Dec. 10 was national human rights day, and Human Rights Club celebrated with a movie night. A video to bring awareness was not ready in time for the holiday.

The Human Rights Club is organized by a group of students who want to inspire a change and bring awareness to issues that are being faced today.

The club holds events such as movie nights as well as becoming involved in community events such as the Add the Words film which depicts the advocacy to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the Idaho Human Rights Act according to addthewordsmovie.com.

Currently, the club works alone, but senior Gabriel Burns, the club president, states that there is motivation to connect with other human rights clubs in the region and become involved in more organizations.

“We would also like to have another “Kisses for Quarters” event where we sell Hershey’s Kisses for a quarter and give the proceeds to Life Straws,” Burns said.

Despite this act of volunteering, the Human Rights Club is more than just a service club.

“A big part of Human Rights Club is educating ourselves about issues through each other and fostering mutual understanding,” Burns said.

Like many other clubs, Human Rights Club provides snacks at meetings. Pizza will be ordered at the upcoming movie night, and members bond over treats and diverse perspectives.

“I love getting to know everyone who comes to the club meetings and seeing their perspective. We are all passionate about pursuing equality and kindness so connecting over this cause is wonderful,” Burns said.

Those who are interested can stop by the meetings that occur every Friday after school in room S7.