ROBERT F KENNEDY CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
1300 19TH STREET NW NO 750, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 www.rfkhumanrights.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ROBERT F. KENNEDY BOLDLY FACED TOUGH PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGED THE COMFORTABLE AND COMPLACENT. HE BELIEVED THAT INDIVIDUAL ACTION COULD OVERCOME INJUSTICE AND OPPRESSION. HE AWAKENED UNKNOWN STRENGTHS AND INSPIRED A GENERATION TO CHANGE THE WORLD. ESTABLISHED IN 1968 BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF ROBERT KENNEDY, THE ROBERT F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS (THE "CENTER") IS A NONPROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT FOR OVER THREE DECADES HAS FURTHERED THE VISION AND SPIRIT OF ROBERT KENNEDY BY ADVANCING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL PEOPLE AND PROMOTING THE IDEA THAT INDIVIDUAL ACTION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE THROUGH COMMITMENT TO CIVIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

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.

RFK COMPASS PROGRAM:RFK COMPASS PROGRAM HOSTS ANNUAL CONFERENCES DESIGNED TO HELP INVESTMENT OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC AND CORPORATE PENSION FUNDS, ENDOWMENTS, SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS AND NOTABLE FAMILY OFFICES TO FULFILL THEIR FIDUCIARY DUTIES AND MEET THE CHALLENGES OF INVESTING TODAY. THE PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2010 TO BRING TOGETHER THESE INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS TO DISCUSS THE EVOLVING ROLE OF LONG-TERM ASSET OWNERSHIP AND WAYS TO DELIVER SUPERIOR RISK-ADJUSTED RETURNS WITH CONSIDERATIONS FOR HUMAN AND LABOR RIGHTS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY AS CRUCIAL ELEMENTS OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT. RFK COMPASS DISTINGUISHES ITSELF FROM OTHER INVESTMENT CONFERENCES BY HOSTING INVITATION-ONLY, MEDIA FREE GATHERINGS THAT ALLOW FOR DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH PEERS, TOP MANAGERS, POLICY MAKERS AND THOUGHT LEADERS.

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