Human Rights Initiative of North Texas

Office Hours for Current Pro Bono Attorney (Virtual)
2021-11-17 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago)
Wondering how to find a status update for your case? Need a hand crafting your client’s affidavit? Just want to run a quick question by an HRI staff?
HRI’s monthly Zoom office hours can help! Each month, our staff will host a call focused on one of our program areas. These office hours are the place to get your questions about your current case answered.
Program Focus: Asylum Program. If you have an open HRI Asylum case, join us and chat with Emily Heger, our Asylum Program Attorney.
Email volunteer@hrionline.org to sign up!

HRI's Annual Storytelling Event RYHO21 Tickets On Sale Now!
2021-11-18 - 2021-12-09
RYHO21 tickets on sale now!

December 10, 2021
7-9:30 p.m.

at the

Kimpton Pittman Hotel
2551 Elm St, Dallas

Join us to celebrate HRI’s 21st birthday at our annual storytelling event, Stories from the HeART: Rock Your HeART Out which is scheduled on International Human Rights Day! Collect limited-edition art and merchandise, listen to life-changing stories, engage with luminous music from across the world to make an impact for immigrants and refugees in North Texas. We cannot wait to see you there!
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PROGRAM:
Meet & Greet: 7 P.M.
Program begins at 8.
Complementary valet parking available.

FOR YOUR SAFETY: Please come vaccinated or prepared to wear a mask unless seated. We will space tables and use sanitation stations.

TICKETS required. On sale through December 9, 2021.

Human Rights Initiative of North Texas promotes human rights and dignity by providing free legal and social services to immigrant survivors of human rights abuses.
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For questions or to become an HRI Sponsor, please contact our Development Office: development@hrionline.org

Thanksgiving - HRI Closed
2021-11-25

HRI Closed
2021-11-26, 2021-12-25, 2021-12-26, 2021-12-27, 2021-12-28, 2021-12-29, 2021-12-30, 2021-12-31 and 1 more date

Holiday Wish Ends
2021-11-30
Learn more at our blog post here: https://hrionline.org/holiday-wish-2021/
Donate here: https://support.hrionline.org/a/donate-hw21

CLE: Taking a Case with HRI (Virtual)
2021-12-08 12:00 - 13:30
The monumental triumph of escaping abusive environments often demands everything of survivors. As a pro bono attorney with HRI, you can make a difference.
We invite potential legal volunteers to our virtual CLE to learn immigration basics, how to represent a client, and ethical considerations. This comprehensive training covers Asylum, VAWA, U-Visa, and SIJ (unaccompanied children) and is the first step in doing pro bono work with HRI.
1.5 CLE credits with .25 ethics credit
Click here to sign up!

Stories From the HeART: Rock Your HeART Out 2021!
2021-12-10 19:00 - 22:00
TONIGHT!
Join HRI at our annual storytelling event, Stories from the HeART: Rock Your HeART Out!
Kimpton Pittman Hotel: 2551 Elm St, Dallas
Meet & Greet: 7 P.M.
Program: 8 P.M.
Tickets and more info here!
SEE YOU TONIGHT!

Office Hours for Current Pro Bono Attorney (Virtual)
2021-12-15 12:00 - 12:30
Wondering how to find a status update for your case? Need a hand crafting your client’s affidavit? Just want to run a quick question by an HRI staff?
HRI’s monthly Zoom office hours can help! Each month, our staff will host a call focused on one of our program areas. These office hours are the place to get your questions about your current case answered.
Program Focus: Children’s Program. If you have an open HRI SIJ case, join us and chat with Pilar Ferguson, our Children’s Program Director.
Email volunteer@hrionline.org to sign up!

Christmas Eve - HRI Closed
2021-12-24

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - HRI Closed
2022-01-17

CLE: Taking a Case with HRI (Virtual)
2022-02-09 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-04-13 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-06-08 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-08-10 12:00 - 13:30
The monumental triumph of escaping abusive environments often demands everything of survivors. As a pro bono attorney with HRI, you can make a difference.
We invite potential legal volunteers to our virtual CLE to learn immigration basics, how to represent a client, and ethical considerations. This comprehensive training covers Asylum, VAWA, U-Visa, and SIJ (unaccompanied children) and is the first step in doing pro bono work with HRI.
1.5 CLE credits with .25 ethics credit
Email: volunteer@hrionline.org to sign up!

Mental Health: Connecting our Bodies and our Minds
2022-05-23 18:00 - 19:30
Mental Health: Connecting our Bodies and our Minds
La Salud Mental: Conectando nuestros Cuerpos y nuestras Mentes
Santé mentale : connecter nos corps et nos esprits
Register for the link – Regístrate para obtener el enlace – Inscrivez-vous pour obtenir le lien
The challenges we have faced can have lasting impacts on our minds and bodies. Learn more about how our experiences can impact us and what we can do on our own to help work through them. Our presenter is Dr. Aileen Fullchange, a psychologist who works with preteens, teens, and adults from diverse ethnic, racial, cultural, and identity backgrounds in therapy.
This program is the first in a series of HRI Connect’s monthly health sessions from experts, designed to get you information you can trust. Coming soon: June 15 – First Aid; July 14 – Nutrition. Follow us for updates!
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Los retos que hemos enfrentado pueden causar efectos duraderos en nuestras mentes y cuerpos. Aprendan más sobre cómo nuestras experiencias nos afectan y lo que podemos hacer por nuestra cuenta para lidiarlos. La presentadora será la Dra. Aiileen Fullchange, una psicóloga que hace terapia con niños, jóvenes y adultos con identidades étnicas, razas, y culturas diversas.
Este programa será el primero de una serie de Conexión HRI de sesiones mensuales de expertos sobre la salud, diseñadas para darte información confiable. Próximamente: 15 junio – Primeros Auxilios; 14 julio – La Nutrición. Sígannos para más información.
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Les défis auxquels nous avons été confrontés peuvent avoir des effets durables sur notre esprit et notre corps. Apprenez-en davantage sur l’impact que nos expériences peuvent avoir sur nous et sur ce que nous pouvons faire par nous-mêmes pour les surmonter. Notre présentatrice est la Dre « Dr. » Aileen Fullchange, une psychologue qui travaille travaillant en thérapie avec des préadolescents, des adolescents et des adultes de divers horizons ethniques, raciaux, culturels et identitaires en thérapie.
Ce programme est le premier d’une série de sessions mensuelles sur le sujet de la santé, délivrées par des experts et HRI connect, de santé mensuelles d’experts de HRI Connect, conçues pour vous fournir des informations fiables. Sessions À venir à venir : 15 juin – Premiers soins; 14 juillet – Alimentation. Suivez-nous pour les mises à jour.

Memorial Day - HRI Closed
2022-05-30

Juneteenth (HRI observed) - HRI Closed
2022-06-17

World Refugee Day 2022
2022-06-20
World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It falls each year on June 20 and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. World Refugee Day is an occasion to build empathy and understanding for their plight and to recognize their resilience in rebuilding their lives.
Whoever. Wherever. Whenever.
Everyone has the right to seek safety.*
(From United Nations Refugee Agency)

Independence Day - HRI Closed
2022-07-04

A Healthy Outside Starts from the Inside! ¡Un exterior saludable comienza desde dentro! Un extérieur sain commence par l'intérieur !
2022-07-14 18:00 - 19:30
Register – Regístrate – Inscrivez-vous: https://bit.ly/hri-7-14
Learn how to eat well and keep your body in good health. Join us as we learn from Community Health Worker Melodie Short about dietary and nutritional benefits of various foods.
This program is the third in a series of HRI Connect’s monthly health sessions from experts, designed to get you information you can trust. Coming soon: September – Teen Mental Health. Follow us for updates!
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Aprende a comer bien y a mantener tu cuerpo en buena salud. Únete a nosotros mientras aprendemos de Community Health Worker Melodie Short sobre los beneficios dietéticos y nutricionales de varios alimentos.
Este programa será el tercero de una serie de Conexión HRI de sesiones mensuales de expertos sobre la salud, diseñadas para darte información confiable. Próximamente: Septiembre – La salud mental de los adolescentes. Sígannos para más información.
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Apprenez comment manger sainement et comment garder votre corps en bonne santé. Rejoignez-nous et Melodie Short, agent de santé communautaire, pour en savoir plus sur les bénéfices diététiques et nutritionnels d’une alimentation variée.
Ce programme est le troisième d’une série de sessions mensuelles sur le sujet de la santé, délivrées par des experts et HRI connect, de santé mensuelles d’experts de HRI Connect, conçues pour vous fournir des informations fiables. Sessions À venir : Septembre – Santé mentale des adolescents. Suivez-nous pour les mises à jour.

Immigration Town Hall
2022-07-27 12:00 - 13:00
Join the HRI team to hear about what’s new in immigration and how you can advocate for a more just system.
Register at the link below!

Labor Day - HRI Closed
2022-09-05
