As you know, our chapter has been working diligently on the "7 Days/7 Ways to Get Involved" week of events on the FAU Boca Raton campus, aimed at highlighting a different Amnesty International campaign for each day. This week starts off on Tuesday, October 24th with our United Nations Day celebration, and our promotional campaign to introduce the various articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as chartered by the United Nations. We've launched a DIY ("do-it-yourself") flyer initiative called "Write Your Rights!" where we have students personalize a piece of construction paper with their favorite article from the Declaration (viewed here on the UN website); and then we snap a Polaroid picture of them to attach to the flyer.
We even got the support and involvement from professors (like our advisor, Dr. Mark Frezzo of the Sociology department), Student Government leaders (President Kirk Murray, Chief Justice Farid Hamidzadeh, and Boca Raton Campus Senator Greg Wise), and other student clubs (such as the Muslim Student Organization, Association of Latin American Students, and OWL Radio)! Call Josef tomorrow, Monday, October 23rd, if you'd like to take part and add yourself to this awesome campaign.
In addition to the "Write Your Rights!" campaign, our students have worked very hard at assembling other aspects to this kick-off event. We also have created a massive handmade copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that will be rolled out on the Free Speech Lawn the day of our event for students to be able to read as they walk by.
Now here's where we need your help. We also want to "tag" the campus with sidewalk chalk to cite different articles of the Declaration. For example, Article 26 grants the right to education, so on the sidewalk near the Library leading into the Breezeway, we could write something illustrating that specific right for the students to see as they are arriving on campus. So if you can make it to school with your morning coffee at 7am on Tueday morning, October 24th, to begin the tagging, we will provide the chalk! Let your creativity and artistic talent shine-- and send a noble message to the campus at the same time. We know you've got that creative spark in you, so come on out and share it!
Well, that's all for now. we'll be sure to post again soon with more information on Wednesday's HUGE event-- the Day For Darfur on October 25th.
