November in Review & Human Rights Day 75 : #ItStartsWithMe

 

Human Rights Day

https://www.un.org/

"The Universal Declaration shows the way to common values and approaches that can help resolve tensions and create the security and stability our world craves."

Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General 

10 December 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). 

This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 and sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.  

The year-long Human Rights 75 initiative seeks to shift the needle of understanding and action towards greater knowledge of the universality of the UDHR and the activism associated with it.

Council of Europe

@coe

• Theme 2023 : Freedom, Equality  and Justice for All 

In the (nearly) 75 years since the proclamation of the UDHR, human rights have advanced. However, progress does not mean the fight for rights and equality ever ends. 

On Human Rights Day, 10 December 2023, we will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Declaration, a milestone celebration called Human Rights 75 (HR 75). Human Rights Day will capture all the moments from this year’s commemoration and seeks to increase knowledge on the universality and indivisibility of human rights, especially among young people, inspire people to create a movement of shared humanity while empowering them to fight for their rights and take action.

Human rights gain new meaning when they become a reality in the daily life of every single person in the world. 

credits: UN

https://www.ohchr.org/

• Activities:

Motivate your students to join UDHR/ UN on the 75-day countdown to Human Rights Day on 10 December. Each day we'll be sharing stories, videos, fun facts and more to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Declaration.

If there was ever a moment to rekindle the hope of human rights for every person, it is now. And this moment will last throughout 2023 and beyond – a year of commemoration of one of the world’s most ground-breaking international commitments. 

The UDHR calls upon everybody to stand up for human rights. We all have a role to play.

Cross-curricular : Civics; History; Languages; Geography; Arts ; Sports ; History Music.

Level: All levels. You must adapt the resources and activities to the age and level you are teaching.

And now here the most-read posts of November:

Science : Wow ! The magic Leonids meteor shower ! Let's prepare for a fall meteor shower !

September in Review & International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls ! #NoExcuse !

Escolas : Sophia Mello Breyner Andresen, ' uma vida de poeta ' ! Recursos

Wherever you are I hope that you're having a safe time at school or on distance learning. Fourteen days for Christmas. Wow!

Take care.  Enjoy your life and profession. We are teachers for better and for worst. Students need teachers and teachers need students. An empty class must be terrible. We love to be teachers.

I'll be back posting the normal roundup next week.

G-Souto

10.12.2023
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Schools : Human Rights Day : All Humans Equal ! Resources & activities !

 

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"(...) human rights must be the bedrock for all progress moving forward."

Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

In times of crisis such as the current Covid-19 pandemic, striving to ensure that all human enjoy equal rights, such as equal access to healthcare, education and public space is ever more important.

Theme 2021: Equality 

This year’s Human Rights Day theme relates to 'Equality' and Article 1 of the UDHR – “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”

This must start as early as possible, on the benches of schools. UNESCO is leading human rights education, to ensure all girls and boys know their rights and those of others. This is the spirit for global citizenship education, to strengthen respect for cultural diversity on the basis of solidarity and shared rights. 

This is why UNESCO is launching today its Global Education Monitoring Report on Youth and a campaign encouraging youth to hold governments accountable for ensuring everyone’s right to education.

The principles of equality and non-discrimination are at the heart of human rights. Equality is aligned with the 2030 Agenda and with the UN approach set out in the document Shared Framework on Leaving No One Behind: Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Heart of Sustainable Development. 

Equality, inclusion and non-discrimination, in other words - a human rights-based approach to development  - is the best way to reduce inequalities and resume our path towards realising the 2030 Agenda.

https://www.un.org/

• Rebuild better, fairer, greener 

Equal opportunities for youth

Successive financial and health crises have had long-lasting and multidimensional impacts on millions of young people. Unless their rights are protected, including through decent jobs and social protection, the “COVID generation” runs the risk of falling prey to the detrimental effects of mounting inequality and poverty.

Reversing vaccine inequality and injustice

Vaccine injustice through unfair vaccine distribution and hoarding contravenes international legal and human rights norms and the spirit of global solidarity. The call for a common agenda and a new social contract between Governments and their people is the need of the hour so as to rebuild trust and to ensure a life of dignity for all.

Advancing the right to healthy environment and climate justice

Environmental degradation, including climate change, pollution and nature loss, disproportionately impacts persons, groups and peoples in vulnerable situation

Equality is... ending digital exclusion

https://www.standup4humanrights.org/

Building resilience through equality inclusion and human rights

Equality and non-discrimination are key to prevention: all human rights for all ensure everyone has access to the preventive benefits of human rights but, when certain people or groups are excluded or face discrimination, the inequality will drive the cycle of conflict and crisis.

Education

I write often about Human Rights in education. Quality education based on a human rights approach means that rights are implemented throughout the whole education system and in all learning environments.

Teachers can hold activities and events at school. We must stimulate the interest  of our students every day by the acts we share in the classroom.

Fighting the injustice of inequality, promoting solidarity, non-discrimination, respect and similar values.

Let us draw inspiration from some good actions to strengthen respect for human rights to children and young people. 

credits: Adobe stock

Activities: Education transform lives

• Ask yout students to read the illustration version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Do students know what their rights are ? The Declaration is translated into at least 435 languages and dialects;

• Organize lecture series, film or steaming series, book discussions, news, workshops, debates among students, parents, on human rights;
• Take part in human campaigns of the day at school;

• Get out school with your students and help other young people and old people within  your community;
• Wear a t-shirt on Human Rights Day. Make a t-shirt made just stating that is Human Rights Day (cross-curricular);

• Ask your students (Secondary education) to write out a specific article from the United Nations Declaration;
• Invite them to promote human rights on Twitter (school account)

Resources:

• Nobel Peace Prize 

We can't forget this year, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 "for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents."

• UNESCO

Teachers will find a variety of educational resources  on Unesco website

• UN

Human Rights Day here

• EU

Also on the EU and Human Rights website your students can be informed on EU actviities and reports : Secondary education ; Vocational and Higher Education.

G-Souto

10.12.2021

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November in Review & Youth Stand Up for Human Rights !

credits: UN

https://www.standup4humanrights.org/

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

This year, it celebrates the contribution and promise of young people who change the world for the better.

"There are more adolescents and young adults alive today than at any other time in human history and they are generally better educated, healthier and have greater access to technology and information that can be leveraged to stand up for human rights."

credits: UN

https://www.un.org/en/

Youth participation is essential to achieve sustainable development for all. Empowering youth to better know and claim their rights will generate global benefits.

This Human Rights Day highlights the role of young people and their participation in social movements to stand up for human rights and bring change.

Teachers can find UN materials here and some resources and activities in posts of mine written on this blog to celebrate Human Rights Day!

My usual readers know I usually write in English, French and Portuguese. In November, my posts were written in English and French.

And now, time to the review of the most popular posts of November.

Here are the most popular posts of the last month:

History of Europe : The Fall of Berlin Wall : resources 

La BD : On fête l'anniversaire d' Astérix en cours de langues : La Fille de Vercingétorix, par Toutatis ! 

World Science Day For peace and Development ! 

Traditions : Family & friends : Happy Thanksgiving ! 

World Philosophy Day : resources 


Schools : CRC30Years : The 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child : resources 

Christmas season is there. Hoping you are enjoying to teach your new students! Oh! I see! Time for tests! Remember, students are much more than tests! Be kind, they are fighting for our rights!

"Never too Young to Save the World."

G-Souto

06.10.2019

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