UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION

 

OF HUMAN RIGHTS (1948)

 

On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears in the following pages. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories." ( read complete declaration)

 

 

 

 

DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

 

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. 

"..We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their CREATOR, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness...." (continue reading declaration)

 

 

 

 

 

UNDERGROUND YOUTH MOVEMENT

 

20 undocumented college and high school students came together and began asking what can they do to change their situation. After reading the D.R.E.A.M. A.C.T., they challenged the proposal and responded "Whose Dream is it Anyway!"

As a result, they have put together their own proposal, identification cards, key tags and have asked documented individuals to carry the cause for them in public as they work behind the scenes and push the movement forward from behind.

 

IMMIGRATION: THE HUMAN ELEMENT

Creating a profound human connection

 

There are approximately 15 million individuals known as undocumented immigrants in what is known today as the United States of America. Historical immigration policy has been based on fear focusing on the economic impact but not on the human impact. In order to achieve global sustainability, it must be measured by our efforts towards social justice. 

 

Immigrants want “the right to life, liberty and security of person as well as the right to leave any country, including his/her own, and to return to his/her country” (U.N. Declaration of Human Rights, 1948). U.S. citizens believe “that all men/women are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (Declaration of Independence, 1776).

In 1776, people protested as political slaves to King George only to become masters of slaves. In 1864, it took a president to free our country from slavery.

In 2009, it will take a president to free us from a new form of slavery and recognize immigrants as human beings not illegal aliens. In our human advancement, we must be able to move beyond from identifying people through a green card, a social security number, or an alien number to the simple yet profound acknowledgment of humanity that exists in all of us.

 

Set out before us is an audacious goal; present to our next president on Inauguration Day the power of people, money, and respect representing the voice of human solidarity.

 

1)      Provide 15 million signatures from U.S. citizens to represent the 15 million undocumented immigrants. A specific target of 3 million youth signatures to represent the 3 million undocumented youth requesting a humanistic immigration policy such as the DREAM ACT.

 

2)      Create something that represents the subtle reminder of our own humanity and parallel the experience of the hidden identity that so many children and adults live daily. Thus, we will reach 15 million people to carry an identification card simply named as Human Being that has a quote from U.N. Declaration of Human Rights and U.S. Declaration of Independence. Each card for $5 would be used in an effort to support the DREAM ACT, scholarships for immigrants attending college and a Conscious Leadership Institute for young people.

 

3)     On January 20^th, 2009 when our next president is inaugurated, a symbolic message:

·         15 million Lincoln bills

 

·         15 million voices and pledges of U.S. citizens

 

·         A message from one former president to another president:

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal” (November 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FACTS

Approximately 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States as of 2005
•         Over 3 million undocumented immigrants who are under the age of 18
•         2 million U.S. born children with at least one undocumented parent
•         Less than half of undocumented immigrants came across the U.S./Mexican border without detection
•         Over 94% of the 18 and over undocumented males work compared to 83% of 18 and over native-born males.
•         There is only one earth of which every human being is trying to survive in.