Human Rights Institute for High School Student Leaders
Date: March 14, 2012Time: 8:30 am - 2:00 pm2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY 10577
USA
This popular annual event attracts a total of 300 students and educators from approximately 25 high schools. Dynamic keynote addresses focus on human rights abuses and injustices, and the importance of youthful leadership in confronting prejudice and discrimination. Small-group workshops led by experienced student facilitators encourage frank discussion. Schools are also invited to exhibit their current activities in human rights. Participating schools are encourage to help students to produce an activist response to some appropriate human rights cause.
The keynote speakers are Jacqueline Murakatete and Samuel Goldberg from the documentary feature "The Last Survivor".
The Last Survivor presents the stories of genocide survivors and their struggle to make sense of tragedy by working to educate, motivate and promulgate a civic response to mass atrocity crimes.
The Duchesne Center of Manhattanville College joins us in co-sponsoring this event.