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This fall, Bangor High School welcomed a sense of normalcy and a new social-emotional program
Tags Share At Bangor High School in Maine, a return to campus full time has brought students a sense of normalcy—and a steady and safe environment in which to learn, grow, and be themselves. It’s also brought them something new: the rollout of a first-of-its-kind partnership with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Speak Truth to…
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Unworthy Republic author gives RFK Human Rights staff, supporters a look into research on award-winning book
Tags Share Surprisingly, it was a box of letters he inherited from his Hungarian grandfather that inspired Claudio Saunt to write about Native American dispossession. Saunt, who won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book Award for Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory, said reading the letters, which…
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The newest human rights frontier: the workplace
As Robert F. Kennedy formally launches its Workplace Dignity Program, President Kerry Kennedy reflects upon how leaders play a central role in honoring dignity in the workplace.
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RFK Human Rights wants employers to safeguard ‘workplace dignity’
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights launched a new Workplace Dignity initiative on Oct. 6 to advise employers on how their employees are valued and treated at work.
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RFK Compass Investors Interview with Saru Jayaraman
Tags Share Saru Jayraman has been at the forefront of advocating for tipped workers to be paid what they’re worth instead of subsisting on the meager wages provided by the $2.13 subminimum wage to tipped workers under federal law. Even when you add tips on top, it’s not anywhere near what a worker needs to…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Hosts 32nd Annual Golf Tournament in Hyannis Port
The annual golf tournament supports RFK Human Rights’ critical social justice and civil rights work around the globe.
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Vice President Kamala Harris to Give Keynote Address at 2021 Ripple of Hope Award Ceremony
Amanda Gorman joins the 2021 Ripple of Hope Award line-up as our newest laureate.
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Launches New Workplace Dignity Program
The initiative moves beyond slogans and compliance-first approaches to cultivate a workplace culture that protects, honors, and values all employees.
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Biden Promised to End the Trump-Era Immigration Policy. On the Ground, It’s More of the Same
Roughly 2,000 Black migrants in Del Rio, Texas, were sent back to Haiti in one of the largest mass expulsions in recent U.S. history.
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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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