The Tennessee Celebration of International Human Rights Day will take place in person on December 8th.
Tennesseans will gather in person for the first time in three
years on December 8, 2022 to celebrate International Human Rights Day. During
the event, leaders are acknowledged, and awards will go to human rights
champions in three categories: Rising Advocate, Outstanding Service and
Lifetime Achievement.
The planning committee has just announced the
theme of the 2022 event will be “Advancing Universal Freedom,” and will focus
on Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “Everyone is
entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms
set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized.”
A committee of human rights organizations, nonprofits, and
advocates, including the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, Metro Human
Relations Commission, United Nations Association, Amnesty International,
Tennessee United for Human Rights, the Church of Scientology, and others, work
together each year to plan the event.
“Human Rights Day gives the community a chance
to acknowledge advocates and leaders while also learning more about what human
rights really mean for all people,” says planning committee chair Rev. Brian
Fesler, pastor of the Church of Scientology in Nashville.
The event will also have speakers, entertainment
and various exhibits from human rights organizations. All information regarding
the event can be found on the website www.tnuhr.org.
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