Teachers: Visit the free MY HERO Lesson Plan for World Social Justice Day.
Congressman John Lewis (1940 - 2020) was an important figure in the civil rights movement and pushed for racial equality throughout his long career. From marching on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr. to serving on the U.S. House of Representatives in Georgia, Lewis was at the forefront of monumental change. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
Films
By boldly illustrating young women disguising themselves as young men, this PSA calls attention to the grave issue of women's safety and equal opportunity in India.
Yasmine Sherif leads Education Cannot Wait, a UN-hosted, global fund for education in emergencies.
Stories from MY HERO Partner, The Christian Science Monitor
Listen & Read Along
Iqbal Masih was a Pakistani child laborer who fought against slave labor until his death at age 12.
Widely recognized as "The Father of Environmental Justice," Dr. Robert D. Bullard has been fighting "environmental discrimination" since the 1970s when he identified and decried the systemic practice of locating garbage dumps next to black neighborhoods in Houston.
Jessica is the founder of Video Volunteers (VV), a human rights media organization's impact on people from India's most marginalized communities.
UN World Day of Social Justice
The United Nations is a global organization that brings together its member states to confront common challenges, manage shared responsibilities and exercise collective action in an enduring quest for a peaceful, inclusive and sustainably developing world,
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Short films curated by MY HERO International Film Festival director Wendy Milette. |
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Hero Stories curated by MY HERO General Editor and Story Director Abigail Richardson. |
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Audio curated by MY HERO Audio director Stu Pearlman. |
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