Our Human Rights!!!

Rights and Responsibilities

This week we learned about our human rights and the responsibilities that come along with those rights.
Everyone broke into 4 groups and participated in developing the rights for our new planet.  Some of the rights we came up with were:
Freedom of speech
To be Respected and to be nice to people
Education
Right to travel or move
Right to vote
Right to work
Privacy
Sexuality
Right to be Free
Freedom of expression in words, clothing etc.
Right to be safe
Right to defend ourselves
Right to make new laws
Right to own property

So along with these rights come responsibilities and these are some of the responsibilities we thought were important.

If we expect others to respect us, we must also be respectful. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.  We must also respect ourselves by taking care of our appearance, hygiene and health.
We have the right to freedom of sexuality but shouldn't force our beliefs on others.  Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and shouldn't be judged or discriminated.
If we want an education it is our responsibility to show up, study hard and do our homework. Give our best effort and seek help when needed.
If we want a place of our own we are responsible for it's upkeep, paying the bills, buying food and paying taxes.
To have a job we must be willing to work hard, be punctual, be respectful of the rules, be honest and do as we are asked.
We have the right to free speech but must be appropriate with our words, don't slander others or spread rumors, gossip or lies.  Think before you speak!
To be safe we are responsible for our actions at home, work and in the community.  We shouldn't purposely put ourselves in harms way.
We have the right to defend ourselves but must abide by the law. We can talk to a judge or free lawyer to help us.

After this exercise we discussed all thirty of our actual human rights.  We got quite a few right!!  Knowing our rights and responsibilities is important because it helps us to make better life decisions and stick up for ourselves!  Next it's time to start working on some GOALS!!!