The rules and responsibilities in social organizations can either support or deny human rights.
An inquiry into:
- purpose of social organizations
- the relationship between rules, rights and responsibilites within social strutures (home, school, local, global communities)
- what makes a social organization successful
An inquiry into:
- purpose of social organizations
- the relationship between rules, rights and responsibilites within social strutures (home, school, local, global communities)
- what makes a social organization successful
Books
Combines photographs with poetry to offer an overview of the thirty rights granted to all people by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 341.4 EVE
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Explains the United Nations Convention on the rights of the child in words and pictures.
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When Jason asks his grandfather why people have trouble getting along, it makes them think about how things might be better if we looked past physical attributes to see the person underneath.
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Includes information of the quality of people's lives around the world, Food and nutrition, access to water, the air around us, housing conditions, health services, educational opportunities, working conditions, and dangerous situations.
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A commemorative edition of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights offers insight into the world's shared views about the rights of all people, with illustrations by artists from around the world. E 341.4 WE
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Includes information on basic human needs, human rights, human rights for children, children's rights at risk, human rights for all, war destroys human rights, global citizens make a difference. 323 WAT
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A collection of essays about children who have made notable achievements, arranged in the categories "Taking a Stand, " "Reaching Out to Others, " "Healing the Earth, " and "Creating a Safer Future, " accompanied by a handbook for young activists. 361.37 HOO
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Illustrations and simple text teaches children from around the world about diversity and how to assert their rights with integrity and responsibility. 323.3 BER
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In Dhaka, Bangladesh, as two girls work hard all day to help support their family by chipping bricks into small pieces, older sister Yasmin seeks a way to attend school and learn to read so that she can have a better life one day. E MAL
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An account of the life of Mary "Mother" Jones, a leading labor union and child labor activist in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Presented in graphic format.
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Abigail, Zack, Jacob, and Bo are going to jump back to the past to meet Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.! The kids need to convince Dr. King not to get discouraged and to lead one of his famous voting rights marches. Read on Tumblebooks.com
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A touching look at life in 1910 New York City through the eyes of a 10-year-old who has just emigrated from Russia. Joseph and his 17-year-old sister, Anna, are staying with their Aunt Sophie in her Lower East Side apartment. Joseph, who is placed in first grade because he doesn't speak English, yearns to make friends with boys his own age, and he gets involved with bullies who cut class and steal.
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Video
This is a 1950 biography of Jackie Robinson. More than anything it represents a significant milestone in baseball and the civil right movement.
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Websites
United Nations It's Your World: Human Rights - Gives information about the United Nations including issues and actions that are being taken.
What are Human Rights? - Photos and an explanation are what human rights are from the United Nations.
What are Human Rights? - Photos and an explanation are what human rights are from the United Nations.