Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center’s Take a Stand Center is comprised of four interactive galleries that guide visitors through contemporary social justice issues and provide them with inspiration and tools to create positive change.
Hear from Chicagoland spoken word poet, Harold Green, as he introduces the Take a Stand Center.
United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
In response to the atrocities of the Holocaust and World War II, the newly formed United Nations (U.N.) created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Adopted in 1948, this milestone document outlines the fundamental rights all people deserve.
Five Focus Areas
Life-size story portals, short films, and other hands-on interactives delve into five specific areas of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: economic opportunity, equal rights, safe communities, education, and health & environment. Click the icons below to meet Upstanders who have made a difference in these areas.
Three Additional Galleries
Explore Tools for Change
Photo credits: Scott Edwards; Kathleen Hinkel; Ron Gould Studios