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Sep 15 2023
Pali Students JoinGlobal Climate Strike Rally
September 15, 2023: Palisades Charter High School students stood up for the Earth and the environment on Friday, September 15, holding a Youth Climate Rally adjacent to the Village Green.
“We refuse not to act,” protest leader Carter Yean said to the crowd. “This situation terrifies me. It should terrify every single one of you! Because it is our future. And we are here to take it back!”…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/pali-students-joinglobal-climate-strike-rally/
Sep 09 2023
Building Our Action Plan: Celebrating 75 Years of Human Rights
September 9, 2023: Human Rights Watch Student Task Force (STF) leaders, teachers and guest speakers joined and kicked off this year’s Celebrating 75 Years of Human Rights Action Plan at STF’s hybrid Fall Leadership Workshop (Click to watch the workshop online).
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/building-our-action-plan-celebrating-75-years-of-human-rights/
Aug 22 2023
Save the Date: STF Fall Leadership Workshop
Please join us for STF’s 2023 Fall Leadership Workshop on Saturday, September 9 from 10:00-12:15pm PT, where we will launch our “Celebrating 75 Years of Human Rights” Action Plan…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/save-the-datestf-fall-leadership-workshop/
May 19 2023
Demanding Accountability
As we wrap up the 2022-23 academic year, STFers from Canyon, Da Vinci, Palisades Charter and Wildwood high schools engage their classmates in advocacy and demanding decision-makers uphold basic human rights. Scroll to see photos of these year-end efforts…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/demanding-accountability/
Apr 28 2023
The Journey
April 12 – 26, 2023: STFers at Amino Venice Charter, Carson, Da Vinci, Hamilton, New Roads, Palisades Charter and Wayne Hills high schools hosted events that encouraged their classmates to speak up for human rights abuses in the U.S. immigration system…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/the-journey/
Apr 20 2023
Celebrate 10 Years of HRW’s LA Film Club with The Territory
Please join us on Sunday, May 21 at 4pm for the HRW LA Film Club’s 10th anniversary with a screening and discussion of The Territory. Limited comp tickets available for STF students, teachers, and alumni. Presented at Sony Pictures Animation Studios in Culver City9050 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 4pm4:00pm | Doors open5:00pm | Screening …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/earth-day-lets-talk-climate-migrants/
Apr 11 2023
A Night of Gratitude for Pam Bruns
Old and new friends gathered to celebrate Pam Bruns, the founder of the Human Rights Watch Student Task Force.
STF alumni, teachers and supporters expressed their gratitude to Pam for her commitment to young people and human rights. In a thank you video and throughout the night, guests honored Pam’s steadfast dedication to justice, equality, and empathy for others, which has had an immense ripple effect in the lives of so many generations. Attendees reflected on the wide-reaching impact the organization has made over the past 23 years and expressed excitement and anticipation for what the future holds…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/a-night-of-gratitude-for-pam-bruns/
Mar 31 2023
Why They Flee
March 27-28, 2023: STFers at Da Vinci Schools, Hamilton HS and Santa Monica HS hosted film screenings, table events, and interactive tent exhibitions to educate their classmates about threats to the human right to seek asylum in the US immigration system. STFers led discussions on why people flee their homes to reach the United States and the policies that impact what …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/why-they-flee/
Jan 28 2023
Joining HRW’s Fight Against Anti-Asylum Policies
Photos by Patricia Williams January 28, 2023: “If we’re one of the strongest nations in the world, we should have the resources to receive people who are fleeing persecution… But for the last three decades, the U.S. has spent billions of dollars setting up a militarized southern border that focuses on detaining and punishing people“, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/joining-hrws-fight-against-anti-asylum-policies/
Dec 10 2022
Human Rights Front and Center
In their final weeks of the fall semester, Student Task Force members hosted a range of events and activities honoring Human Rights Day. Despite busy schedules and final exam preparations, students kept human rights front and center in their last days of school before winter break. From in-chapter conversations and quiz games to school-wide surveys …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/human-rights-front-and-center/
Nov 09 2022
Students Vote For The Planet
October 27- November 9, 2022: STF chapters hosted mock elections, interactive tent events, and classroom presentations as their final get out the vote efforts leading up to the 2022 midterm elections. STFers highlighted the importance of being prepared and making informed decisions about candidates and propositions when voting. Chapter members extensively researched the issues of …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/students-vote-for-the-planet/
Oct 06 2022
STF Shines at HRW’s Voices for Justice Dinner
Photos by Sarah Desage, Kamelia Photography and Leela Cullity Younger October 6, 2022: Attendees at the 2022 HRW Voices For Justice Dinner enjoyed an evening with Human Rights Watch staff who investigate US democracy, children’s rights and LGBTQ rights. To kick off the event, in a private meet and greet with HRW researchers Hye Jung Han and Amanda …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/stf-shines-at-hrws-voices-for-justice-dinner/
Sep 30 2022
Challenging Caruso at Rally
September 23, 2022: Late last Friday afternoon, as the STF Global Climate Strike demonstration was ending on Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palisades, one student shouted, “There’s Rick Caruso!” The Los Angeles Mayoral candidate (versus Karen Bass) was across the street, walking his dog while touring his mall, Palisades Village. Several STFers from Palisades Charter High School waited for a green light, then ran across Sunset and talked Caruso into visiting their rally…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/challenging-caruso-at-rally/
Sep 27 2022
Registering for the Planet
STFers across Southern California hosted events and rallies in honor of National Voter Registration Day and the 2022 Global Climate Strike. They urged classmates and community members to consider the future of the planet at the polls this November and joined in solidarity with thousands of young people worldwide who strive to keep the climate crisis front of mind for those in power…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/registering-for-the-planet/
Sep 13 2022
Let’s Get Started!
It’s time to hit the ground running on our Fall 2022 Vote for the Planet Campaign! Be sure to explore the resources and information available in our new toolkit to help you get started. It’s up to us to demand climate change is addressed and encourage our communities to vote for the planet this fall…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/lets-get-started/
Sep 10 2022
Disrupting the System
September 10, 2022: “The most critical thing youth can do right now is to combat greenwashing. Call out BS where you see it. Educate yourself so when the time comes for you to advocate on this issue, you can knock these people flat down,” said Sim Bilal, 20-year-old climate activist from South LA, to participants at STF’s 2022 Fall Leadership Workshop…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/disrupting-the-system/
Sep 01 2022
STF’s Human Rights and the Climate Crisis Campaign in Review
We’re thrilled to share our Human Rights and the Climate Crisis Campaign in Review! Explore highlights from STF’s work to bring renewable energy and climate education to campuses. Students and teachers will use this resource in our ongoing activism to fight climate change during this Fall’s midterm elections. Congratulations on all your accomplishments, we look …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/stfs-human-rights-and-the-climate-crisis-campaign-in-review/
Aug 24 2022
RSVP Today! STF Fall Leadership Workshop, Saturday, September 10
Join us Saturday, September 10 from 11am to 1pm on Zoom for our 2022 Fall STF Leadership Workshop! We’re excited to announce Sim Bilal, a youth climate activist featured in the LA Times, will help us kick off our Vote for the Planet Campaign…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.hrwstf.org/wordpress/rsvp-today-stf-fall-leadership-workshop-saturday-september-10/
Aug 18 2022
Student-Led Green Energy Plan Passes in Long Beach!
On Wednesday evening, the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) school board unanimously approved Board Proposal 3510.1, better known as the Green School Operations – Energy and Sustainability Policy. That action was the culmination of two years of activism by the Long Beach Green Schools Campaign…
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Jun 08 2022
HRW’s LA Film Club is In-Person!
The Human Rights Watch Film Club invites you to an in-person screening and discussion of: Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America. The screening will be held at New Roads School (map) on Sunday, June 26, 2022. Doors open at 4pm. The film will be followed by a Q&A and reception with food. Student and educator …
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Italy is erasing #lesbian moms from their children's birth certificates.
Part of a broader state attack on the rights of #LGBT families, 33 children in northern #Italy are having their birth certificates reissued with one parent's name missing.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/07/24/italys-mounting-attack-lesbian-parents
Monday at #HRC53: Looking forward to this great panel on how we can strengthen the right to free education and why it's so important. With @srpoverty @dsengeh @UNESCO @MalalaFund @hrw, SR on right to education.
UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres has failed Palestinian children again. From 2015-2020, the UN attributed over 6,700 child casualties to Israeli forces. He has just verified 975 more in 2022. Yet he still omits Israel from his "list of shame."
https://www.reuters.com/world/un-adds-russia-list-shame-killing-children-ukraine-2023-06-22/
Every child belongs in school - no matter their gender, country or means
It’s their right & vital for society's wellbeing
But 🌎 crises are forcing 1 in 10 into child labour
On #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour, I urge Govts: protect free/compulsory education for all
#SocialJustice
Today, members of US Congress are introducing legislation to help address the longstanding problem of child labor on US farms. Their move, on #NoChildLabour Day, comes as the US grapples with a rise in child labor. More from @MargaretWurth:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/06/12/us-lawmakers-move-protect-child-farmworkers
Today, members of Congress are introducing legislation to address the longstanding problem of child labor on US farms. Their move, on #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour, comes as the US grapples with a rise in child labor. 🧵👇https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/06/12/us-lawmakers-move-protect-child-farmworkers
The UN says Israeli defense forces have killed or injured over 6,700 Palestinian children from 2015 to 2020, yet the UN SG has never included the IDF on his "list of shame" for violations against children in armed conflict. Will he this year? NGO letter:
https://watchlist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023-open-letter-to-sg-guterres-caac.pdf
Russian politicians are trying to fully ban gender-affirming health services. And they've smuggled in an exception for medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children. Sounds a lot like right wing politicians in the US.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/06/02/russia-moves-ban-trans-health-care
This new op-ed from @Ezequiel_Heffes explains why its crucial that UN SG @antonioguterres includes a complete and accurate list of perpetrators of violations against children in his upcoming annual report on children and armed conflict.
https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/05/protecting-children-war-no-time-wait/
"The journalism students said they were disappointed in the adults who ran their schools, their city and the smoke shops & they hoped that bringing attention to the issue would finally prompt the authorities to act"
@nytimes on kids' on easy access
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/nyregion/nyc-marijuana-kids-schools.html
