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Feb 7

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The Thomas J. Dodd Center Youth Ambassadors invite you to the 4th annual Connecticut Human Rights Summit on March 20, 2020. This is a one day gathering of human rights advocates & activists to share, present and learn from one another. This year’s summit “Youth Voice For Human Rights”, will be led by students from participating Early College Experience Human Rights classes to reflect on the importance of youth voice. Participants will have an opportunity to attend fellow student research sessions, plan/think/network in creative ways in “Activist Spaces”, and engage with outspoken activist presenters on the most prevalent human rights issues impacting youth today. We hope those attending will takeaway additional knowledge about human rights topics and find new ways to translate their voice into action. To Register or Propose a presentation, please visit: thedoddcenter.uconn.edu/k-12-education/chryas Co-sponsored by the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center & The CT Human Rights Partnership

The Thomas J. Dodd Center Youth Ambassadors invite you to the 4th annual Connecticut Human Rights Summit on March 20, 2020. This is a one day gathering of human rights advocates & activists to share, present and learn from one another. This year’s summit “Youth Voice For Human Rights”, will be led by students from participating Early College Experience Human Rights classes to reflect on the importance of youth voice. Participants will have an opportunity to attend fellow student research sessions, plan/think/network in creative ways in “Activist Spaces”, and engage with outspoken activist presenters on the most prevalent human rights issues impacting youth today. We hope those attending will takeaway additional knowledge about human rights topics and find new ways to translate their voice into action.

To Register or Propose a presentation, please visit:
thedoddcenter.uconn.edu/k-12-education/chryas

Co-sponsored by the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center & The CT Human Rights Partnership ...

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In our continued effort to stand up for human rights, CHRP sent the following attached letter to the Killingly Board of Education, in advance of their pending vote tonight to change the mascot back to Redmen. Please also email them if you have a chance. “On behalf of the Connecticut Human Rights Partnership, we strongly encourage the Killingly Board of Education to keep the Red Hawks name and mascot and not return to the previous name and mascot. We hope the BOE will honor its previous vote and continue on this path of leadership in the area of equality and civil rights. We all know that stereotypes are harmful and the Redmen name is no exception. Indeed, the Nipmuc Tribal leaders, on whose land Killingly sits, have already publicly called for Killingly High to stop using the Redmen name and associated images; the Clan Mother of the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Trumbull favored retiring the West Hartford native mascots in 2015; and The National Congress of American Indians holds that “rather than honoring Native peoples, these caricatures and stereotypes are harmful, perpetuate negative stereotypes of America’s first peoples, and contribute to a disregard for the personhood of Native peoples. Most Americans remain unaware of Native histories and cultures, including up to the present day. Replacing Redmen with Red Hawks is a positive step in the direction of honoring Native Americans in this state. A next step would be to integrate more Native American historical and cultural studies into the K-12 curriculum. Let’s move forward, not backward. Often people depend on surveys and votes to determine policy. Yet this situation calls for a different approach. While it is important to listen to the voices in your community, it is also important to consider the voices of those most affected by the damaging aspects of stereotyping, even if these voices are in the minority. This is a question of civil rights, of honoring all members of our many communities in Connecticut. As Martin Luther King so eloquently stated, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Best regards, The Connecticut Human Rights Partnership

In our continued effort to stand up for human rights, CHRP sent the following attached letter to the Killingly Board of Education, in advance of their pending vote tonight to change the mascot back to Redmen. Please also email them if you have a chance. “On behalf of the Connecticut Human Rights Partnership, we strongly encourage the Killingly Board of Education to keep the Red Hawks name and mascot and not return to the previous name and mascot. We hope the BOE will honor its previous vote and continue on this path of leadership in the area of equality and civil rights.
We all know that stereotypes are harmful and the Redmen name is no exception. Indeed, the Nipmuc Tribal leaders, on whose land Killingly sits, have already publicly called for Killingly High to stop using the Redmen name and associated images; the Clan Mother of the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe of Trumbull favored retiring the West Hartford native mascots in 2015; and The National Congress of American Indians holds that “rather than honoring Native peoples, these caricatures and stereotypes are harmful, perpetuate negative stereotypes of America’s first peoples, and contribute to a disregard for the personhood of Native peoples.
Most Americans remain unaware of Native histories and cultures, including up to the present day. Replacing Redmen with Red Hawks is a positive step in the direction of honoring Native Americans in this state. A next step would be to integrate more Native American historical and cultural studies into the K-12 curriculum. Let’s move forward, not backward.

Often people depend on surveys and votes to determine policy. Yet this situation calls for a different approach. While it is important to listen to the voices in your community, it is also important to consider the voices of those most affected by the damaging aspects of stereotyping, even if these voices are in the minority. This is a question of civil rights, of honoring all members of our many communities in Connecticut. As Martin Luther King so eloquently stated, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Best regards,
The Connecticut Human Rights Partnership ...

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@akomawt goes to University of Hartford to talk about “Everything you wanted to know about Native Americans but were afraid to ask.” Transforming perceptions and understanding through conversation and education. #uhartuis #humanrights

@akomawt goes to University of Hartford to talk about “Everything you wanted to know about Native Americans but were afraid to ask.” Transforming perceptions and understanding through conversation and education. #uhartuis #humanrights ...

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West Hartford mayor issues proclamation honoring the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. With the U.S. being the only member nation that has NOT ratified this important treaty, it is good to see acknowledgement of the treaty at the local level. PS. If you want to learn more about the CRC, there is good information on the UNICEF website.

West Hartford mayor issues proclamation honoring the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. With the U.S. being the only member nation that has NOT ratified this important treaty, it is good to see acknowledgement of the treaty at the local level. PS. If you want to learn more about the CRC, there is good information on the UNICEF website. ...

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