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This two-part series is about how we change the narrative and move more money to the forefront of social change. This is the first session, visit LGBTQI rights and the power of following the funding to learn about part two. Session Summary (Register here) Movements are organizing to bring data on funding…
This two-part series is about how we change the narrative and move more money to the forefront of social change. This is the second session, visit Mapping Funding: Black feminist activism, disability rights, and regional funding disparities to learn about part one. Session Summary (Register here) Visibility and data have been fundamental to moving the…
Impacts of COVID-19 and philanthropy for social justice in Brazil Join Baobá Fund for Racial Equity, Brazil Human Rights Fund and House Socio-Environmental Fund for the launch of an innovative philanthropic collaborative for social justice. The event will be held via Zoom and English interpretation will be available. Register here.
On the State of Human Rights Funding: Where is the Money for Black Feminist Organizing? As we move through #BlackPhilanthropyMonth, Black Feminist Fund co-founder, Hakima Abbas will be joined by deputy director of HRFN, Kellea Miller for a live converation to discuss our collaborative research “On the State of Human Rights Funding: Where is the…
Join us to discuss findings from our latest analysis of the human rights funding landscape: Advancing Human Rights: Annual Review of Global Foundation Grantmaking – 2018 Key Findings. The report, authored by HRFN and Candid, sheds light on which issues get funded and which don’t, where human rights issues overlap and intersect, and how funding…
Join us for a webinar drawing on the experiences of the Zero Tolerance Initiative, a rights holders’ response to the gaps in the Human Rights Council’s resolution on environmental defenders, and other existing efforts to protect defenders in relation to business projects. The webinar will draw on the situation in Peru in particular, to illustrate…
Join us on Wednesday, June 16, for a discussion with the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) to learn about their global platform to track the ups, downs, and overall trends in how countries around the world are – or aren’t – meeting their human rights commitments. During this 60-minute conversation, we’ll unpack what information HRMI captures and…
Fatimah Kelleher writes: “…from Ghana to South Africa, women across Africa are resisting orthodox economic models and coming up with visionary alternatives towards an African ecofeminist future.” Throughout the African region, self-led and self-determined movements are redefining African futures. Land defenders are fighting state -sponsored land grabs. LGBTQI communities are organizing (and winning!) to overturn…
At HRFN, the unfolding human rights crisis in Colombia is personal. Executive Director, Ana María Enríquez, lives in Medellín and has been closely monitoring the escalating attacks on protesters and local and national responses — both those of solidarity and of militarization. Join Ana María this Thursday, 13 May at 1 p.m. ET, 12 p.m….
Una mirada integral sobre la crisis de derechos humanos por la que viene atravesando Colombia. La directora ejecutiva de HRFN, Ana María Enríquez, vive en Medellín y ha estado monitoreando de cerca la escalada de ataques contra manifestantes de las protestas –en su mayoría jóvenes–, así como las respuestas locales y nacionales de solidaridad con…
