June 22-24, 2022
Virtual Conference
This virtual conference will take a deep look at the rights of children, and ways to improve the lives of children and communities.
Children may be our national treasure, but they aren’t always a national priority. The USA was once a world leader in promoting children’s human rights and well-being. Today, children are our main group of citizens most likely to experience poverty, housing insecurity, and hunger; issues about their health, education, bullying, safety, exposure to violence, use of social media, rising rates of suicide, and mental illness are concerns in every community and home. We can do something about this if we focus on how to protect their human rights – rights to which all people are entitled. Â
This virtual conference will bring together leaders from different professional areas of life, younger and older, to discuss what children’s human rights are, how they are being implemented, why they are important, and what we can do to improve children’s lives.
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Presentation Titles
Nearly 60 speakers will be presenting!
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Caroline Adophson   ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Children’s Right to Health
David AlexanderÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Understanding how we understand children and childhood
Jetta BernierÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Enough Abuse Campaign
Ralph ChanÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
How Education Investments Impact Youth Opportunities
Jack Dalton   ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Empowering Children Through Education and Encouraging Action
Nolan Davis   ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Using Your Voice to Make a Change for Racial Justice
Shannon DesiletsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â
Children's Right to Love and Be Loved
Peter DiGenarro ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý  Â
The Fretless Base: The Arts, Human Rights Education, and a Return to Possibilities
City of Salem Mayor Kimberly Driscoll '89             Â
Welcome to Salem, a Child Rights Community
Mark EngmanÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
The Importance of Child Rights
Marty Fox
Sports, Youth and Their Rights
Danielle Goldberg     Â
The Child Friendly Communities Initiative
Rebecca HainsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Politics of Children’s Toys and Media
Hamilton-Wenham Human Rights Coalition, with Olivia Soolman, Neve Sheckells, Mariana Kaulbach, Maya Beach ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Developing Movements for Local Change
Elizabeth HandsleyÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Media, Law, and Children’s Rights
Theresa HarrisÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Children’s human rights and the right to science
Kristin HenningÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
Race, Trauma, and the Criminalization of Adolescence in America
Tanya HerringÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
A Conversation About Children, Youth, and Criminal Justice
David HoggÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
An Interview With A School Shooting Survivor and Social Change Advocate
Human Rights Watch Student Task ForceÌýÌýÌýÌý
Human Rights and the Climate Crisis Virtual Town Hall
Meg GardinierÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
The Important Contributions of the United States Historically in the Creation of Children’s Human Rights: Where are we now
Generation CitizenÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
What we do and why it is important
Elizabeth GershoffÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
Corporal Punishment and Children's Rights
Christine James-BrownÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Child Poverty in the USA
Melissa JuchniewiczÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
The right to read the word and the world
Nazneen KhanÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
COVID-19 and Children’s Human Rights
Emily Perl KingsleyÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Rights of Children with Disabilities to Be Seen, Heard, and Respected
Ema Sofia LeitaoÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Freedom of speech for young people
Lina LenbergÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â
Child Voices For Human Rights: Teaching Human Rights Through Classroom Activities
Wendy LeskoÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
Minors Matter! Movement towards Intergenerational Collaboration
Bruce LesleyÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â
Childism in the USA: What it is and why it matters
Scarlett LewisÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Choose Love Movement
State Senator Joan Lovely '06Â ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
How To Create A Children’s Commission
Anika ManzoorÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
Teen Activism: An Untapped Force for Social Change
Ellen Marrus ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Children’s Human Rights And the LawÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Quixada Moore-VissingÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
Civic Engagement Includes Children and Youth
Jose Noronha RodriguesÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
Child Rights in Portugal
Kristi Rudelius-PalmerÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Children and Youth Rights Training in Action
Alison SabeanÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
We Are More Than You Think
Leah SallowayÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
The right to a self-determined future for children with disabilities
Graça SantosÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Â
Children’s Human Rights to Education: Intergenerationality, older adults, and participation in the community
Senator Jeanne ShaheenÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
Welcome to the Importance of Children’s Human Rights
Audrey SmolkinÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Children and Trauma: What communities can do to help them
Michele SollowayÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â
Trauma’s impact on children’s minds and bodies
Sarah SugattÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â Â
Why therapy is important for children and the child within us
Melissa ThreadgillÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
Children and Trauma: What communities can do to help themÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Kay TisdallÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Learning from Scotland: The journey to incorporating the UNCRC
Jonathan TodresÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Making Children’s Rights Widely Known
State Representative Paul Tucker '87         Â
Welcome and Importance of Child Rights
Yvonne VissingÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
Welcome and Contextualizing Children’s Human Rights
Katherine WaltsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
Children’s Human Rights
Jane WilliamsÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ Â
What We Can Learn About Universal Children’s Rights in Wales
Starsky WilsonÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
The Importance of Participation in Public Policy for Child Well-Being
Joseph WrightÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÂ
Reimagining Children's Rights in the United States Context
Heidi Young (With Ariel Hayes, Erin George-Kelly, and Kadyja Harris)
Addressing Youth Homelessness with Youth Leadership
Pinar Zubaroglu-IonnaidesÌýÌýÌýÌý
The Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Impacts Around the World