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Unsilence

@UnsilenceOrg

Holocaust & human rights education Online: Free interactive learning experiences In person: Youth workshops & public programs #Holocaust #education #humanrights

 Chicago, IL
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Joined August 2014
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Mothers of the slain keep waiting for the call even when cases grow cold: 'We’re living amongst killers' #TheSisterhood ⁦@UnsilenceOrg⁩ trib.in/2V9IhYW
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Replying to @IGotThisChicago
@IGotThisChicago team member Jennifer recently attended the 2nd annual Sounds of Unsilence benefit concert for human rights. @UnsilenceOrg uses the power of storytelling, the arts, and game design to fill a critical gap in civic education. #SCY #Unsilence #humanrights #chicago
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Image from Strengthening Chicago's Youth (SCY) (@SCY_Chicago)
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Alumnus Danny Cohen, associate professor of instruction at SESP, founded @UnsilenceOrg in 2014 to foster healing conversations about #humanrights & #socialjustice. bit.ly/2AyC5jn
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Congratulations to the @UnsilenceOrg team for a great #SoundsOfUnsilence event last night where courageous voices shared “secrets” we need to talk about. #GivingTuesday – at Chicago, IL
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Image from Kimberley Rudd (@Writedancespeak)
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I’m deeply saddened by acts of hatred and violence this nation has seen this week. We know all too well the horror of gun violence that steals lives and hope from our communities. May we find a path forward in healing and justice. - KF
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Get your happy on w/ $20 #EARLYBIRD tickets to #BattleoftheLetters2018! Come support @chicagolights @CYShakes @Infiniteach @LEAPempowers @LiteracyChicago @LVIllinois @OpenBooks @Tutoringchicago @UICLiteracy, and @UnsilenceOrg 🙌 Tickets: bit.ly/BotLetters18 #FridayFeeIing
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"How the Arts Can Unsilence Hidden Injustice" @street_level w/ @communityartsed Emerging Leaders Network and @UnsilenceOrg = #powerofthearts
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Image from Urban Gateways (@urbangateways)
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Human rights treasure hunt throughout Chicago! @UnsilenceOrg #shadows
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Community is resistance! @UnsilenceOrg #shadows2018
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On a human rights scavenger hunt through downtown Chicago @UnsilenceOrg #shadows2018
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SESP's Danny Cohen discusses @UnsilenceOrg's July 21 human rights treasure hunt in Chicago & more: bit.ly/2zF5hYY. Here's more on the July 21 event, which is designed to provoke conversations about difficult topics: bit.ly/2zF5iw0 #SESPLove
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SESP's Danny Cohen discusses @UnsilenceOrg's July 21 human rights treasure hunt in Chicago & more: bit.ly/2mcLV3M. Here's more on the July 21 event, which is designed to provoke conversations about difficult topics: bit.ly/2mi5asW #SESPLove
Image from Northwestern SESP (@sesp_nu)
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Remember to register for SHADOWS: a human rights treasure hunt in #chicago! Fun for all ages, solve puzzles across the Chicago Loop and gain skills to uncover hidden stories of injustice within your own community today. Register here: unsilence.org/shadows.html #SHADOWS2018 ‼️
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Leading focus group of Black dads today. On exhibits: "I want my kids to see themselves, everywhere. I want us to see us, in a museum that doesn't have African American in the name of it. Shouldn't have to be a Black museum." – at Chicago, IL
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This was such a wonderful experience! I did share some personal stories, but I was there representing all of PIFA. I love everyone, all the co-founders, every… instagram.com/p/BkbhPe3g9hOU…
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Register for @unsilenceorg Shadows 2018! Teams from across the city follow clues that unsilence hidden stories of human rights in Chicago. #humanrights #education #innovation #socialjustice
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#OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX. Known as #Juneteenth, this day is widely celebrated as the end of chattel slavery in the U.S. Learn more: s.si.edu/2sPGYTk #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory
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Let’s call this policy of indiscriminately separating children from their parents at the border exactly what it is: a human rights abuse being committed by the United States Government.
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“As an audience, we are participating in an unspoken conversation. Right now is our chance to have our thoughts heard.” @UnsilenceOrg
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“Where do we draw the boundaries around perpatorship, and where do we place their children? And why is it so hard to talk about?” @UnsilenceOrg
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