Kerry Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy staunchly advocated for civil rights, education, justice, and peace; his message transcended race, class, and creed, resonating deeply within and across America. He was the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency and was expected to run against Republican Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential election, following in the footsteps of his late brother John. After winning the California presidential primary on June 5, 1968, Robert Kennedy was shot, and he died the following day. He was forty-two.Fifty years later, Robert Kennedy's passions and concerns and the issues he championed are -- for better and worse-still so relevant. Ripples of Hope explores Kennedy's influence on issues at the heart of America's identity today, including moral courage, economic and social justice, the role of government, international relations, youth, violence, and support for minority groups, among other salient topics.Ripples of Hope captures the legacy of former senator and U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy through commentary from his daughter, as well as interviews with dozens of prominent national and international figures who have been inspired by him. They include Barack Obama, John Lewis, Marian Wright Edelman, Alfre Woodard, Harry Belafonte, Bono, George Clooney, Gloria Steinem, and more. They share personal accounts and stories of how Kennedy's words, life, and values have influenced their lives, choices, and actions. Through these interviews, Kerry Kennedy aims to enlighten people anew about her father's legacy and bring to life RFK's values and passions, using as milestones the end of his last campaign and a life that was cut off much too soon.Thurston Clarke provides a powerful foreword to the book with his previous reporting on RFK's funeral train.

Mod utan gränser är en del av det världsomspännande projektet Speak Truth to Power. Kerry Kennedy har intervjuat människorättskämpar i mer än 40 länder om deras kamp mot förtryck och för människovärde och yttrandefrihet. I Mod utan gränser presenteras en inspirerande och varierande samling hjältar från över fyrtio länder. I skarpa och upplyftande intervjuer med dessa kvinnor och män som är i färd med att dramatiskt förändra sina samhällen och länder undersöker den erfarna människorättsförsvararen Kerry Kennedy vad som kännetecknar mod. I fångenskap, torterade och utsatta för dödshot, talar dessa rättvisans hjältar om allt från yttrandefriheten till rättsstatsprincipen, från kvinnors rättigheter till religionsfrihet, från försvaret av miljön till att utplåna slaveriet, från tillgång till kapital till rätten till en rättvis rättegång. Porträtten på människorättsförsvararna har tagits av den nu avlidne Pulitzer Prize-vinnande fotografen Eddie Adams. Bilderna har gjorts till en utställning, som hittills visats i fyra världsdelar. Den välkände dramatikern Ariel Dorfman har skrivit en teaterpjäs baserad på bokens berättelser. Pjäsen som har titeln Mod utan gränser, röster ur mörkret hade premiär på John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts i Washington år 2000 och har därefter uppförts jorden runt av några av världens främsta skådespelare.

This volume focuses on citizenship pedagogies that are promoted by governments in the region, advocated by scholars, and adapted in the schools and classrooms where citizenship education takes place every day.

Some of America's most extraordinary celebrities, artists, and thinkers reveal what they believe Catholicism is-and what it should be In this illuminating collection that redefines an ancient institution in the most contemporary of terms, human-rights activist Kerry Kennedy asks thirty-seven American Catholics to speak candidly about their own faith-whether lost, recovered, or deepened-and about their feelings regarding the way the Church hierarchy is moving forward. "Has something to say to almost every Catholic, or even one-time Catholic, who cracks open its pages. . . . One finishes the book feeling grateful for Kennedy's] subjects' honesty and moved in a hundred different ways by what they reveal of their aspirations and struggles."-National Catholic Reporter "Revealing . . . offers an unusually intimate view of how much being raised Catholic shapes the identity of many prominent Americans, but also how much tension many feel with the institutional church."-Boston Globe

This book is a labour of genuine concem on the school curriculum in Hong Kong by a veteran educationist. It forms a comprehensive and current account of curriculum development, implementation and interpretation. The author first invites the reader to critically examine how local and global issues influence the way in which the curriculum is constructed. Against this theoretical background, the author maintains the clear practical focus on the present policies of the education authority and then suggests the curriculum on various fields for the present schools. Tailor-made to the special situation of Hong Kong, the book sheds light on the recent pressure for change and reform. The Hong Kong experience may offer insights to those who care for education in any changing cities.