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Cause: Human Rights

  • Child Soldiers
    Child Soldiers

    Child Soldiers

    Children as young as 8 years old serve in government forces.
  • Free Speech
    Free Speech

    Free Speech

    Students have the right to free speech, even during school hours.
  • Genocide
    Genocide

    Genocide

    150,000 people have died directly from acts of violence in Darfur.
  • Global Health
    Global Health

    Global Health

    One billion people in the world do not have access to healthcare.
  • Human Trafficking
    Human Trafficking

    Human Trafficking

    There are 27 million slaves around the world.
  • Immigration
    Immigration

    Immigration

    12 million undocumented immigrants live and work in the U.S.
  • Labor Rights
    Labor Rights

    Labor Rights

    120 million children work full-time to help support their families.
  • Millennium Dev Goals
    Millennium Dev Goals

    Millennium Dev Goals

    Many countries spend more on debt services than on social services.
  • Reproductive Rights
    Reproductive Rights

    Reproductive Rights

    40 percent of unintended pregnancies end in abortion.
  • Sweatshops
    Sweatshops

    Sweatshops

    85% of sweatshop workers are between 15-25 years old.
  • Voting
    Voting

    Voting

    Americans 18 to 29 years old vote less than other age groups.
  • Women's Rights
    Women's Rights

    Women's Rights

    1 in 3 women are killed due to gender-based violence.
  • Wrongful Imprisonment
    Wrongful Imprisonment

    Wrongful Imprisonment

    75% of wrongful convictions were due to mistaken eyewitness identifications.

Free Speech

Students have the right to free speech, even during school hours.

Act Now

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How To: Lead an Activity about Lack of Water Abroad
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Action Tips: Hosting an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet
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Action Tips: Host a Screening of "Darius Goes West"
Rain Water
How To: Lead a Clean Water Awareness Exercise
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Resources

  • Brisa De Angulo Meet Do Something Awards Semi-Finalist Brisa De Angulo
  • Girl looking at the camera Movies and Books About Female Genital Cutting and Mutilation
  • Sarah Geller Meet Do Something Awards Semi-Finalist Sarah Geller
  • Mark Kabban Meet Do Something Awards Finalist Mark Kabban
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Poll

Have you ever fought with your school over your constitutional rights?

Make sure you know your rights.

Yes. They tried to mess with my freedom of speech, religion, etc.
35% (35 votes)
No. They shot me down and that was that.
15% (15 votes)
No. School doesn't interfere that much.
50% (51 votes)
Total votes: 101

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