October 24 was UN day. It also marked the 70th anniversary of the global organization. We’ll be celebrating this event school-wide through an assembly at the end of the day on Friday, and many of us will dress to represent the parts of the world that have contributed to who we are (I’m trying to concoct a Canadian/Japanese/Global mash-up!).

As we celebrate the aspirational qualities of the UN, we thought it would be nice to also learn a little about where it came from, and why. This video provides a nice introduction, through the lens of the long and ongoing fight for global human rights.