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Who We Are
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Who We Are
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Founded in 1999, the HRWIFF High School Program is a human rights media resource. Our program offers videos and educational materials to high school and after-school teachers across the country. Our mission is to promote the inclusion of human rights curricula in secondary and after-school education and to inspire youth dialogue and youth media production around issues of human rights.
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Our Video Catalog
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Each year our program offers a new catalog of independently produced, non-fiction videos on a variety of human rights topics. These videos have been selected for a youth audience from a variety of media sources. Some of our selection priorities are as follows:
International Videos
We hope to foster a more diverse and cross-cultural perspective on human rights issues by including the works of both US-based and international directors.
Youth-Produced Videos
We hope to inspire youth to actively critique mainstream media and to produce videos that reflect their own unique perspectives on human rights issues.
Independently Produced Videos
We strive to offer an alternative to mainstream film and television narratives through our collection of independently produced, alternative films and videos from the United States and abroad.
To view the latest additions to our 2003-2004 High School Video Catalog, click here.
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Guest Speaker Presentations
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Whenever possible, our program organizes presentations by filmmakers, activists, and film protagonists.
These speakers breathe life and immediacy into the issues raised in the videos. They also provide a catalyst for the discussion of important and sometimes challenging social issues.
Please note that guest speaker presentations are available for high schools and after-school programs in the New York metropolitan area only. Click here to request more information on organizing a speaker presentation
at your school or after-school program.
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Outreach
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The High School Program has established relationships with approximately 100 high school teachers and after-school educators in 12 states: California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
During the school year, our program averages 5 classroom screenings per month in total. While the majority are more intimate, single classroom screenings of 10 to 15 students, we typically have one multi-classroom screening per month drawing between 80 to 100 students. Each year, we invite teachers and students to attend the Human Rights Watch International Film Festivals in New York, San Francisco, Boston, and London.
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Online Initiatives
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In the spring of 2003, for the third consecutive year, the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival partnered with MediaRights.org to co-present the Media That Matters Online Film Festival - a celebration of short films, videos, and new media that inspire audiences to speak out and take action on issues ranging from criminal justice to the environment. As part of last year's 2002 Media That Matters Online Film Festival, our High School Program partnered with MediaRights.org and WebLab to produce a youth online discussion of the 2002 festival videos. Through our outreach efforts, youth from public schools in Boston, New City, New York, and Queens, New York participated in this three-week online event.
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