The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hi, folks: Over the last few days, I have made two "proclamations" on my League to Fight Neurelitism (www.neurelitism.com) website. First, I will provide the full texts of each of them: ------ For Immediate Release
In November of 2007, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed February 20, 2009, as the first annual World Day of Social Justice and directed that: "The observance of the day should contribute to the further consolidation of the efforts of the international community in poverty eradication, promotion of full employment and decent work, gender equity and access to social well-being and justice for all." In light of the frequent injustices, and high rates of poverty, experienced by the autistic community, it is an honor for The League to Fight Neurelitism to join with the United Nations, in advance of the first commemoration, by proclaiming each twentieth of February as World Day of Social Justice. ------ For Immediate Release In commemoration of the seminal United Nations document, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The League to Fight Neurelitism, in a spirit of like-mindedness with many others throughout the world, recognizes each month of December as Human Rights Month. Within that month, the League observes: 1. The second of December as United Nations International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. 2. The third of December, perhaps the date most relevant to the ethos of the League, as United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. 3. The tenth of December, the anniversary of the Declaration itself, as United Nations Human Rights Day. 4. The eighteenth of December, in an affirmation of the need to protect the human rights of migrants and their families, as United Nations International Migrants Day. 5. The twentieth of December, through a focus on combating global poverty, as United Nations International Human Solidarity Day. At a time when many persons are searching for an enlightened secular alternative to holidays such as Christmas and Channukah, while others remain discouraged by the pervasive and crass materialism of that time of year, Human Rights Month and, in particular, the five days mentioned above remind us of important socially designated human rights, while giving us the opportunity to shift the centers of our thought and attention to those individuals, including autistics, whose civil and other human rights are violated regularly and systematically. ------ In what ways can advocacy/activist positions, such as my own, be used to develop additional Baha'i-inspired social and economic development projects? -- Mark A. Foster, Ph.D. * 25 domains: www.markfoster.net SED: www.neurelitism.com "... the modern challenge is how to live with uncertainty. The basic fault lines today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude." — Peter L. Berger, sociologist __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
