Art for Child rights- Celebration of Silver Jubliee of United Nations Convention on the rights of THe Child

Save girl child, avoid child labour, educate children, avoid discrimination among children, stop sexual and physical abuse on children, avoid child marriage, etc were the meaningful expressions drawn out when the platform was given for children, adults and artists.   

The event got a kick start on 15th Nov as Dr. B Jayashree inaugurated the event by drawing a picture of different moods of Humans. Ms. Ruth Leano, Head Unicef Office for Karnataka, AP and Telangana, Dr. Padmini, Trustee CRT, Mr. Prosun Sen, Communication Specialist, Unicef, Mr. Vasudeva Sharma, Executive Director, CRT, Mr. Roshan, Director Artville, volunteers, participants, children and parents took part in the inauguration held at Metro Rangoli, Bangalore.  

Despite of 25 years of implementing the rights for Children, most of us are still ignorant about the the rights that are best suited for providing a better childhood and a bright future for every Child. Understan
ding this reality, we at  KCRO (CRT) with the support from Unicef and Artville  opened a forum called Art for Child Rights- a live painting event pertaining to Child Rights. Keeping this forum as a means we campaigned in colleges, public places, schools, universities, malls to draw attention and persuaded people to take part in the event as the art has no boundaries. Through this we intended to publicise more about UNCRC to general public as well as to Children.

Live Painting event went on for two days grabbing more number of professional artists, amateurs and Children. The event was held on 15 and 16th November 2014 at Metro Rangoli, M G Road, Bangalore.The paintings were exhibited for about 2 days for public viewing.  

Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Child Rights

Nearly 25 years ago, the world made a promise to its children - that we would do everything in our power to protect and promote their rights – to survive and thrive, to learn and grow, to make their voices heard and to reach their full potential.

These rights of children were guaranteed by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20th November 1989, which changed the way children are viewed and treated – as human beings with a distinct set of rights, instead of as passive objects of care and charity. The CRC is the most widely ratified international human rights treaty in the history of the world. India became a signatory to this convention in 1992  

 

There is much to celebrate as we approach the 25th anniversary of the CRC - CRC@25 – in India: from declining infant mortality to rising school enrolment. But this historic milestone must also serve as an urgent reminder that our work is far from finished. Progress, unfortunately, has not reached every child and in our country there are still children who officially do not exist because they have no birth certificates; children who go to sleep hungry; children who do not go to school; children who endure abuse, sexual assault; some neglected, uncared for and unloved; some forced to work; some forced to marry while they are still children, while some are yet to enjoy their full rights on par with their peers.

The CRC@25 is a great opportunity to pay tribute to the growing recognition of children as right-holders, celebrate the milestones achieved on their behalf, and draw attention to the road ahead in ensuring that all children are given the best chance in life to reach their highest potential.
In the background of Children’s Nov. 14^th and CRC@25 Karnataka Child Rights Observatory (KCRO) along with its member organisations, Karnataka State Legislators Forum for Child Rights and UNICEF with Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Artville School of Art is organising various programmes and activities in Bengaluru from 10^th to 19^th of Nov. 2014.

• 10^th to 11^th Nov.: A workshop to compose lyrics and music for songs to give publicity to child rights issues [venue: Palana Bhavana, Nandidurga Road, Bengaluru]

• 11^th to 12^th Nov.: Karnataka State Child Rights Parliament and consultation [venue: Palana Bhavana, Nandidurga Road, Bengaluru]

• 13^th Nov.: Karnataka State Chief Minister interacts with child representatives on child rights issues [venue: Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru]

• 15^th Nov.: Art for Child Rights – A live painting festival. Inauguration, Children’s live painting festival and workshop for adults on creative thinking and expression. [venue: Rangoli Metro Art Centre, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bengaluru]

• 16^th Nov.: Art for Child Rights – Live painting festival for adults [venue: Rangoli Metro Art Centre, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bengaluru]

• 17^th to 19^th Nov.: Exhibition of paintings on child rights [venue: Rangoli Metro Art Centre, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bengaluru]

• 20^th Nov: 25 years to UN CRC, Special Radio programme to be transmitted by all the 13 Radio stations in Karnataka.