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| "Human Rights in
Action" is a
project sponsored by the UN CyberSchoolBus
aiming to encourage school children to engage in the
exploration of Human Rights both in mind and deed.
The goal is to promote awareness and critical thinking
about human rights and to have students worldwide
engage in an exchange of ideas about human rights amongst
themselves and in both the local and global
community. As part of the project, the UN will be creating an Atlas of Action recording human rights initiatives developed by students worldwide. If you have done a human rights project or want to do one, you are invited to submit your project for inclusion on the Atlas. The Atlas will enable students to learn about human rights issues and action plans from their counterparts around the world. Student projects will serve as a testimonial to global human rights action. The Atlas will also be published and mailed to all participants. To submit your project, fill out a simple form. To submit your project via e-mail, send a message to globalteach_in@un.org requesting the "Human Rights Form." |
In addition to
the Atlas, the UN CyberSchoolBus is
sponsoring an interactive discussion about Human Rights
within the context of education. The purpose of
this discussion group is to examine the teaching of and
learning about human rights within schools and the
classroom. This discussion is open to all school
students and teachers, as well as individuals from
related organisations. If you have questions, ideas
or opinions about the teaching of human rights, the
subject of children's rights, the right to an education,
the right to a safe learning environment and all other
universal human rights, join the discussion list and
share them with others around the world. To subscribe the discussion, please send an e-mail message to LISTSERV@NETPALS.LSOFT.COM. In the text of the message, please write SUBSCRIBE HRACTION Firstname Lastname (i.e. your first and last name). You will receive a message asking you to confirm your subscription within 48 hours. You will then receive notice of confirmation as well as a welcome message which includes user information. Once the subscription has been confirmed, you may contribute to the discussion group by sending mail to HRACTION@NETPALS.LSOFT.COM. If you experience any difficulties, please send a message to globalteach_in@un.org. |
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