Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Awards (2018) @ Russell Senate Office Bldg:
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Description of Pictures: Robert F. Kennedy 2018 Human Rights Award
Mrs. Robert Francis Kennedy & The Board Of Directors Of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Invite You To Honor The Youth Activists Of Today
* Color of Change
* The International Indigenous Youth Council
* March for Our Lives
* United We Dream
Recipients Of The 35th Annual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
With Remarks By:
* Congressman John Lewis
* Kerry Kennedy, President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Schedule:
* Prayer by member of local indigenous group: Sebastian Medina-Tayac
* "I Cannot Stand Aside" Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozbbGD4etGs&t=73s
* Welcoming Remarks: Kerry Kennedy
* Keynote remarks: John Lewis
* Presentation of award to Color of Change: Grandchild Michaela Kennedy Cuomo
* Acceptance by Color of Change
* Presentation of award to International Indigenous Youth Council: Grandchild Maeve Kennedy McKean
* Acceptance by International Indigenous Youth Council
* Presentation of award to March for Our Lives: Grandchild Mickey Kennedy
* Acceptance by March for Our Lives
* Presentation of award to United We Dream: Grandchild Georgia Kennedy-Bailey
* Acceptance by United We Dream
* Closing Remarks: Kerry Kennedy
ABOUT OUR HONOREES:
COLOR OF CHANGE is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. As a national online force driven by over one million members, Color of Change moves decision makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America. The organization empowers our members to take action on crucial issues—from criminal justice to media representations to the social safety net and voter freedom—as a means of building the power necessary to transform the written and unwritten rules of society. Color of Change’s work – both rapid response and long-term campaigns for change – amplifies the voices of Black folks and our allies, building power and delivering meaningful wins that create conseq ...More...
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RFK1_180605_059.JPG: J. Scott Applewhite (Associated Press)
RFK1_180605_096.JPG: Kerry Kennedy (left)
RFK1_180605_103.JPG: David Hume Kennerly
David Hume Kennerly
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David Hume Kennerly (born March 9, 1947) is an American photographer and photojournalist. He won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his portfolio of photographs taken of the Vietnam War, Cambodia, East Pakistani refugees near Calcutta, and the Ali-Frazier fight in Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971. He has also photographed every American president since Richard Nixon.
RFK1_180605_144.JPG: Jae Regalla
RFK1_180605_153.JPG: J. Scott Applewhite (Associated Press) and David Hume Kennerly
RFK1_180605_167.JPG: Dolores Huerta
RFK1_180605_175.JPG: Ethel Kennedy
RFK1_180605_194.JPG: ???
RFK1_180605_198.JPG: Kerry Kennedy and Steny Hoyer
RFK1_180605_200.JPG: Steny Hoyer
RFK1_180605_210.JPG: Delores Huerta, Ethel Kennedy, and ???
RFK1_180605_234.JPG: Prayer by member of local indigenous group: Sebastian Medina-Tayac
RFK2_180605_041.JPG: John Lewis
RFK3_180605_006.JPG: Presentation of award to Color of Change: Grandchild Michaela Kennedy Cuomo
RFK3_180605_052.JPG: Presentation of award to Color of Change: Grandchild Michaela Kennedy Cuomo
RFK4_180605_007.JPG: Presentation of award to International Indigenous Youth Council: Grandchild Maeve Kennedy McKean
RFK4_180605_050.JPG: Presentation of award to International Indigenous Youth Council: Grandchild Maeve Kennedy McKean
RFK4_180605_062.JPG: The shot that they all wanted was the recipients with Ethel Kennedy
RFK5_180605_006.JPG: Presentation of award to March for Our Lives: Grandchild Mickey Kennedy
RFK5_180605_049.JPG: Presentation of award to March for Our Lives: Grandchild Mickey Kennedy
RFK6_180605_001.JPG: Presentation of award to United We Dream: Grandchild Georgia Kennedy-Bailey
RFK6_180605_052.JPG: Presentation of award to United We Dream: Grandchild Georgia Kennedy-Bailey
RFK6_180605_289.JPG: Dolores Huerta and Peter Edelman
RFK6_180605_291.JPG: Dolores Huerta and Peter Edelman
RFK6_180605_297.JPG: John Lewis and Peter Edelman
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Trips this year:
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