"Oh, The Things We're For! is a celebration of the better world that is not only possible, but is here today if we choose it. Today's kids are well aware of the many challenges that they face in a world they are inheriting, from climate change to police violence, crowded classrooms to healthcare"--

As people, we are all born with certain rights, called human rights, that are not given to us by laws. This book explains that no matter where we live in the world or under what government, our human rights protect our claim to live with freedom, equality, justice, and peace. Case studies discuss what happens when human rights are blocked and our liberty - the right to live the way we want to - is taken away. An activity encourages further discussion....

Two American athletes made history at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but not on the track. They staged a silent protest against racial injustice. Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medalists in the 200-meter sprint, stood with heads bowed and black-gloved fists raised as the national anthem played during the medal ceremony. The Australian silver medalist wore a human rights badge in support. All three would pay a heavy price for their activism....

Introduces readers to the pride movement, from its beginnings at the Stonewall Riots to the LGBTQ rights movement, the first pride parade, the creation of the rainbow flag, and legislation such as the Matthew Shephard Act and the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.

"Throughout recorded history there have been reports of individuals or groups of people being treated unequally or unfairly for various reasons like the color of their skin or the people they love. Rights in the ancient world were much different than modern human rights. People were sometimes bought and traded like property. In the medieval world, this changed to where merchants and some women had special rights that common people did not have. Most...

"Certain fundamental rights--such as the rights to safety, freedom of movement, and freedom of expression--are human rights to which everyone is entitled. This book explores current conflicts involving human rights around the world and surveys the historical development of these rights. It outlines the roles of the United Nations and of the United States in defending human rights on the global stage."--Back cover.

Poetry of the sixteen winners of the ePals Human Rights Writing Contest reflects the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Profiles individuals involved in such issues as representative government, equal rights, worker's rights, and freedom of information, including activists in Hong Kong, Black Lives Matter leaders, and Edward Snowden. --Publisher

"Girls have the right to play football, wear blue, and aspire to be president! Boys can learn ballet, like hugs and cry when they're sad. A funny, beautifully illustrated and heartwarming list of the rights of boys and girls, presented as a flipbook to be read from either end. Endorsed by Amnesty International. Girls as well as boys have the right to be scruffy, ruffled, agitated, to choose the job they want, not to be every day princesses, to love...