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In 2010 the Board commissioned artist Buddy Merritt to design and produce a silver lapel pin, in the form of a dove, for the first Hampton John Peters Humphrey Human Rights Award. This award will be presented annually, if a suitable candidate is found, to a person who has dedicated much time, energy and passion to the betterment of human rights. The first recipient of this award was Dr. Israel Unger, and it was presented to him in a special ceremony at the Human Rights Forum, October 25, 2010.

In October, 2011, the board sponsored Hampton teacher, musician and human rights volunteer Anne Scott in the production of her children's book, The Boy Who Was Bullied, the story of John Humphrey�s life, by placing 2 copies in all Anglophone middle schools in New Brunswick, in libraries, all Canadian Human Rights Commissions, museums, various government departments and offices.

SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, VOICES BEYOND THE DARK

The Hampton John Peters Humphrey Foundation and Hampton High School Theatre Company teamed up to present Ariel Dorfman's play, Speak Truth to Power; Voices Beyond the Dark. Directed by Shane MacMillan and designed by George Fry, this brilliant work is based on actual cases of human rights abuses throughout the world revealed through the words of men and women of many races. The play was presented at Hampton High School and will be performed in other communities in 2013.

This will climax by taking the production to the Edinburgh Festival in August of 2013.

"Take the voices home with you, carry them into the world. It is a world that needs changing."

Ariel Dorfman.

The Gin Game

Playing to a full house in February 2004, this full-length production by D.L. Coburn was sponsored by The Hampton Concert Group and The JPH Foundation, in support of the Credo Project.

Bloomin' Artists

This major annual fundraiser is an event of the Hampton JPH Foundation. The Bloomin� Artists weekend event invites up to 40 professional artists to paint in Hampton�s gardens. Art works are then sold at silent auction with the proceeds going towards the Foundation�s Projects.

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JPH Human Rights Forum

In an effort to achieve its most important goal of informing the public, youth in particular, the Foundation organizes the annual JPH Human Rights Forum. The Forum is held on or close to December 10, Human Rights Day. We have been honoured to host such influential speakers as: immigration lawyer, Lee Cohen, journalist Sally Armstrong, Rawandan activist Godeli�ve Mukasarasi, and former Lieutenant-General, Senator Rom�o Dallaire.

JPH Interpretive Site

In its quest to establish a tangible presence of John Peters Humphrey�s legacy in Hampton, the Foundation has worked towards establishing a John Peters Humphrey Interpretive Site in the centre of the town. �Credo�, an interactive human rights sculpture, is the focus, and is now located in the centre of Hampton on the historic Courthouse lawn. This major work has been created by Hooper Studios working with Darren Byers as a memorial to John Humphrey and his legacy. A series of interpretive panels have been strategically placed linking the Credo Sculpture Project, the old Humphrey homestead and John Humphrey�s gravesite. These panels feature Humphrey�s biography, his relationship to Hampton, the history of the United Nations and the story of the creation of the Declaration of Human Rights. Click here for The Story of Credo