Posts Tagged ‘human rights’
Remember Them monument in Oakland
It is a very precise place. No plastic bags, no empty bottles, not even in the corners or under the bench. The red plastic edging seems to fence the monument in, to protect it from stranger things. The four bronzes inside are placed symmetrically on two sites framed by a gallery of little busts, bronzed…
Read MoreCity celebrates 61st anniversary of United Nations Declaration
Richmond officials observed the anniversary of the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights by gathering near a hub for day laborers and doling out coffee, pastries and educational literature for about 50 men who hang around looking for work.
Read MoreRichmond becomes ‘Human Rights City’
A unanimous resolution has established the 60-plus-year-old United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights as “guiding principles” in Richmond’s local governance.
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