What can we learn from Nelson Mandela to make a difference? - Official WizIQ Teach Blog

539 Flares Twitter 1 Facebook 532 Google+ 3 LinkedIn 3 inShare3 539 Flares × We teach language to help people communicate. Why do people want to communicate? To express the human story through myth, inspiration and powerful transformation. Image credit: Paul Don Smith What can we teach students about Nelson Mandela through the power of video and multi-media? Let’s dig a little deeper to find out;) 1) The Video: I chose this BBC video as a modern day look at Mandela’s legacy beyond South Africa. Then we ask questions and dig a lot deeper. Beyond politics, what other dark forces in our human nature perpetuate the kinds of violence and prejudice that can seem to be so innate in humanity as to be chilling to the core. When we stare into the black hole of violence and face the shadow side of life, how to we remain optimistic, inspired and willing to risk all for the common good? Our better natures. Where are they when we need them? 2) Watch, think, and dig deeper. 3) WHO is Nelson Mandela?

How is Social Media Transforming Human Rights Monitoring? Syrian youths, inside a vehicle, film a protest against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with their phones in the northern city of Aleppo on October 12, 2012. (Photo: TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images) Social media is increasingly helpful to not only monitor emerging human rights emergencies, but also to uncover incorrect information. A recent example is when Twitter helped me to spot incorrect contextual information on a newly uploaded execution video from Syria. Of course, citizen journalism is not a new phenomenon―think of the Rodney King case in the early 1990s, to name just one well known example. The crime scene at your fingertips Similar to journalists, human rights researchers cannot cover all places at once and may be denied access to a potential crime scene altogether. In early December, a gruesome video came across my screen that depicted a child taking part in a beheading, reportedly the weekend of December 8, 2012, in Homs. Social media as evidence Limitations

International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance | Necessary and Proportionate Commission Website: Information for Students - Human Rights Essentials - Human Rights Timeline Human rights can be traced back through many centuries of history. You can also access the text only version of the timeline. Please note that the timeline below includes links to external websites. These links have been included for your information. Report broken links to: education@humanrights.gov.au Jump to:[Early Civilization] [1200 - 300 BCE] [Greek city-states] [500 BCE] [27 BCE - 476 CE] [40 - 100 CE] [476 – 1453] [1215] [1492 – 1537] [1583 -1645] [1628] [1648] [1689] [1776] [1789] [1791] [1815] [1833] [1841] [1848] [1863] [1885] [1890] [1893] [1901] [1902] [1907] [1914] [1919] [1920] [1926] [1930] [1933-1939] [1939] [1939-1945] [1941] [1942] [1945] [1946] [1948] [1949] [1951] [1953] [1958] [1961] [1962] [1965] [1966] [1967] [1973] [1975] [1976] [1979] [1981] [1984] [1986] [1989] [1990] [1992] [1993] [1994 – 2005] [1994] [1995] [1998] [2002] [2004] [2005] Early Civilization Click here to read The Code of Hamurabi, Translated by L. Back to top Greek city-states U.S.

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