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People taking action for human rights – The MagkaSama Project

Sign, share, write, show up.

Human rights are defended by people who pay attention and refuse to look away. That can start very simply.

You can sign a petition we relay, share a report or a testimony, write to an elected official, attend a screening or a discussion, or support an organization working on the ground.

Since 2003, our own actions have taken many forms: a newsletter on Darfur, an artwork signed by sixty organizations and personalities, documentary screenings in Paris, joint letters to the UN Human Rights Council. None of them needed a large budget. They needed people who decided to show up.

Volunteers help us in many ways: researching and writing, translating, organizing screenings, moderating conversations, or simply sharing what we publish. Whatever time you have, there is a place for it. If you would like to organize an event in your city or join the team, write to us.

Follow our work on X, @MagkaSama, where we share campaigns as they happen.

Support Our Campaign: Sama For Human Rights

Human rights, every day of the year.

The #SamaForHumanRights campaign starts from a simple idea: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights applies to everyone, everywhere, whatever their nationality.

Those who defend these rights at the greatest risk are often the ones we hear the least. Freedom of expression, the right to speak, think and question without fear, is one of them, and people still risk their safety for it.

Human Rights Week ends on December 10, Human Rights Day. Our founder would like every day to count, as she wrote on X:

The Sama Head, drawn by Max Dana, over a pattern of Sama.

This first day of the year should be Human Rights Day, as every day should hold this sacred purpose.
To celebrate the turning of the year carries meaning only when bound deeply,
To the freedom of people, the one of speech and the thinking—even when it challenges.
This first day of the year should be one of awareness and commitment.

Join the #SamaForHumanRights Campaign!

Every action matters. Start here.

Celebrate Human Rights Week, ending on December 10.

Learn. Share. Speak up. Stand together.

Every day should be Human Rights Day.

-Max Dana, Founder, The MagkaSama Project