Kids' Q&A Show “Who's in Charge Here?”

Children's Rights Day: Every child has rights!

On November 20, 1989, the United Nations adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It comprises 54 articles covering 41 children’s rights. These include, for example, the right to education, health, protection from violence, and participation. Children’s Rights Day reminds us to be aware of these rights, to protect them, and to put them into practice in our daily lives. After all, every child has the right to be heard and to express their opinion.

The Dresden Public Libraries have taken this important day as an opportunity to put together a colorful program centered entirely on children’s rights. Family Saturday will feature a comic book reading, film screenings and a film discussion, the Motion Composer in action, a booth run by Dresden’s Children’s Ombudsman, and creative hands-on activities. To help children and families engage in conversation about participation and children’s rights, the Unit for University & Society at TU Dresden is once again hosting a “Kids’ Q&A Show” as part of the event.

This time, the panel will feature:

• Alex Huth (known from the children’s channel, including “Kika Tanzalarm”)
• Assata Frauhammer (author of the book “Wer bestimmt hier was?”)
• Claudia Weikert (illustrator of the book “Wer bestimmt hier was?”)
• Stefanie Gerstenberger (Chair of Political Sciences with a focus on International Politics)
• Prof. Dr. Simon Meier-Vieracker (Chair of Applied Linguistics)