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Deidre DeJear
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Martin Luther King, Jr. Week of Service Keynote - Jan. 18, 2021
January 18, 2021
Good morning everyone. I’m gonna ease this mask off – thank you so much, for that lovely introduction. And I appreciate you for not reading the long format bio, because today is not about me but today is about each and every one of us who are in this space. And I’d like to thank all of our students, who have played an integral process in making today happen. Magnifying the importance of why we are here and living true to who Dr. King is. We cannot thank you enough […]
Jill Biden
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Teachers of the Year - Oct. 18, 2021
October 18, 2021
Thank you, and welcome to the White House. Secretary Cardona, as you know, my husband made a promise to educators across America, that his secretary of education would be a leader who taught in a public school classroom – and he found that in you. Right Randi? Right Becky? It was our promise. Thank you for all that you are doing to support teachers like those that are with us today. And thank you to our national teachers of the year for 2020 and 2021. Juliana, I was so happy […]
Jill Biden
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Human Rights Campaign National Dinner - Sept. 15, 2018
September 15, 2018
Hey Chad, who made aviators popular? Thank you – it's such an honor to be here with you tonight. These are incredible times, aren't they? So much is at stake. In Chad Griffin, this community has a leader, fit for these times. So let me begin by saying thank you Chad; and thank you also to your mom and dad, Betty and Butch, who are also here with us tonight. When I was 13 years old, I stomped down the street of my Willow Grove, Pennsylvania neighborhood and knocked on […]
Suzan Shown Harjo
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Native American History Month Keynote Address - Nov. 13, 2008
November 13, 2008
Good afternoon. Did I mess that up totally? Can you hear me? I'm so glad to be here and thank everyone who spoke before. I was pleased to have the memory again, of the cylinder project. I was the first advocate for a BIA grant to the cylinder project in 1978 and '79. I was very happy to get it launched and to see so many of our Native people coming in to Washington, to listen to the sound of language that they hadn't heard ever in their lives. They […]
Autumn Peltier
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Women of Influence - March 3, 2020
March 3, 2020
… Recognized for their hard work. As I look around the room, I see many amazing women here today; and I think of how I’m one of these women, amongst this group. For age 15, I’m thinking that’s a pretty big deal, and I feel very honored. If you asked me five years ago if I’d given it any thought, I probably wouldn’t have been able to tell you. I never imagined standing in a room full of grownups delivering … key note addresses around the world. I began speaking […]
Sharice Davids
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner - March 16, 2022
March 16, 2022
Good evening. He said Kansas. Also somebody knew where Leavenworth was – okay. Fun fact – I’m sorry in the teleprompter they’re like ‘start the thing’ – Melissa Etheridge graduated from Leavenworth high school as well. There’s something in the water there – but that’s a story for another day. Hi everybody, and thank you ambassador Costas for the introduction and to the Human Rights Campaign for inviting me to be here. I’d also like to thank Joni Madison – it’s so bright, I’m so sorry – in particular for […]
Maxine Waters
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner - March 11, 2018
March 11, 2018
Thank you. Wow. Wow. What a welcome. Thank you so very much. I’m not going to have a lot of time here this evening, but I’m going to take what time had been allotted, to try and continue, with you, my description of what I think is going on in Washington D.C. and with your president. So, I want to begin by thanking the Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin and Senior Vice President Jody Winter Hawk for the invitation to join you this evening. And I want you to […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
International Women's Day Remarks - March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021
President David Sassoli, members of the European Parliament, it is an honor to address this esteemed institution on this important day – International Women’s Day. Let me begin by saying that President Joe Biden and I look forward to working with members of this parliament and fortifying the Transatlantic Alliance. Today, we face crises on almost every front: a pandemic that has taken the lives of more than two and a half million people worldwide; a changing climate threatens the future of our earth; a rise in populism is working […]
Kamala Harris
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Status of Women is the Status of Democracy - March 2021
March 15, 2021
This year, in considering the status of women – especially as it pertains to the participation of women in decision making – we must also consider the status of democracy. At its best, democracy protects human rights; promotes human dignity; and upholds the rule of law. It is a means to establish peace and shared prosperity. It should ensure every citizen, regardless of gender, has an equal voice; and free and fair elections that will respect the will of the people. At the same time, democracy requires constant vigilance, constant […]
Debra Haaland
categories: Keynote Address, Speeches
Address at 2020 Democratic National Convention - Aug. 20, 2020
August 20, 2020
Good evening, I’m Congresswoman Deb Haaland. I’m grateful to be with you, here, on indigenous land. The promise of this country is older than our constitution. Over 500 years ago thousands of Indian tribes were vibrant democratic societies with rich cultures and traditions, and communities that had sustained them for millennia on lands they loved and respected. My people, the Pueblo Indians, migrated to the Rio Grande valley in the late 1200s to escape droughts. We were lead to the great river and its tributaries where we established an agricultural […]