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HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTS EDUCATION ON UDHR
Arlov, 30 May 2010 - The Human Rights event for the African community in Sweden, held on 29 May 2010 at the Conference facilities of the Church of Scientology Malmö in Arlöv, Sweden, was a success, according to participants as well as the organizers.
”Our aim was to acquaint the audience with the target of our Human Rights Campaign, namely to make human rights a fact through education on the 30 points of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That message was brought home, witnessing the demand after the event for the educational packages which were made available free of charge to anyone who cared to start educating others on those 30 points”, says Tarja Vulto, Information Director of the Church of Scientology Malmö. After a word of welcome by Mrs. Vulto the audience was entertained by gospel singer from Tanzania, Rachel Sharp, who performed 3 sparkling songs of her latest album Naringa Na Yesu, accompanied by 4 dancers. To give the audience a taste of the educational campaign the video ”The Story of Human Rights” was shown, a nine minute long, easy-to-understand, audio-visual presentation of the history of the Universal Declaration. (This video is part of the educational materials)
The main speaker of the afternoon was M. Arthur Diakité , advisor in migration issues and former Discrimination Ombudsman of Lund, Sweden.
Mr. Diakité is a leading authority on the African Diaspora in Sweden and he shared the highlights of his know-how with a captured public, covering subjects such as the history of African slavery, human rights institutions and the rights that Africans have in the Diaspora. Mr. Diakité underlined also the importance of education on the Universal Declaration.
According to various responses after the event the speech of Mr. Diakité was very well received and appreciated.
Tarja Vulto gave a briefing on the educational materials of the Human Rights campaign of the Church of Scientology, materials which are not only made available locally in Malmö but which can also be ordered free of charge from the internet via www.humanrights.com .
"We took the whole audience to the Information Center video-panels in the Church and showed them all 30 points of the Universal Declaration in audiovisual form, also known as the Human Rights public service announcements. This sparked a major interest, especially because each of those points are made so clearly visible and easy to understand”, Tarja Vulto said.
The audience then returned to the Congress Hall to see a lively dance performance by Mr. J. and Allison Ahl. It was the story of a warrior who encountered barriers in his life but nevertheless did not give up on his dream of achieving freedom through friendship with others. At the end of their performance a part of the audience joined the dancers on the stage in their dance.Witnessing the demand for those educational packages we consider this event a success. No less than 20 boxes with educational materials found their way in the hands of members of the audience who are now preparing to become human rights educators, taking human rights one step higher. We are going to follow this event up with a three hour seminar for those who have obtained an educational kit. During this seminar one will be guided through the materials and gotten ready to start educating”, says Tarja Vulto who further added that the fundamental reason for the campaign is to make the following words of humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard come true: “Human rights must be made a fact, not an idealistic dream.”
In concluding the program , everyone was invited to the dinner consisting of deliciously grilled chicken, tasty rice and vegetables.
The Human Rights Department of the Church of Scientology International runs this campaign internationally in cooperation with The Friends of the United Nations.
The doors of the Church of Scientology Malmö, including its Information Center, are open 7 days a week from 9:00 - 22:00.
For more information about this human right campaign, please contact
Tarja Vulto tel. 0768 - 63 05 72
Ad Vulto tel. 0738 - 76 86 35
Or go in on www.humanrights.com
