Criminal Justice Reform
This lesson plan explores Robert F. Kennedy’s legacy of criminal justice reform in a time defined by the rise of the New Jim Crow.
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Our Rights at Risk in a Public Health Crisis
The lesson uses interactive activities to explore the human rights at risk and the role of government in a public health crisis.
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Celebrating and Defending Trans and Non-Binary Lives
Speak Truth to Power partnered with the Human Rights Campaign to create a lesson plan to teach students about transgender and nonbinary people who come from all walks of life.
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Celebrating Our 2021 Music and Video Contest Winners
Tags Share On Thursday, August 12, we celebrated members of our incredible Speak Truth to Power community through a virtual Human Rights Education Showcase. In this livestreamed event, Speak Truth to Power lead educators shared work they’ve been doing in their classrooms and beyond, members of our Youth Advisory Board spoke to the power of…
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Getting Into ‘Good Trouble’
Two members of our Speak Truth to Power Youth Advisory Board share what John Lewis’ concept of “good trouble” meant to them and how it has had an impact on their own community organizing.
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Building Restorative Justice in Schools From the Ground Up
Tags Share Justice “is not something that’s stored in [city halls or criminal legal centers] that gets rationed out to us once we commit trespasses against each other. Justice is something grander than that, that can’t be contained in any building. … Justice is how we meet each other, greet each other, and treat each…
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Bullying: Language, Literature, and Life
Students will follow Jamie Nabozny’s story and learn to interpret language as a factor in perpetuating or preventing bullying.
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