Human Rights

Kathleen McQuillen

Kathleen McQuillen is AFSC Iowa Program Coordinator.

What would a just foreign policy look like? In this keynote address to Nebraskans for Peace, Kathleen McQuillen, AFSC Iowa Program Coordinator, explains why human rights at home and around the world must be our base. Kathleen says:

We are Unstoppable, Another World is Possible

Students address gun violence in D.C.

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Left to right: AFSC Human Rights Learning student Diana Chicas; Washington, D.C. Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh; student Andy Bloom; D.C. Peace & Economic Justice Program Director Jean-Louis Peta Ikambana, after speaking with Councilwoman Cheh about gun control reform.

Photo: Bryan Vana

What motivates young people to take action on their beliefs? Human rights learning, and the DC Human Rights project in particular, might be an important piece of the puzzle.

On March 28, 2013—a National Day to Demand Action on Gun Violence—Andy Bloom and Diana Chicas, 17-year-old students from Wilson High School in Washington, D.C., came to City Hall to speak with Councilwoman Mary Cheh about gun violence.

Human Rights learning class

Jean-Louis Peta Ikambana (second from left) with students from the human rights learning project at Wilson High School.

 “All human beings are born free and equal. Everyone is entitled to the same human rights without discrimination of any kind. Everyone has the human right to life, liberty, and security.”