10 Actions You Can Take to Honor International Human Rights Day 2016

We have compiled a short list of things you can do to honor human rights day and take action in your own community. What are some other things you can do?

If you use social media in your action, feel free to tag us at:

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1. Share this copy of the UDHR by Zen Pencils in your workplace: http://bit.ly/1clyUX0.

2. Support the local efforts of grassroots human rights organizations, a list includes the following from the U.S. Human Rights Network: http://bit.ly/2hrIhPc.

3. Find and support an LGBTQ prisoner pen pal through Black & Pink: www.blackandpink.org/pen-pals/.

4. Volunteer and donate your time with a human rights education organization like The Global Human Rights and Education Training Centre: www.hrea.org/get-involved/volunteer.

5. Educate yourself and take a free online human rights course. A list of courses can be found here: http://bit.ly/2fO4WY7.

6. Learn more about the crisis in Syria and donate to the International Rescue Committee here: https://www.rescue.org/country/syria.

7. Participate in the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Human Rights Day campaign: www.standup4humanrights.org/en/.

8. Contribute a book for a library or school focusing on human rights from this list: http://bit.ly/2gqVJF6.

9. Learn more about the Movement for Black Lives and start a campaign here: http://bit.ly/2c4LN1j.

10. Participate in Amnesty International U.S.A.’s “The America I Believe In” Campaign: americaibelievein.amnestyusa.org.