The AFL-CIO’s Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Department will host the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference, January 12-15, 2018 at the Hilton Americas Houston, 1600 Lamar St., Houston, TX. This conference celebrates Dr. King’s life and his legacy of working to improve our lives and the lives of future generations.
Read moreThis Sunday, December 10 is Human Rights Day. Every year we observe Human Rights Day. This day, in 1948, 70 years ago the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The year-long campaign of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is
Read moreDid you know……. Among high school students, 15.5% are cyberbullied and 20.2% are bullied on school property (Center for Disease Control, 2015). Among middle school students, 24% are cyberbullied and 45% are bullied on school property (Center for Disease Control, 2015). The percentages of individuals who have experienced cyberbullying at some point in their lifetimes
Read moreVictory Lodge 1725’s Women’s, Human Rights and Young Workers Committees participated in the Charlotte Base Car Show on Oct 4,2016. Both committees worked together to host a bake sale at the event with proceeds benefiting the Gary Sinise Foundation and Snowball Express. The Gary Sinise Foundation builds specially adapted smart homes for America’s severely wounded veterans
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