ArtistsFor HumanRights

05/15/2022

The May issue of Marin Magazine is all about celebrating powerful women – from leading ladies in wine and food, to local female podcasters, to a list of incredible women who have been doing good in the community and beyond. That’s why the artwork by Donna Isham was chosen for the cover – it’s not only beautiful, it represents the strength of the artist and other women like her. Read the full Q&A with Donna in the issue.
https://marinmagazine.com/arts-events/donna-isham-our-cover-artist-finds-her-calling/

Plus, the artist shares her advice for those aspiring to enter the art world.

04/27/2022

Artists for Human Rights is supporting a Wellness retreat given by LA CAN for the women of Skid Row in Los Angeles

Please consider supporting.

The 2022 LA CAN Wellness Retreat for the women of Skid Row and beyond is a community event that prioritizes the needs of the women.

06/01/2021

We are pleased to share with our supporters this information about an upcoming event for mothers2mothers, who were guest speakers at our own Hope and Human Rights Speakers Series. m2m's next Global Giving Circle Insider will focus on the displacement crisis in Mozambique. Over the past four years, a violent insurgency in Cabo Delgado Province has killed over 2,500 adults and children, and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. In the past year alone, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mozambique rose from 70,000 to 700,000, with officials warning that number could reach 1 million by this June. Women and children are disproportionately affected by this crisis, accounting for almost 74% of those displaced. m2m Regional Director, Ilda Kuleba, and Luisa Oliveira, m2m’s Program Manager, Mozambique, are uniquely positioned to share the inside stories illustrating m2m’s impact in the midst of this humanitarian crisis.

03/30/2021

As we honor all women during , AFHR would like to particularly honor those women who stand at the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, as health care workers, caregivers, innovators, community organizers and as some of the most exemplary and effective national leaders in combating the pandemic. Women leaders and their organizations have demonstrated their skills, knowledge and networks to effectively lead in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. It is recognized that women bring different experiences, perspectives and skills to the table, and make irreplaceable contributions to decisions, policies and laws that work better for all.

12/01/2020

In this time of uncertainty, there's a fundamental truth that gives us hope - that together we can do extraordinary things. Join us on and let’s rally together to build stronger communities and help spread the word that men have human rights, and Justice lives inside that message as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ... a message for all mankind for all times.

08/14/2020

A LETTER FROM AFHR FOUNDER
ANNE ARCHER

Today we speak endlessly about the lack of human rights in so many corners of the world. And in what should be the bedrock of democracy, the United States, human rights have taken a back seat in ways we could never have imagined in the 21st Century.
However, today there is a word lacking in the conversation that goes hand in hand with the words ‘human rights.’ “Integrity.” Without personal integrity human rights cannot exist. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights came about because a group of individuals came together to put forth a document that laid out what must be the ethical pathway to an existence where human beings can live together and practice humane treatment toward their fellowman. These visionaries also understood the imperative of being able to seek justice when that natural state is absent and the aberrant behavior of our leaders or the man in the street violates these rights. The majority of human beings are born with a desire to help, to be fair and to contribute to the well-being of others. In other words, are born with personal integrity … a phrase that has been lost in today’s lexicon. Somehow those two words have too often been replaced with a biased view of what it means to be religious and have steered very far from the concept of 'personal integrity'. Throughout history this abandonment of integrity has inevitably led to aberrant, destructive and cruel behavior. Sadly, there are those in our society who truly wish to harm and to dominate, convincing the masses that their destructive view of their fellow man is right and their actions just.
Turning a blind eye to this lack of personal integrity and favoring a group or individual for personal benefit has been the downfall of many a civilization. The Founders of our country recognized that fatal flaw, and thus created a Bill of Rights that has stood us in good stead for well over 200 years.
If we are to survive this turbulent time we must bring the concept of personal integrity back into the human rights conversation and call out our leaders when there is a lack of it. If human rights is ever to have an honest place in our hearts and minds it must start with integrity by putting ethics back into our public discourse.
I realize this is a difficult, confusing and polarizing time. I hope you are finding new wisdom, making new commitments and demanding positive and just change. Feel free to let me know your views or thoughts on the above, or share your experiences.

Best,

Anne Archer
AFHR Founder

07/04/2020

On this 4th of July, let’s celebrate what America stands for – the fundamental rights of freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion, and the concept that freedom should be commonplace to all nations. Let’s not fail to remember the millions of people around the world who are denied these basic human rights. Artists for Human Rights stands for freedom for all. Happy Independence Day!

06/02/2020

06/01/2020

To those who condemn the violence in our country today:

We stand with you.

We condemn the trafficking, r**e, torture, and enslavement of Africans that reached American soil 401 years ago, that engrained anti-black racism still manifesting today in the structures of our society.

We condemn mass criminalization that separates families and sends one in three black men to prison and where 60% of the 2.3 million people caged each night are people of color.

We condemn a public school system that still disproportionately singles out black students for suspensions, expulsions and even corporal punishment and imprisonment.

We condemn the widening racial wealth gap in the United States, where 40% of black children are living in poverty, a rate twice as high as among whites; and where the median wealth for white families is 10 times that of black families.

We condemn the theater of partisan politics impacting food insecurity, which could leave 54 million Americans without food due to the economic fallout caused by COVID-19. Pre-COVID, 10% of white households experienced hunger, while households of color experienced hunger at a rate of 21.5%.

We condemn state-sponsored violence, in which the rate of black Americans that are killed by police is more than twice as high as the rate for white Americans.

As Robert Kennedy said: “For there is another kind of violence, slower but just as deadly and destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions; indifference and inaction and slow decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. This is a slow destruction of a child by hunger, and schools without books and homes without heat in the winter.”

We condemn the violence of institutions. And we commit ourselves to action. Action to repair the harms of this generational violence. Action to invest in the wellbeing of our communities so true healing can take root.

Right now, every politician across this country, from the President to your local Police Commissioner, must be asked:

Do you support reparations for victims of police violence? And what is your plan?
Do you support repurposing funds from the militarization and criminalization of communities, to instead invest in their wellbeing? And what is your plan?
And then we must ask ourselves, what is the role I can play? What is my privilege? How can I support black leadership in my community demanding justice? Where can I repair the harm in my own relationships, in my own community, in my own heart?

Kerry Kennedy
President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

06/01/2020

“How can anyone say they love this country and not do something when they see lives cut short because of the color of their skin? We need to erase the fear and hatred that exists. Not erase people. We are all God’s children. We need to love and appreciate all the beautiful things that every individual person is. There are more of us who live a life of love and acceptance than those who live in rage and hate. Do not let the angry, and hateful win!! Say something. Do something. Let’s build bridges not burn them.”
Martin Luther King

Never more than now do Dr. King’s words resonate. Peaceful protest is vital and a right we all share. Violent agitation and destruction drowns out not only the voice of peaceful protest but obliterates the good will of the caring and humane mind. Don’t let the actions of those who would feast on chaos destroy our chance for real change. The voice of justice is also the voice of good…a call to greatness. Let us all rise to greatness. This the human rights message we can and should broadcast to the world.
Anne Archer, Founder