Human Rights are Aussie Rules
Aussie Rules football is more than a game … it’s also an educational tool being used to teach children about human rights.
Human Rights Are Aussie Rules is a new program linking human rights to the nation’s game through principles such as respect, fair play and good sportsmanship.
Deputy Premier and Attorney General Rob Hulls said human rights are about making sure each person feels included, and respected and are treated in the way you want to be treated yourself.
“This program explains our basic rights in terms of fair play in sport and helps make rights and responsibilities real and practical and part of our everyday life,” Mr Hulls said.
“For example, the right to express cultural difference equates to the right to wear your team’s colours, the right to freedom of movement, being able to sit where you like at a game and join the cheer squad and the right to a fair trial equates to the right to an independent umpire.”
The program was developed by sports administrators, human rights educators, advocates, lawyers and artists.
It includes a theatre production, Fred’s Fair Play, which debuted at the Blackburn English Language School.
The Eastern Community Legal Centre has launched a website to gather sponsorship for performances of Fred’s Fair Play in other schools.
For more information, or to sponsor the project, visit the project website.