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Videos
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Causecast featured organization Human Rights Action Center encourages to have the Universal Declaration of Human Rights printed in passports as the official documentation of the world.
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Will Ferrell | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, actor Will Ferrell campaigns to free Burma.
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Jennifer Aniston and Woody Harrelson | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, actors Jennifer Aniston and Woody Harrelson campaign to free Burma.
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Wally Langham | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, actor Wally Langham campaigns to free Burma.
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Davood Roostaei | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, painter Davood Roostaei campaigns to free Burma.
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Jackson Browne | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, musician Jackson Browne campaigns to free Burma.
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Julie Benz | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, actor Julie Benz campaigns to free Burma.
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We Have A Voice | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. This video campaigns for a free Burma.
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Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, actors Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen campaign to free Burma.
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Eddie Izzard | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, actor Eddie Izzard campaigns to free Burma.
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Jorja Fox and Eric Szmanda | Human Rights Month
Join Causecast, Human Rights Action Center, Jack Healey and Aung San Suu Kyi in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2008. Human Rights day is celebrated to promote the universal human right, to live and to do so peacefully. This day was declared to raise awareness of human rights and of those who are deprived of these rights. Get involved by signing the petition at OneDayForHumanRights.com which will be presented to Obama and his administration in January, requesting that he give the order to print the declaration in every US passport, setting a precedent that other governments will hopefully adopt. In this video, actors Jorja Fox and Eric Szmanda campaign to free Burma.
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Know Your Rights: Univ. Dec. of Human Rights on US Passports
Nobel Peace prize-winning Aung San Suu Kyi, Prime Minister elect of Burma, has been censored, monitored and put under house arrest for the last 16 years by the military regime. Human rights are broken every day all over the world. Printing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, written by Eleanor Roosevelt and ratified by the U.N. in 1948, is the first step for everyone in the world to know and defend their rights.
Articles
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Twenty Years Later, U.S. Still Yet To Ratify Convention On Childrens' Rights
Despite being a leader in the writing of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the United States has still failed to ratify the Convention 20 years later.
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Psychologists Vote to End Interrogation Consultations
Members of the American Psychological Association have voted to stop consulting military and C.I.A. interrogators about Guantanamo Bay interrogation procedur... -
Overseas Aid The First Victim Of The Economic Crisis
Many fear that the credit crisis means that the people who will suffer most are those who were receiving overseas aid. “Donors must not make overseas aid the... -
UN World Food Day Sees Food Crisis on Horizon
Kenya marks World Food Day as gas prices drive up the price of food.
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The Sex Workers Project Welcomes Increased Protections for Trafficked Persons
This week, in the waning days of the 110th Congress, the House and Senate passed the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.
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Aid work 'increasingly hazardous'
Aid agencies are struggling to help those most in need as operating environments become increasingly hazardous, a medical charity said.
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Obama And The Rise Of Secular Spirituality
It's rare enough for an incoming President to inspire such a flood of hope and optimism.
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Armenian artists to join Global Soul 2009
Jewish World Watch (JWW) will host Global Soul, an evening of music, culture, and genocide awareness at the Skirball Cultural Center.
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Under Fire: White Phosphorus, Civilians, and Arkansas
White phosphorus, often supplied by the US, has accounted for approximately 100 deaths and injuries in Gaza, as of February 3.
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Market solutions to poverty are very much in vogue. These solutions, which include services and products targeting consumers at the “bottom of the pyramid,”.
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HBO's Death on a Factory Farm chronicles cruelty
It’s not something you see every day: a large sow hanging by its neck from a forklift, kicking and swinging through the air until it’s dead.
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Slave Hunter: Aaron Cohen, 21st Century Emancipator
Aaron Cohen's Slave Hunter is on bookstore shelves today. Buy it, read it and then get involved! Human trafficking is one of our most ignored tragedies.
Events
- International Human Rights Day Location: Everywhere!
- Voices for Justice: Human Rights Watch Annual Dinner Location: The Beverly Hilton: 9876 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, CA 90210
- 2009 Annual Meeting Seizing the Moment, Building the Movement Location: The 2009 AGM will be held in Boston, MA, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, from March 27-29, 2009.
- Mustache March - SXSW 2009 Location: SXSW
- SXSW Benefit for HOPE Location: Austin, TX @Speakeasy
- "Torture: Too High a Cost" Location: Washington DC
- CRUDE, The Real Price of Oil Location: Nationwide (See movie listings.)
- FLASH MOB FOR BURMA Location: Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA Between California and Millwood
- Tapologo Documentary Film Screening Location: Location: Causecast headquarters in Santa Monica 969 Colorado Blvd
- Amnesty International's Global Write-a-thon Location: everywhere
- Town Hall Meeting Location: Regency Center, 1290 Sutter St., San Francisco, Grand Ball Room
- Day Without A Gay Location: Everywhere!
Organizations
People
- ibstvliberty
- Februarybaby GREENVILLE, IL
- Leah Lindsey NYC, NY
- Jim Kross San Francisco, CA
- Nate Israel Los Angeles, CA
- dusteallen Sullivan, IL
- NYOF Sausalito, CA
- Jack Healey
- Bands For Lands Boulder, CO
- Siobhan
- amyC Anaheim, CA
- abby_rose Portland, MAINE
Blog posts
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Happy Birthday, Declaration of Human Rights
Sixty years ago, the best document ever written came together in Paris under the leadership of Eleanor Roosevelt. It is called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That's the good news. The b...
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One Day for Human Rights Stop & Think for one minute about the Children with Autism
If you’re a blogger, podcaster, or videomaker, you know how much freedom you experience- I’m sure after Thanksgiving you’ve had a chance to be grateful for everything you have… which includes the p...
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So this weekend I went to an awesome human rights rally... my first big rally ever! It was so great to see so many people all supporting something so powerful. I can't wait to upload the pictures!
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Just got back from another Human Rights Campaign meeting and I'm super excited about what we're going to accomplish this year! We've got a ton planned but I'm so happy about becoming more involved ...
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WITNESS is holding Seeding trainings in Venice, Italy and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 22, 2008 Program Coordinator for Europe and the former Soviet Union Violeta Krasnic trains human rights ac...
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Hi I’m Aaron Cohen, a human rights activist who works in the area of slave retrievals. That’s right! Slavery is NOT history. It’s the fastest growing illegal business in the world. I started my act...
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What's my Cause? Thats tough. I mean, the ability of every person on this planet to have access to basic necessities and an opportunity for economic success is my hope in life. I guess that wou...
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What's my Cause? Thats tough. I mean, the ability of every person on this planet to have access to basic necessities and an opportunity for economic success is my hope in life. I guess that wou...
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A lot of people probably notice the “religious” tattoos I have on my arm and back. While this might leave me pigeonholed in many people’s minds, I have hope that people will get to know me and see ...
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“Hope has two beautiful daughters- their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are and Courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.” –St. Augustine A couple years ago,...
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Transcending the text and uniting people online live
A small team of us in Santa Monica, California have been in contact with political blogs in creating a large online gathering for people to communicate with one another about the elections LIVE. O...
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For some time, my goal was to get an important record label job; find bands, and be a facilitator for people’s dreams. Over a few years of working for people that I did not see eye to eye with, I b...
