Human rights shape our daily lives in ways we may not always notice. They are in the food we eat, the air we breathe, the words we speak, the sports we practice, the arts we create, the opportunities we pursue and the most important in our shared humanity.
On 22 October, the Communications Department of the Global Campus of Human Rights is engaging with partners and audiences such as sports clubs and associations (Panathlon Club Venezia, Venice Marathon), cultural creative groups (Carlo Ratti Associates, Venice Biennale), youth centres and facilities (Paralympics Committee of Veneto, Milano Cortina 2026), art spaces (The Human Safety Net and MovieLab programme), etc., and connect essentials from their world to the Global Campus world of human rights.
The event took place at the prestigious Auditorium of the Home of the Human Safety Net at the heart of St. Marks square in Venice close by where our Global Campus Headquarters are located which is the Monastey of San Nicolò of the City of Venice.
The Global Campus Administrative Director Elisabetta Noli and the THSN Director Alexia Boro welcomed the guests and guided the Awards Ceremony in the categories of creativity, business and athletes runners. It was followed by the film screening of the documentary film “The right to Race” part of of the MovieLab programme of the project INVOLVED! InnovationLab for Sustainable ChangeMakers curated by Cafoscari Professor Francesco Della Puppa.
During the event people attending were invited to share what “everyday essentials” mean to them, connecting their personal experience to human rights. By sharing their experiences, people not only recognized the value of their own rights but also connect with others on a deeply human level, fostering a shared sense of humanity and feeling more inspired to take action when those rights are denied.
The aim of this campaign also showed partners, athletes, artists, businesses, students and friends that they are already respecting human rights in their daily life activities by simply being kind, respectful, helpful, open, proactive, patient, etc. and that they should never underestimate their own personal contribution—voices and actions matter more than we may realize.
The GC Communications Department started and will continue creating a contribution collection through our own and partner events and a regular social media campaign to incentive the participation of many stakeholders in the global Our Everyday Essentials digital platform and stand booths (like the stand booth at the Expo Village Venice Marathon Charity Programme) with graphics, messages, photos, qr code or a simple poster integrated to the infrastructures. You are all invited to share stories, photos, messages and reflections and be part of the campaign while it last.
“Observing reality, today, is already a revolutionary act. With this film screening of the Right to Race, we want to build, vision by vision, a community that observes, questions itself, and feels. An invitation to inhabit the present with attention, to rediscover the responsibility of the gaze and the power of listening.” Professor Francesco Della Puppa and curator of the MovieLab
“We must reconnect with human rights, remembering that they are about people – about their needs, wants and fears, as well as their hopes and aspirations”. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk
More info: communications@gchumanrights.org
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UN Film Tour 2025 video: Human Rights Film Tour 2025 with FIFDH – Video Trailer on Vimeo And stay tuned for more film screenings and movies around Human Rights Day on 10 December 2025 and other events organized by our network and partners.