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Episode 11: Human Rights Watch Student Task Force, Part One
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Human Rights Watch Student Task Force is a youth leadership-training program that brings together high school students with educators and empowers them to advocate for human rights issues, especially the rights of children. Pam Bruns is the Founder and Executive Director Emeritus. Kristin Ghazarians is the Senior Manager. Ren Zhang and Clementine Causse are two students working with the Human Rights Watch (HRW) Student Task Force.
In Episode 11, Pam Bruns details the origins of the HRW Student Task Force (STF), and Kristin Ghazarians discusses her interest in human rights and eventual engagement with STF. Pam, Clementine, and Ren share their initial interest in human rights work, while Ren and Clementine share their thoughts on the STF activism programs. Additionally, Pam and Kristin share their experiences involving school faculty in STF activities, while Pam, Ren and Clementine discuss HRE professional development advances and challenges with faculty, administration and students. Finally, Clementine and Ren expound upon obstacles they have encountered in educating their peers about human rights and climate change.
Topics discussed:
- Origins of the HRW Student Task Force
- Interest in human rights and work with STF
- STF activism programs
- Involvement of school faculty in STF activities
- Professional development advance and challenges
- Obstacles in educating peers about human rights and climate change
Full topic listing available for PDF download HERE.
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