Declaration of Human Rights and Social Movements

Intro: One way to address the significance of a topic is to make connections to a larger issues and historical documents. Arguably, all of the movements we’ve been studying are connected to human rights. In 1948, the United Nations published the Declaration of Human Rights. This weekend, you will read this document and connect it to the social movement you studied.

Read: This weekend, read the preamble and declaration of human rights: http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/. As you read, consider the relevance of its date of publication and the rhetorical situation of the document.

Respond: How does this declaration provides context and a connection to the social movement/hashtag you studied? Write a 250-350 word blog post that answers the question:
How is the social movement you studied related to the pursuit of human rights? You can focus on how the movement fights for human rights or impedes human rights.

Critical Thinking:

• Is fully developed; it’s the equivalent of one notebook page in length (250-350 words) 
• It is centered on one important idea and is logically organized into one or two cohesive paragraphs 
• Includes evidence from the declaration of Human Rights 
• Includes a clear understanding of your chosen movement’s mission and key events if appropriate 
• Uses varied sentence structure and a conversational tone to engage the audience
• Contains few errors in spelling, grammar, and conventions 
• On time (10:00 pm on Sunday)