Miami Beach Hosts Human Rights Expo
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OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 Press Release
Melissa Berthier, Email: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
Matt Kenny, Email: mattkenny@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 14, 2023 Miami Beach Hosts Human Rights Expo
— The event will take place on Dec. 16 at the Scott Rakow Youth Center —
Miami Beach, FL – Miami Beach will host its second annual Human Rights Expo on Saturday, Dec. 16 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Scott Rakow Youth Center. The event will bring together nine volunteer committees dealing with everything from human rights to Black affairs, affordable housing and other topics of equality.
“This is a great opportunity to showcase our many volunteer committees that work to make Miami Beach a better community,” said Miami Beach City Manager Alina T. Hudak.
Refreshments, snacks and door prizes will be provided by Pepsi and Trader Joe’s along with face painting and music courtesy of Young Musicians United. The bowling alley will be open for attendees and their families as well as a programmed kid’s zone by Miami Beach Parks &
Recreation staff. “We are excited to host the second annual Miami Beach Human Rights Expo, celebrating the
75th International Human Rights Day,” shared Amanda Knapp and Dale Stine from the Human Rights Committee. “We look forward to coming together as a community to collaborate on new ways to advance human rights in Miami Beach."
Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on Dec. 10 to commemorate the day in 1948 that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The following committees will be participating: Human Rights, Ad Hoc Resiliency, Affordable Housing, Black Affairs, Disability Access, Homeless, LGBTQIA+, Quality Education, and Commission for Women. ###
WHAT: Miami Beach Human Rights Expo WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 16 from 1-3 p.m. WHERE: Scott Rakow Youth Center, 2700 Sheridan Ave.
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