“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
These are the first words of Article 1 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is a day to embrace diversity and work to end discrimination.
In the U.S., the LGBT community is only slowly gaining the legal rights as the larger society – with some achievements and some setbacks. Also, women are still not unambiguously declared equal in the constitution. Of course, even with the protection of the law, there is still racial discrimination to root out and eradicate. Around the world, examples of sexism, racism, and other forms of bigotry still exist and can be found and eliminated.
promote human rights.
Also on this date is Nobel Prize Day:
Watch the webcasts of the Nobel award ceremonies here.
You can also read about this year’s—or past years’–award recipients.
Create your own serious or seriously funny awards!
If you could name an award after yourself and pass out millions of dollars to worthy people, what sort of achievements would you award? What would your award look like?
Also on this date:
Poet Emily Dickinson’s birthday
Scientist Johannes Stöffler’s birthday
Human Rights Day
First “computer programmer” Ada Lovelace’s birthday
Settlers’ Day in Namibia
Nobel Prize Day
Mississippi’s Statehood Day
Huckleberry Finn Day
Birthday of author Clarice Lispector
Anniversary of a pro-democracy protest in Mongolia
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Historical anniversaries in December
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January holidays
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January birthdays
