Celebrating Juneteenth, signifying “freedom” for African Americans due to the legal abolition of slavery, reminds us that true freedom for African Americans has never been fully realized in the United […]
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72 Years of Human Rights Day; 20 Years of HRI
A LETTER FROM HRI’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BILL HOLSTON December 10 is Human Rights Day. It celebrates the day when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. The very first […]
Read MoreHRI Op-ed: Re-making the land of the free
By J. Ashley Gagné The Trump Administration’s policy of family separation has drawn intense and widespread criticism. Unconscionably, it represents just one strand of a broader agenda to systemically undermine […]
Read MoreAlicia Carrizales – ESL Instructor, HRI’s Social Services Department
If there was a photo of what it means to go above and beyond, it would be a photo of Alicia Carrizales. Even after the students leave, Alicia Carrizales stays. […]
Read MoreMeet a Super-Star of HRI, KARRIE BLACKWELL
How did you first hear about HRI? From my job coach, Cara Prentice What is your driving force in volunteering with our agency? I enjoy doing office work, and really […]
Read MoreMeet a Dynamic Duo of HRI, MISSY SPOHN & STEPHEN STOUT
How did you first hear about HRI? Missy: Pro bono department at my firm Stephen: Through Vinson & Elkin’s pro bono program. What is your driving force in volunteering with […]
Read MoreMeet a Hero of HRI, CAROL JABLONSKI!
I came to HRI through a group called Executives in Action. The group paired non-profits with “executives” who filled a need for the non-profit. I came to HRI when it […]
Read MoreTree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh
Human Rights Initiative is deeply saddened and heartbroken by the violence against the Jewish community at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. We extend our solidarity and deepest condolences […]
Read More“…don’t give way to hating…”
“If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, […]
Read MoreThank you, September!
If I were knew for certain, my fellowman – my friend. If I knew that the decay of your desolate heart, Melancholy of your eyes, agony of your soul Will […]
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