The Arts & Human Rights
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The Guardian: ‘Not what we signed up for’: inside Trump’s ‘shocking’ Kennedy Center takeover
Tags Share Former President Donald Trump has appointed Ric Grenell, the former acting director of national intelligence, as the interim president of the Kennedy Center, sparking controversy and backlash from the arts community and longtime patrons. Established in 1971 as a national hub for the arts and a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy,…
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USA Today: Jon Cryer, Melanie Lynskey, more join Concert for America for LA wildfires fundraiser
Tags Share Concert for America is amplifying its impact by raising funds for wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles. The Inauguration Day event will benefit the California Community Foundation, aiding those most in need. According to a report from USA Today, the event, benefiting the California Community Foundation, will also spotlight human rights organizations, including…
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Interview between 2023 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest Winner Naba Sheikh and Bread and Roses Director Sahra Mani
Tags Share Directed by Sahra Mani, Bread and Roses is a documentary that captures the experiences of Afghanistan’s women under the Taliban since they took control of Kabul. Released in 2023, the film features footage from Sharifa, an ex-government employee forced indoors, Zahra, a woman organizing activists in her dentistry practice, and Taranom, who seeks refuge in Pakistan.…
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Human Rights Filmmaking: The 2024 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest
Tags Share “Give ‘em hell,” was the impassioned rallying cry of Roswell Goransson and Ellison Martin as they accepted the 2024 Grand Prize at this year’s Speak Truth to Power video contest for the film “Don’t Mess With Texas: An Abortion Story.” An exploration of the devastating impact of the overturning of Roe v. Wade,…
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Cameras Up: An Interview with 2023 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest Winners Naba Sheikh and Tohir Hodjakulov
Tags Share Guns Down, Arms Up, the 2023 Speak Truth to Power Video Contest winning film, is a powerful exploration of the horrific prevalence of gun violence in schools and a stirring call to action. In a recent interview, filmmakers Naba Sheikh and Tohir Hodjakulov of James Madison High School, shared their reasons for making…
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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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Student Lilah Catron on the STTP Austin Summer Institute
Tags Share At Science Hill High School in Johnson City TN, I run Social Wise, a club dedicated to promoting conversations amongst peers about current events. We believe that knowledge and civil discussion is what will pave the road to the future. I have been involved with RFKHR for the past year with SocialWise. This…
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Student Madison Thomas On STTP’s Civil Rights Trip
Tags Share The RFK Human and Civil rights trip was an enlightening experience for both me and my peers. We started the trip off by visiting the Blanton Museum of Art, the focus of the tour was on how diversity is expressed through art. First, we sat down and analyzed a complex painting that seemed…
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Registration Filling Up: Human Rights Education Summer Institutes
Tags Share Register today for our institutes in San Diego, New York City, and Austin! Our human rights education (HRE) summer institutes provide educators, students and interested community stakeholders an opportunity to learn more about HRE, our whole school work, and engagement opportunities. In San Diego (June 25-27), hear a keynote from Eva Pacheco, founder…
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