Resource Kit

1. Resource Kit

2. UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on December 10, 1948, as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. “We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and the life of all mankind. This declaration may well become the international Magna Carta for all men everywhere.” Source: standup4humanrights.org — Eleanor Roosevelt Watch this UN Human Rights video on the history of the UDHR

3. ARTICLES RIGHT TO EDUCATION RIGHT TO LEISURE AND REST RIGHT TO ADEQUATE STANDARD OF LIVING FREE AND EQUAL RIGHT TO SOCIAL SECURITY RIGHT TO WORK RIGHT TO CULTURAL, ARTISTIC AND SCIENTIFIC LIFE FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY ACCESS TO JUSTICE RIGHT TO EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE RIGHTS ARE INALIENABLE RIGHT TO RECOGNITION BEFORE THE LAW FREEDOM FROM TORTURE FREEDOM FROM ARBITRARY DETENTION FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION RIGHT TO LIFE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL RIGHT TO MARRIAGE AND TO FOUND A FAMILY RIGHT TO PRIVACY RIGHT TO ASYLUM RIGHT TO A FREE AND FAIR WORLD FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF DUTY TO YOUR COMMUNITY FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION RIGHT TO NATIONALITY FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY RIGHT TO PARTAKE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS RIGHT TO OWN PROPERTY

4. GLOBAL TO LOCAL: CITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES & AROUND THE WORLD https://youtu.be/7gFAVXp2dO0 In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the UDHR, the event drew hundreds of USC and Los Angeles community members, students, organizers, activists and consular representatives to USC Bovard Auditorium. Watch the symposium HIGHLIGHTS https://youtu.be/TRxnRrgMt0s Speakers from academia, the United Nations, government and civil society discussed why, and how, human rights matter and can make a difference for sustainable development, health and well-being locally and around the world. Watch the highlights

5. "This 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights we celebrate the city and we invite national and local authorities, civil society actors and local government officials into this global movement. A global movement for human rights and for a shift, a shift to the point where cities defend rights, stand up for rights." KATE GILMORE UNITED NATIONS DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBAL TO LOCAL: CITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES & AROUND THE WORLD FIRE, AIM, READY Watch her TEDxPlaceDesNations talk

6. HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIDEO BACKGROUND: READ HISTORY, PRINCIPLES, AND PRACTICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRACTICE: SDGS, HIV & HUMAN RIGHTS: ADVANCING EQUALITY, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE ASSESSING CHANGES IN HIV-RELATED LEGAL AND POLICY ENVIRONMENTS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A MULTI-COUNTRY EVALUATION NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND HUMAN RIGHTS: GLOBAL SYNERGIES, GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES VIDEO ENGAGING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE EVOLVING ZIKA VIRUS EPIDEMIC HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE: FROM HIV/AIDS TO EBOLA GLOBAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS WITH DR. GREG MARTIN

7. HOW CAN CITIES LEAD THE WAY? Cities can — and should — support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to uplift human rights. Learn about the SDGs at sustainabledevelopment.un.org “The SDGs are an operating plan for the human rights declaration, if we don't integrate a solid loyalty to the principles of human rights in that plan, it will fundamentally fail to do anything about people left behind.” — Kate Gilmore, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Devex Q&A: As demographics change, cities play key role in advancing the SDGs READ bit.ly/2C3mOsx LESSONS FROM LOS ANGELES LA is taking steps to #StandUp4HumanRights by • ensuring plans for the 2028 Olympics support the SDGs. • partnering with students from USC and other schools to monitor progress. • referencing SDGs throughout its new sustainability plan. Read more: bit.ly/2NAnE4u

8. "Whether it is a slave who tries to make sure there is an end to slavery but never dies free, a woman who tries to seek a vote for women but never gets to do that in a ballot, we know issues like homelessness, issues of racism are sometimes above our reach, exceeding our grasp, but know that that is the work we will continue to do." ERIC GARCETTI MAYOR, CITY OF LOS ANGELES GLOBAL TO LOCAL: CITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES & AROUND THE WORLD

9. MAYORS PLEDGE Mayors from around the world joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in taking the pledge to stand up for human rights. Challenge your city leaders to #StandUp4HumanRights. Watch the pledge

10. IN CONVERSATION Thought leaders and advocates exchanged insight into the human rights challenges and ways to overcome them - learn more in the following pages. ELIZABETH COUSENS CANDACE CABLE RAFAEL AGUSTIN ALYSSA MILANO GIGI GORGEOUS

11. "Whether it’s about standing up for the rights of women, LGBTI people, migrants, journalists, disabled people, refugees, minorities and marginalized populations—or climate justice, which spans geographies and generations—human rights are core to all the challenges we face today and fundamental to all future possibilities." ELIZABETHCOUSENS DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION GLOBAL TO LOCAL: CITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES & AROUND THE WORLD

12. “[Disability is] an identity that people all over the world identify with and all of us will identify with it at one time or another because if we’re living, we’re aging and age-related disabilities will affect us.” CANDACE CABLE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE/PARALYMPIAN/OLYMPIAN AND ADVOCATE GLOBAL TO LOCAL: CITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES & AROUND THE WORLD

13. “I greatly appreciate this panel that highlights that when it comes to LGBTQ rights, women's rights, and immigrant rights, it's all one in the same because it's all human rights and I think once we start accepting that, we'll be in a better place and maybe the answer is to not build bigger walls but to build longer tables.” RAFAEL AGUSTIN ACTIVIST FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH THE ARTS GLOBAL TO LOCAL: CITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES & AROUND THE WORLD '

14. "If we don't fix the systemic sexism that goes on globally, and the misogyny that goes on globally, we are going to have a very hard time fixing all of human rights." ALYSSA MILANO ACTRESS AND ACTIVIST GLOBAL TO LOCAL: CITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES & AROUND THE WORLD

15. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned from being online, it’s if you say something out loud and put it out there, if you affect one person’s life — that’s priceless.” GIGI GORGEOUS ACTIVIST, AUTHOR, DIGITAL CREATOR GLOBAL TO LOCAL: CITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES & AROUND THE WORLD

16. #STANDUP4HUMANRIGHTS ACTIVITY 01 02 03 Create a presentation or video centered on solutions to current human rights challenges Interview local advocates for human rights and discover the work being done in your community Write a story about a time you stood up for someone's rights—and share it! Use our playlist Submit to the UN

17. TAKE THE PLEDGE Help raise awareness! Record yourself taking the pledge and post it to your social media using the hashtag #StandUp4HumanRights. I will respect your rights regardless of who you are. I will uphold your rights even when I disagree with you. When anyone’s human rights are denied, everyone's rights are undermined, so I will STAND UP. I will raise my voice. I will take action. I will use my rights to stand up for your rights. standup4humanrights.org/en/thank-you.html

18. ESSAY TOPICS Unleash your imagination! Use these topics to encourage awareness and creative discussion around health and human rights. 1 In what ways can advances in technology, media and entertainment impact policy, advocacy and awareness of human rights? 2 What role can cities play in advancing gender equality and women's human rights? 3 How do we continue to advance the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and keep it a living document for years to come? What can businesses, advocates, and decision makers do to be more inclusive of disabled, immigrant, LGBT, homeless and minority populations in their efforts to ensure equal rights? 4 Want some inspiration from our future leaders? Los Angeles youth spoke up about gender equality, homelessness, technology, immigration and LGBTQI equality at the 2018 Youth Solutions Summit. Learn more

19. VIDEO RESOURCES Get a well-rounded view of the history behind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as its importance for the future.

20. "Poverty, climate change, homelessness, and inequality, at USC we see ourselves as having a special responsibility in finding solutions to these seemingly impossible problems and the UN's goals for sustainable development serve as a guide to tackling those challenges." WANDA AUSTIN INTERIM PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GLOBAL TO LOCAL: CITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES & AROUND THE WORLD

21. “Research and education: that is what universities do, but also working in larger networks outside of our own bubble to effect change by being diverse and inclusive on our campuses.” MICHAEL QUICK PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, USC GLOBAL TO LOCAL: CITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES & AROUND THE WORLD

22. "Let's not stop here, let's continue the conversation, let's commit to uphold our actions in terms of what... it means for the UDHR and what it represents here in Los Angeles and to people around the world today and over the next decade." SOFIA GRUSKIN DIRECTOR, USC INSTITUTE ON INEQUALITIES IN GLOBAL HEALTH GLOBAL TO LOCAL: CITIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES & AROUND THE WORLD

23. TAKE ACTION standup4humanrights.org/take-action.html