Note: You can focus your activities around various human rights related days that occur throughout the year.

In the community:

• Display a copy of the Universal Declaration prominently in your school, organization or workplace.
• Include an article on the Universal Declaration in a newsletter, newspaper or magazine; or devote an entire issue to this topic.
• Invite guest speakers on human rights themes.
• Organize an exhibit of information and books at a school, library, shopping centre or office building lobby.
• Organize a public reading of the Declaration in school, at a library or during a public event.
• Sponsor art and writing competitions on the Universal Declaration.
• Organize a play or cultural event.
• Ask your municipality to issue a proclamation.

• Review your employment policies to eliminate systemic discrimination.
• Include information about the Universal Declaration in pay envelopes, bills and flyers.

• Encourage your class or school to develop its own charter of rights and responsibilities.
• Discuss current events and identify relevant human rights issues.
• Organize a student group to to combat harassment and name-calling, to promote the right to be different and to ensure that everyone has the same opportunities.
• Encourage training programmes to help teachers to present human rights education material.

Become familiar with the Universal Declaration.
You can play an important role in the promotion of equality and fairness, which are underlying principles of the Universal Declaration, by:
being aware of your rights and of your responsibility to respect the rights of others;
recognizing that we are all individuals with unique abilities and needs;
avoiding stereotypes based on race, sex, disability, etc.;
accommodating the special needs of others whenever possible;
speaking out against discriminatory comments and conduct;
supporting those who are discriminated against;
being constantly aware of the need to ensure equality of opportunity and fairness in your daily activities.

More ideas from the:

United Nations Association of Canada
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights