Symposium interns talk #WeCanTogether with the Daily Gazette
Students from Schalmont, Shaker, other schools create platform for youth expression amid COVID-19 By Zachary Matson “Let’s be honest....
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Ambassador Samantha Power to speak at Symposium
We are honored to welcome Ambassador Samantha Power to the 2020 Symposium. She is the Anna Lindh Professor of...
#WeCanTogether Campaign Launches Today!
Today is the launch of the #WeCanTogether campaign which is a an initiative by the Capital Region Institute for...
2020 Teen Summer Symposium goes virtual! Join us online 6/29-7/1
Ready for more? Join us online June 29th- July 1st, 2020. We are excited to share with you a...
Symposium staff featured in 3-part interview on WOOC Media Sanctuary
Capital Region Institute for Human Rights directors talk about the origin of the organization, celebrating five years, and youth...
What did we do this summer? Check out: “Teen human rights institute nurtures student activism”
Learn more about our 2019 program and the projects and activities participants completed, in this NYSUT United article, “Teen...
Symposium participants featured in Daily Gazette. Read more below
“Students from Schenectady, elsewhere, gather for regional activism conference” Zachary Matson Natalie Mandel, a rising ninth-grader at Brown School,...
Meet the 2019 Symposium class! 90+ Students, 23 schools, 3 days of activism!
Thank you to all of the speakers and participants who made the 2019 Symposium possible. Check out some of...
Barbara Smith-author, activist, and scholar- to Speak at Symposium!
Barbara Smith is an author, activist, and independent scholar who has played a groundbreaking role in opening up a...
