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>Summary: In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the
>Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations
>has commissioned a Global Atlas of Human Rights.  Directed
>toward youth aged 15-18, it will contain biography-based
>education about a worldwide group of activists working in
>both local and global causes. Please help us with this
>exciting project by replying to this email with your
>nominations for activists or groups who should be included.
>We would also love to hear from you with ideas for the
>project itself.
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>    The United Nations is preparing a Global Atlas of Human
>    Rights. This Atlas is a youth-directed story-based
>    curriculum designed to educate, inspire, and empower a
>    worldwide youth audience. The project will come in two
>    forms, a printed book and a website. The book will
>    contain stories from activists whose work relate to the
>    articles of the UHDR. Also, the book will present
>    concrete steps for action which the youth audience can
>    follow to get involved in the Human Rights movement.
>    Designed with the current worldwide youth market firmly
>    in mind, the book strives to introduce a new generation
>    into the global struggle for human rights.
>
>    The website will contain more in-depth information, plus
>    curricula for teachers and other leaders who are using
>    the Atlas. Hopefully, it will also include a multimedia
>    repository, games, etc.
>
>    On the whole, this project has a thrilling potential to
>    reach a vast audience. But it needs your help.
>    Specifically, we need two things. First, and most
>    important, we need nominations for activists or groups
>    who should be included in the work. They must be a truly
>    international bunch, with no one region or country
>    over-represented. They can be active in global issues,
>    or locally in their own backyards. Hopefully, they will
>    have been active at the age of the audience (15-18) so
>    that that audience can relate more fully to their
>    experiences. Please reply to this email with your
>    nominations, and I will get in touch with you about your
>    nominations. Or, just tell me who I should call to
>    solicit nominations. The scope of this project, and the
>    short time we have to complete it, mean that any
>    nominations you can submit will make a big difference in
>    the final quality of the work.
>
>    Secondly, I believe that this Atlas should be put
>    together with a big consortium of human rights workers.
>    If you are willing to donate a bit of your time toward
>    writing, editing, page layout or graphic design for the
>    Atlas, you would be helping in a cause that binds us all
>    together: telling the Story of human rights. Most of
>    this work would be pro bono, but heavy involvement could
>    involve some compensation. Also, if you have any
>    suggestions as to printers or designers who might be
>    willing to donate their time or services, please email
>    those to me as well.
>
>    Thank you for your time in reading this. This project, I
>    believe, represents a departure from most work by and
>    around human rights. Rather than an academic curriculum,
>    it's a dynamic piece of storytelling designed to inspire
>    youth worldwide. With your help, it could have quite an
>    impact. In any case, I hope you find it useful and enjoy
>    it when the Atlas appears.
>
>Mitch Stripling
>Global Atlas for Human Rights
>Project Associate
>Email me directly: mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Phone at the UN: (212) 963-3167
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