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Second Arizona Human Rights Global Youth Leadership Conference.

The vision is to empower Student Leaders ( middle school through college), with the support of Community Leaders, to find their passion and take ACTION, working locally and globally so that all people can realize their Human Rights.

The goals are to provide an opportunity for Arizona Student Leaders and Community Leaders to:

¨ Become aware of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

¨ Understand the meaning of each right; and
¨ Empower youth to make connections, learn skills and take ACTION in their communities.

WHAT
Student and community leaders will be working side by side toward creating a new civilization as they build a network for collaborative youth leadership.

WHERE
TBA

WHEN
TBA

THE VISION

All people will know their Human Rights.

THE MISSION

To empower Student Leaders, with the support of Community Leaders, to find their passion and take ACTION, working locally and globally so that all people can realize their Human Rights.

"Youth are volunteering at record rates, more than any other generation in history," says Steve Culbertson, president and CEO of Youth Service America. "With 24-hour Internet and news shows, young people are exposed to global coverage, and they are reacting to it now, not waiting until they are adults, to make a difference in the world."

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See the U.N. website --http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html -- On 10 December 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."

Dignity and Justice for All of Us - http://www.knowyourrights2008.org http://www.un.org/works/sub4.asp?lang=en&id=8