Civil Society Project
JDS
“An existence worth of Human Dignity”
(Article 23 UN Declaration of Human Rights)
Tuning in –
What is Civil Society – what do these words mean – discussion and brain storm
Read “Every Human has Rights”
Watch "Survival in Sarajevo" and discuss what these people did
Finding out -
Go over UN Declaration of Human Rights with the class – read each article and discuss what it means and if they think it is happening – students are to track on the articles that they think are not happening and why/where
Sorting out -
Students are to pick three articles that they said are not happening – preferably in the US and in Seattle more specifically and see if they can think of a NGO that is helping to meet this right if the government is not
Drawing Conclusions –
Discuss what rights are not met and how they are met – what does this tell us about the different groups responsible for a civil society – MLK, Mandela and Pirkei Avot quotes
Students are asked to reflect on what “an existence worthy of Human Dignity” means to them
Going Further/Taking Action –
In small groups -
Select an organization that is providing a human need/right here in the Seattle area
Research this organization and what they do/who they serve/how they are funded
Make a video or other multimedia presentation about the organization and its work
Border Jumping –
Share our videos with other schools doing this project and watch their videos