PHOTO: UN Photo / Manuel Elias
16th November is the
UN International
Day for Tolerance
“In a globalizing world, it is no longer enough to live side by side, in
passive indifference – tolerance requires active vigilance, renewed each day,
against xenophobia, discrimination and hatred.”
Message by Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General
of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance, 16 November 2014
Watch filmmaker/spoken
word artist Trey Carlisle's electrifying performance of his original poem
promoting tolerance. (1:59 minutes)
“History Will Be Repeated” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twt1cBr5WsM
2008 Best Poem
nominated by the UN
This poem was nominated by the UN as the best poem of
the year 2008. It was written by an African child.
When I born, I
black
When I grow up, I black
When I go in sun, I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black
And you white
fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you gray
And you calling me colored?
