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Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world... THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and nations... Preamble Part III, "Activities for Introducing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," provides a sampler of approaches to this foundation document of human rights for a variety of ages (preschool through adult) and subject areas (e.g., literature, history, current events, and science and technology). The activities offer many ways of learning (e.g., critical thinking, artistic expression, story telling, role playing, cooperative research, and small group work and discussion). Many activities conclude with suggestions for developing the activity further. Most activities in Part III lead directly to opportunities to develop human rights skills such as analysis of experience from a human rights perspective and taking responsible action to promote and defend human rights. When confronted with injustice and oppression, people often feel powerless and overwhelmed. Opportunities for even a simple action like signing a petition can be empowering, and every human rights activity like these in Part III should include some action opportunity. On the other hand, because people will always differ about how much action they feel comfortable taking, a choice of several actions should be made available, and no one should ever feel any pressure to take action at all. Discussion and ideas for following up on these activities with action are found in Part IV, Taking Action for Human Rights. Annotated bibliographical information on the rich variety of sources that inspired these activities as well as all documents referred to in the text are found in Part V, Appendices.
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