Please join us for the traditional Chalking of the Steps hosted by the University of Essex Human Rights Centre and the Human Rights Society
Human Rights Week: Chalking of the Steps
Each year, members of the Human Rights Society chalk the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights onto the steps between Squares 3 and 4 at our Colchester Campus. This year, to mark the ending of Human Rights the event will happen on Friday 09 December at 09:00 am GMT.
The articles are written in chalk to symbolise the vulnerability of human rights, with the fading of the chalk acting as a reminder of the importance of protecting universal human rights. That commitment is reaffirmed each year by a new group of students.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be available in English and other languages. If there is a particular language that you would like to write in, please do let the society know.
The Director of the Human Rights Centre, Dr Andrew Fagan & Casiana Lupu, President of the Human Rights Society, will be joining us, saying a few words on the importance of protecting Human Rights.
Everybody is welcome to get involved!
We will be providing the chalks and a voucher for a free sandwich and hot drink for those who come