Human Rights Week - Chalking of the Steps

Please join us for the traditional Chalking of the Steps hosted by the University of Essex Human Rights Centre.

Human Rights Week: Chalking of the Steps

Each year, members of the Human Rights community at Essex chalk the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights onto the steps between Squares 3 and 4 at our Colchester Campus. This year, the event will happen on Human Rights Day, Tuesday 10 December 2024 from 08:00 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 and staff.

Copies of 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 Human Rights Centre know.

We will be providing the chalks to use on the morning and gifting an Essex Food voucher for the first 20 people who take part on the day. 

Event photography/filming will also be taking place at the event.

Everyone is welcome to get involved!