WHAT: Freedom Tower Goes Blue for Human Rights Day
WHEN: Monday, December 10th, at sunset
WHERE: Freedom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami Dade College (MDC) illuminated its historic Freedom Tower bright blue at sunset, Monday, Dec. 10, in support of Human Rights Day 2018. This year, which marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, MDC joined other iconic buildings around the world in a display of support for human rights under the guidance of MDC President Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón. Dr. Padrón, a Cuban immigrant, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2016 and is a member of the Miami Circle of Friends of Human Rights Watch.
Human Rights Day celebrates the adoption in 1948 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly. The Universal Declaration delineated, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. The declaration has since been translated into over 500 languages. This year, in partnership with Human Rights Watch, over 25 landmarks shone blue in solidarity with the human rights movement and the values we work to defend.