Community leaders Speak

What they are saying about NMHRP…

 

I support your efforts to create an awareness of racial, cultural and religious tolerance for the citizens of our multicultural state.

Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico

 

I am thrilled that we’re part of this partnership with you. NMHRP programs motivate young people to think in an important way about making good choices.

Elana Samuels, Assistant Director, Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles

 

It is clear that over the years you have made a phenomenal contribution to the education of the young people of the state… a work that definitely needs to continue. New Mexico Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino

 

The Albuquerque Public Schools Title One Homeless Project and the 4000 plus children we serve directly benefit from the teaching of the NMHRP.  Students who suffer homelessness are disproportionately affected by bullying and gang influence.  The stigma of being homeless is a powerful negative motivator and without counteracting influences like those produced and disseminated through NMHRP these children are highly likely to fail at school, fail to break the cycle of homelessness, and grow up to repeat the cycle in their children. 

Helen Fox and Don Whatley, APS Title I Homeless Project

 

As a recent transplant to New Mexico and education advocate, I am impressed by NMHRP’s unique and impactful programs.  In a state where there are plenty of grim education statistics, it is clear the NMHRP provides hope for the future of New Mexico’s youth.

Christie Ross, Director of Development UNM School of Education

 

Through NMHRP’s exhibits, impressive speaker's bureau, and teacher training workshops, this small non-profit has had a huge impact on our city and state.  We have supported their efforts to educate our citizenry and in particular our students about the dangers of discrimination and the importance of respecting differences.

Virginia Candelaria-Martinez, Director, Albuquerque Human Rights Office

 

We have lost sight of the positive impact programs such as those initiated by NMHRP can have on adolescents.  In my experience, these programs encourage independent and critical thinking, which address both the cognitive and affective domains.

Mina Dosher, New Mexico Golden Apple Fellow

 

Without exaggeration I can state that NMHRP has impressed me more than any other institution in the United States by the quality, organization and effectiveness of its work in schools and with teachers.

Cornelis Suijk, President, Contemporary Holocaust Education Foundation, NYC, former Executive Director Anne Frank House, Amsterdam

 

I discovered such profound opportunities for cognitive, social and moral growth in the activities that NMHRP advocated that I spent an entire year weaving their ideas into my language arts curriculum.  This experience formed the basis for the research I analyzed in my dissertation.  The results of this study demonstrated that seventh grade students respond academically and personally to an exploration of current and historical social injustice.

Barbara Dupre, Ph.D.  Teacher, Albuquerque Academy

 

NMHRP has been involved in cutting edge work that connects the histories of the past, most notably the Holocaust, to present day issues relating to prejudice and bullying. Their work has not gone unnoticed locally and even internationally.  NMHRP is known for its educationally innovative and systematic approach to these issues. Their professionalism and commitment provides the local community with a valuable resource, one that can have a measurable positive influence on both in and out of schools.

Dr. B.van Driel, Secretary General International Association for Intercultural Education

 

We share a concern about the racial, cultural and religious intolerance.  Recent world events only emphasize the need to remind people that discrimination is still abroad. United World College USA