When you or your loved ones are wronged, where do you turn? If you are like me, you can readily turn to the police, the media, and the courts for remedy. Why? Because you know the law must protect you, your voice cannot be silenced, and you are entitled to impartial adjudication.
You know that if you are not treated as a full person, then the state will intervene to see your rights upheld. Sadly, this is not true for much of the world.
Your contributions have helped make the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights a leading human rights organization with an impressive record of impact. We are so grateful to you for supporting our network of human rights defenders, our coalition of teachers dedicated to bringing human rights discussions into our classrooms, and our ongoing efforts to ______. Thanks to you, the Robert F. Kennedy Center has touched the lives of thousands—whether they faced the state’s truncheon, struggled to understand their capacity for change, or sought to improve the lives in their neighborhoods, communities, or region. …show more content…
And while this advocacy was vital, he knew he must march alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and Ceasar Chavez, he must sit down with the marginalized and disenfranchised. He knew the struggle for equality and justice must be fought at every strata of society, from the street gutters to the halls of power, and that all people must be made aware of these struggles and encouraged to take their
You know that if you are not treated as a full person, then the state will intervene to see your rights upheld. Sadly, this is not true for much of the world.
Your contributions have helped make the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights a leading human rights organization with an impressive record of impact. We are so grateful to you for supporting our network of human rights defenders, our coalition of teachers dedicated to bringing human rights discussions into our classrooms, and our ongoing efforts to ______. Thanks to you, the Robert F. Kennedy Center has touched the lives of thousands—whether they faced the state’s truncheon, struggled to understand their capacity for change, or sought to improve the lives in their neighborhoods, communities, or region. …show more content…
And while this advocacy was vital, he knew he must march alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and Ceasar Chavez, he must sit down with the marginalized and disenfranchised. He knew the struggle for equality and justice must be fought at every strata of society, from the street gutters to the halls of power, and that all people must be made aware of these struggles and encouraged to take their