Rapoport Center 20th Anniversary Gala

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Please join George Farenthold, Abby Rapoport, and the gala host committee on April 24, 2025 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice and the 10th anniversary of the digital exhibition of the life and work of Frances Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold. The keynote address will be delivered by Congressman Jamie Raskin.

The Rapoport Center was inaugurated in 2005, made possible through the generosity of Bernard and Audre Rapoport, who were lifelong supporters of immigration justice, labor rights, reproductive rights, and educational attainment. Over the past two decades, the Center’s work has reflected these commitments, with faculty and students collaborating with community and NGO partners in the global North and South to produce innovative and enduring change in areas ranging from inequality and the future of work to the rise of xenophobia globally.

The Sissy Farenthold Fund was established in 2021 by the family and friends of trailblazing Texas politician and long-time leading feminist and social justice activist Sissy Farenthold, who was also an important friend and advisor to the Center. The Fund has allowed the Center to expand its research, advocacy, and programming on issues to which Sissy was committed, including peace, reproductive justice, and environmental justice.