Wednesday, October 26, 2011

November 14th: Human Rights

"In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem."
George Carlin

but also...


"Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another."
Author Unknown



The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
(Special thanks to Annette, Marie-Christine, and Yan)

7 comments:

  1. Hi all- I'll try to join this Tuesday evening. So... what article to bring?
    Searching for Human Rights in google news gives Syria, 'Occupy Wall Street', Mexico, and Falun Gong in Vietnam as current topics. I'll read a few of these articles and try to find something interesting. Look forward to it!
    -Boaz

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  2. Hi Boaz,
    I hope you find something you related to. Maybe one of these articles will make you want to look for something else. (That's kind of what happened to me.)

    Watch out for one thing though: we're meeting on MONDAY!

    See you then :)

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  3. Ok, thanks Hélène... I probably I would have tried for Tuesday if you didn't remind me.
    I think I'll read a bit about Syria and bring in something to discuss about that, since I know so little about that part of the world.

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  4. Abuse of Power: where it all begins, to me.

    'Abuse involves behavior patterns that involve one or all of the following: Rejecting, Degrading, Terrorizing, Isolating, Corrupting, Exploiting, Denying Emotional Responsiveness.'

    http://www.factscourtwatch.org/Emotional-Psychological%20Abuse%20Fact%20Sheet.htm
    and
    http://helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_types_signs_causes_effects.htm

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  5. Temple Grandin: being human...

    http://www.grandin.com/

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  6. Interesting discussion, and good to see the articles here. Good points about how basic respect for other life is the basis of human rights. Here is wikipedia on human rights, and for the more recent framework, there is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was written in 1948.

    The article I brought about Syria was here.

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  7. To have a more global view, and because I am not a "speciesist":
    http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=801102045106765290
    And because we humans are now 7 billion +! This one takes a more positive view: http://7billionactions.org/
    So I am thinking about nature/earth rights and animal rights, and things I have wondered about since being in France:
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8666694/Foie-gras-diplomatic-spat-between-France-and-Germany-intensifies.html
    Anyone ever eaten one of these?!: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/aug/31/france-activists-poaching-endangered-ortolan

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