Universal human rights begin at home

Dear True:

Where do universal rights begin?

"In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerned citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world."

— Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of the former USA President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Chair of the United Nations Commission that wrote the Universal Declaration in 1948.

Anyone interested in finding out more about the Human Rights contained in the UN Declaration of Human Rights and how we can educate others on these, please contact Bev Miller, local representative of Youth for Human Rights at 218-370-9320 or bevmiller@boreal.org.

Or, visit http://www.youthforhumanrights.org for more information. Lesson Plans and activities for "human rights ambassadors" of all ages are freely available.

Remember, at our local caucuses we voted to uphold these rights---are you sure you know what all 30 of these are?

Thanks True-

Sincerely,

Bev Miller