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International Human Rights Arts Movement

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The International Human Rights Arts Movement (IHRAM) is an international human rights arts organization, committed to raising the profile of human rights and social justice issues through the promotion of the arts.[1][2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Outreach

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An annual activity of the organization is the International Human Rights Arts Festival (IHRAF), which formally commenced in 2017 in New York [14] The Festival is timed to coincide with International Human Rights Day on December 10 each year, [15]. and involves live performances, aimed at facilitating discussion on social justice issues, especially involving the rights of ethnic and racial minorities, and the power of democracy.[16] A related outreach project is the Art of Unity Creative Awards, which cover artistic expression across a range of genres, with wide international involvement.[17]

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The International Human Rights Arts Movement, through its IHRAF activity, is registered in the USA as a 501(c)(3) organization, which effectively gives the organization tax-exempt and not-for-profit recognition. [18]

Co-sponsors

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The listed co-sponsors for the organization include: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Barbara Streisand, Kathleen Turner, and Wei Jingsheng. [19] [20]

References

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  1. ^ International Human Rights Arts Movement at Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
  2. ^ International Human Rights Arts Movement at AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource
  3. ^ Block, Tom. 2021. Mina Keshwar Kamal. Washington International Law Journal, 30(2): 1-1,419.
  4. ^ Cohen, Michelle. 2022. Growing peace with a young documentary filmmaker. Jewish Chicago (Magazine), 1 March 2022 issue:28
  5. ^ Christou, Anastasia. 2023. Contributors - Anastasia Christou. 2023. Cultural Dynamics, 35(1-2): 133-135
  6. ^ IRAF books publishes voices of Africa, by Mbizo Chirashi in Cultural Daily, 22 September, 2023, accessed 22 March, 2023
  7. ^ Christou, Anastasia, and Kate Bloor. 2021. The liminality of loneliness: negotiating feminist ethics and intersectional affectivity. Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change, 6(1):3, accessed 23 March, 2024
  8. ^ Duron-VanTuinen, Danielle. 2017. Euphonium and Live Interactive Electronics: A Performers Examination of Three New Works. Dissertation, Arizona State University, 46.
  9. ^ African human rights short story competition: IHRAF unveils judges, by Chimerzie Godfrey in News Daily Online, 13 January, 2023, accessed 23 March 2023.
  10. ^ Litwak, Jessica. 2018. The FEAR project. Drama Therapy Review, 4(2): 249-270.
  11. ^ Reps Ocasio-Cortez and Ivey call on Biden Administration to establish a humanitarian parole program for Cameroon Media Release by US Congress Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, dated 31 January, 2024, accessed 23 March, 2024.
  12. ^ Yousefzadeh, Pirronne. 2017. The International Human Rights Arts Festival at Dixon Place. Critical Perspectives on Arts Politics and Culture. The Brooklyn Rail, March, 2017.
  13. ^ Alika Hope and Penny Brandt. 2024. 'The Ray of Hope Project and Women Composers Festival', In: Tom Borrup (ed). Democracy as Creative Practice: Weaving a Culture of Civic Life. (145-153). NY: Routledge. p.151. ISBN 978103275825.
  14. ^ Alika Hope and Penny Brandt. 2024. 'The Ray of Hope Project and Women Composers Festival', In: Tom Borrup (ed). Democracy as Creative Practice: Weaving a Culture of Civic Life. (145-153). NY: Routledge. p.151. ISBN 978103275825.
  15. ^ https://archive.md/HlQY7, Retrieved and archived 28 January, 2024.
  16. ^ Alika Hope and Penny Brandt. 2024. 'The Ray of Hope Project and Women Composers Festival', In: Tom Borrup (ed). Democracy as Creative Practice: Weaving a Culture of Civic Life. (145-153). NY: Routledge. p.151. ISBN 978103275825.
  17. ^ International Human Rights Arts Movement at AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource
  18. ^ International Human Rights Arts Festival at Guidestar
  19. ^ Listing on the International Human Rights Arts Movement website
  20. ^ https://archive.md/HlQY7, Retrieved and archived 28 January, 2024.
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Official website for the International Human Rights Arts Movement