60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary Initiative

Max Dana is a committed artist and she’s been supporting local and small organizations for years. The defense of Human Rights holds an important place in her commitment and although she used to stay low-profile about her actions, in December 2008, she decided it was time to commit publicly.

Max Dana launched the ’60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary Initiative’ on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to support the Every Human Has Rights Campaign initiated by The Elders. Six months later, the initiative has been fulfilled and it contributed to bring awareness on Human Rights.

“Last November, I launched the ‘60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary Initiative’ on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to support the Every Human Has Rights Campaign initiated by The Elders. As you may have easily noticed, the landmark U.N. document is still not fully respected around the world. This Declaration sets basic minimum international standards for the protection of the rights and freedoms of the individual and I thought this 60th anniversary was the perfect occasion to ‘do something’. My humble contribution consisted in creating an artwork and invite 60 members of various organizations and personalities involved into human rights to sign the art work, as well as ‘ordinary’ people taking action toward the goals of the Universal Declaration […] I’m more used to meet with ’simple people’ working for organizations than with ‘upper circles’ but even if some meetings were hard to get, everyone I met was enthusiastic, curious and most of all, concerned about the initiative…“

More about the Initiative on Max Dana’s Blog:
 60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary Initiative fulfilled!
 Every Human Has Rights: 60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary

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Civicus • Every Human Has Rights • Human Rights • The Elders

Toby Miller says:
Like I said on Max Dana’s blog, this initiative is great and I wish more artists were as committed as Max is. Toby.

uuneet says:
I don’t like when actors or singers advocate for a cause they only support to get more fame. First I was surprised by Max Dana’s support to Human Rights but the result is there and she’s been humble about it. Seriously, some should take lessons from this initiative. Keep up the good work!

Wanka says:
I saw the photo on Max Dana’s blog and I felt something strong from it. Will Max Dana do something similar this year? Let me know.

J.Crew says:
Great artist and great commitment. Respect!

HildeBerg says:
Very inspiring work. Can I see this work in a gallery? Thanks.

goryian says:
It’s a very unique art piece. I often wonder what is the meaning of doing art for an artist and I think I just got an answer with this great work.