Robert F Kennedy Center For Justice And Human Rights

ADVANCE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, PROMOTE INDIVIDUAL ACTION.

PARTNERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (PHR):THE ROBERT F. KENNEDY PARTNERS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (RFK PHR) IS THE ORGANIZATION'S ADVOCACY AND LITIGATION ARM. RFK PHR LEVERAGES PROFESSIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STAFF, BOARD AND LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, AND THEIR NETWORKS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE CHANGE SOUGHT BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PARTNER ACTIVISTS ON THE GROUND; THESE INCLUDE HOLDING GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE AND CHANGING POLICIES AND ACTIONS OF GOVERNMENTS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS TO BUILD A MORE JUST AND PEACEFUL WORLD. RFK PHR USES CUTTING EDGE METHODS AND INNOVATIVE TOOLS INCLUDING LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, CAPACITY-BUILDING, DATA COLLECTION, AND DOCUMENTING AND REPORTING ABUSES, AS WELL AS LAUNCHING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS AIMED AT ACHIEVING SOCIAL JUSTICE GOALS. THE PARTNERSHIP MODEL REPRESENTS AN EFFECTIVE, SUSTAINABLE METHOD FOR SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS. OUR PROGRAM WORKS BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND ABROAD. OUR DOMESTIC WORK AIMS AT USING PUBLIC POLICY CHANGE, ADVOCACY, AND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES TO PUT LASTING LEGAL CHANGE IN PLACE FOR COMPLEX SOCIETAL ISSUES. OUR DOMESTIC WORK HAS BEEN AIMED AT REDUCING THE POPULATION OF INDIVIDUALS' INCARCERATED PRE-TRIAL. THROUGH CAMPAIGNS, ADVOCACY, AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION WE HELP DECREASE THE SYSTEMIC RELIANCE ON MONEY BAIL AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES.

SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER (STTP):AT RKFHR, WE UNDERSTAND THE IMMINENT NEED TO PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIVE AND SYSTEMATIC HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION TO PREVENT VIOLATIONS FROM OCCURRING. ALIGNED WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND TRAINING, SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER (STTP), IS: 1) ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, WHICH INCLUDES PROVIDING KNOWLEDGE OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK AND THE MECHANISMS FOR ITS PROTECTION; 2) THROUGH HUMAN RIGHTS, WHICH INCLUDES LEARNING AND TEACHING IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS THE RIGHTS OF EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS; AND 3) FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, WHICH INCLUDES EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS AND THOSE OF OTHERS. UNDER THIS FRAMEWORK AND THROUGH STORYTELLING, STTP CONSTRUCTS A WORLD IN WHICH HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IS INGRAINED INTO THE FABRIC OF ALL EDUCATORS' PEDAGOGY, AND WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE EFFECTIVE MINDSETS, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS TO DEFEND AND ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS. STTP SEEKS EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS SUCH AS TEACHERS ORGANIZATIONS AND UNIONS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FOUNDATIONS AND EDUCATION OFFICIALS TO BRING THE EDUCATOR TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO MORE STUDENTS. IT IS CONTINUALLY EXPANDING ITS REACH IN THE US AND ABROAD. CURRENT DOMESTIC PROGRAMMING OCCURS IN NEW YORK CITY, WASHINGTON D.C., PHILADELPHIA, CONNECTICUT, MEMPHIS, SAN DIEGO, INDIANAPOLIS, LOS ANGELES, AUSTIN, AND CHICAGO. OUR CURRENT GLOBAL WORK INCLUDES SPAIN, UK, SWITZERLAND, GREECE, ITALY, SWEDEN, DENMARK, SARAJEVO, AND MEXICO.

THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT PRODUCES ORGANIZATIONAL LITERATURE SUCH AS BROCHURES, REPORTS, INFORMATION KITS, ETC. FOR THE ORGANIZATION IN GENERAL, AND FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS IN PARTICULAR THAT CAN BE USED FOR OUTREACH TO NEW AND EXISTING CONSTITUENCIES, DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES, AND MEDIA OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.