Participants
produce a creative expression
of an article of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
This activity can be modified
to make the resulting creations
into a guessing game, a community
presentation, or a celebration
for December 10, Human Rights
Day. Participants could also create
posters to serve as reminders
for creating a human rights environment
or community.
| Time: |
Variable |
| Materials: |
Copies
of the UDHR, complete
or simplified
version
Art supplies |
| Setting: |
Elementary
school - Adult groups |
1. Working
individually or in small groups,
participants select an article
of the UDHR that they feel is
especially important. They might
illustrate a right enjoyed, denied,
defended, or all three.
2. Create
–
- a skit
or mime
- a graphic
illustration or mural
- a song,
dance, proverb, or game (these
might include adaptations of
traditional culture)
- a poem
or story
- a commercial
advertisement
- a flag
or a banner
Note:
The project should not reveal
the number of the article it illustrates.
3. When the
projects are complete, ask each
team or individual to show their
creation. The rest of the participants
try to guess which article of
the UDHR is illustrated. When
it is correctly identified, the
person or team that answers correctly
reads the full article aloud.
These presentations might be structured
as a team competition with points
to the teams that identify the
correct article.
Going
Further
1. Display
– Post graphic illustrations
in a library, children’s
museum, or community building
or use them to create a calendar
or a mural.
2. Present
– The skits, mimes, songs,
dances, or writings can be presented
as a performance for classmates,
parents, or other groups in the
community.
3. Celebrate
– One can celebrate Human
Rights Day by planning a December
10th Festival around these materials.
Invite your local newspaper, TV
stations, and public officials.
Adaptation
1. Posters
for Public Places –
Create illustrations or posters
that remind others that human
rights should be part of everyone’s
lives. For example, create posters
that remind everyone that the
workplace or school is a "human
rights community." Where
special problems exist, these
posters could serve as a basis
for action. Strategize how to
use these posters to ensure
that rights are honored and
changes take place in your community.
Source: Human
Rights Educators’ Network,
Amnesty International USA
