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Name: shout for your right
Website:
http://projects.takingitglobal.org/shout
Categories: Citizen Journalism
Education
Child & Youth Rights
Description:
shout for your right is a campaign organized by young people for young people, its goal is to
encourage them and to sensibilize them for human rights engagement.
By working with student groups and youth groups at amnesty international for several years,
we noticed the lack of a clear direction in the information for young people about human
rights.
An unambiguous address to the youth in the visual media is also absent.
Young people get to know the field of operation of human rights organizations mainly through
their parents, who are either themselves involved in such organizations or are themselves
interested in them.
But an awareness for ethics and justice, as well as defending human rights, are tasks, that
concern all of us. Especially young people walk this path into the future and set new values
and ways to act, that are authoritative for our society's development. That is why we must
start right there with informing the youth, educating and enlightening them.
In today's society we can witness more and more a seeming lack of interest in political
developments. The information rendered to us by the news is obviously being perceived, the
unhappiness among the people is also noticeable. But where is the reaction? Where is the
rightful rebellion? Who will stand up to say: „No, things can not go on like this!“? Economic
interests stand above humanity.
Injustice and military interventions are oviously accepted in silence. Where is the solidarity
among humans, care for each other and helpfulness?
Our campaign is meant to be youthful, fresh, direct and offensive.
We do not hesitate so speak up, to say what we think, because we are free to express
ourselves and we stand to our opinion.
We want to make a change, we are strong and focused.
We want to be taken seriously, especially because we are young and we have an unbiased
view on things. We can achieve something. We have potential.
That is why our slogan and appeal to the people is:
SHOUT FOR YOUR RIGHT AND FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Everybody owns the freedom of speech, of standing in for his opinion. If ordinary speech is not
being heard, then we decide to shout, instead of turning silent or speechless.
We support the idea that everybody has that right and seizes it, too, as change begins in
communication, exchange and attention drawn.
Our main task is to put up a network in this spirit that will enable young people, but also
adults, to get into contact with others who are interested, to say their thoughts and to become
active them.
In the long run, we want to sharpen the awareness of young people for our world and society,
and we want to draw their attention to the fact, that every single person is responsible for
himself and his environment. We understand that our work is a social mission with optimism
for a better future. shout for your right is a campaign, that was started in self initiative, it is
supported by the organizations „Aktion Weißes Friedensband“, „Unicef“, „terre des hommes“,
„Brot für die Welt“ and „Kindernothilfe“.
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