Date and time: Saturday, 13 February 2010, 1-2pm
Venue: New Academic Building, LSE (click here for a How to get to LSE location map)
On December 10 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Assembly called on Member States to publicise the text causing it to be displayed, disseminated, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions.
This event is one of a sequence, by artist Monica Ross, which continues the dialogue around the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, celebrating and honouring the human rights movement's founding principles.
This is your chance to participate in a collective recitation, from memory, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. You choose an article/s that means something to you, memorise and recite it in the language of your choice at LSE with Monica and others. Or, attend the event to witness others attempt to embed the Declaration in consciousness.
Choose your Article - and Language
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights contains 30 articles, 26 of which set out basic rights. The rights to life, privacy and fair treatment before the law are there, as are guarantees against torture, slavery, discrimination and arbitrary arrest. The civil liberties of free expression, assembly and association are included along with democratic right to participate in the government, and the social and economic rights to education, health, social security, health and leisure. Is one of these particularly important to you? Could you memorise and recite it?
PDF of the UDHR in English
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the most translated document of all time. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has been awarded the Guinness World Record for having collected, translated and disseminated the UDHR into more than 300 languages and dialects. Link to the UDHR translation index.
Register your interest
Keen to take part? Email arts.recital@lse.ac.uk with the following information:
Your full name (e.g. Ms Monica Ross)
Your chosen Article (e.g. Article 5: 'No-one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment')
Your chosen language (the language in which you will memorise and recite the Article)
Any relevant affiliation (e.g. MSc Human Rights student)
Your email address
Your telephone number
Any other information we might find relevant (e.g. why you want to recite a particular Article) No more than 150 words please.
We hope to accommodate as many as possible of those who express an interest in participating.
What's involved
In addition to committing to memorise and recite their Article at the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival on Saturday 13 February between 12 and 1pm, those chosen to participate will also need to be free to attend a rehearsal workshop on Wednesday 27 January at 6.30pm. More information will be sent to those who express their interest.
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