What does the right to love look like? What colour is the right to freedom of speech? Pupils from the “Sutjeska” Primary School in Podgorica answered these questions during an event marking the International Human Rights Day. The event was organised by Europe House, in cooperation with Young European Ambassadors and the art school My Imaginarium.
At the beginning, the children were welcomed by the Young European Ambassador, Bojana Maraš. She gave a short lecture on human rights, particularly on children’s rights.
“I think it is very important for children to become familiar with human rights. The workshop was very interesting and interactive; the children shared their opinions and spoke about their experiences.”
In the second part of the event, under the guidance of Iva Ivananović from the art school My Imaginarium, pupils imagined what human rights might look like. The children had great fun and also learned a lot about Europe House, its activities, and its work.
“Today, the children had the task of creating a collective mosaic from individual artworks they had painted. In the pictures, they depicted themes related to human and children’s rights,” said Ivananović.
“The children also had the freedom to add whatever they liked, so we saw motifs of sport—football, handball—as well as music, books, education, love above all, and family,” Ivananović added.
“During the visit, the pupils were very active and fully engaged in all planned activities, showing great interest and motivation to take part,” said English teacher Ana Miljević.
At the end, pupil Vito Radulović addressed his schoolmates. He spoke about the right to live as well as the growing problem of peer violence and domestic violence.