Speeches

Shirley Chisholm - For the Equal Rights Amendment.pdf

Shirley Chisholm

Full 1970 speech to Congress transcript

Shirley Chisholm Oratory Example

Get a feel for Chisholm's cadence

American Rhetoric (1970, 10 August) Shirley Chisholm—For the Equal Rights Amendment. https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/shirleychisholmequalrights.htm

MilkSpeech.pdf

Harvey Milk

Full 1970 speech transcript delivered at San Fransisco City Hall

University of Maryland (1978, 25 June) The hope speech. https://terpconnect.umd.edu/~jklumpp/ARD/MilkSpeech.pdf

Malala Yousafzai: 16th birthday speech at the United Nations | Malala FundWatch and read Malala Yousafzai's speech to the United Nations on her 16th birthday where she shares the message that 'One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.'

Malala Fund (2013, July 12) 16th birthday speech at the United Nations. https://malala.org/newsroom/malala-un-speech

Eleanor Roosevelt - The Struggle for Human Rights.pdf

American Rhetoric (1948, 28 Sept) The struggle for human rights. https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/PDFFiles/Eleanor%20Roosevelt%20-%20The%20Struggle%20for%20Human%20Rights.pdf

The Nobel Peace Prize 1992The Nobel Peace Prize 1992 was awarded to Rigoberta Menchú Tum "for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples"

The Nobel Prize (1992, 10 Dec) Rigoberta Menchu acceptance and nobel lecture. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1992/tum/lecture/

Patrice-Lumumba-Speech.pdf

SALO (1960, June 10) Patrice Lumumba speech at the ceremony of the proclamation of Congo's independence. https://www.salo.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Patrice-Lumumba-Speech.pdf

Transcript: Greta Thunberg's Speech At The U.N. Climate Action Summit"You have stolen my dreams, and my childhood, with your empty words. And yet I'm one of the lucky ones," activist Greta Thunberg, 16, tells world leaders.

NPR (2019, 23 Sept) Greta Thunberg speech at the U.N Climate Action Summit. https://www.npr.org/2019/09/23/763452863/transcript-greta-thunbergs-speech-at-the-u-n-climate-action-summit

I'm Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired – Dec. 20, 1964[December 20, 2019 | Harlem, New York] Hamer delivered this speech with Malcolm X at a rally at the Williams Institutional CME Church, Harlem, New York, that was organized to support the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's Congressional Challenge.

Iowa State University (1964, 20 Dec) Fanny Lou Hamer-I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. https://awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/2019/08/09/im-sick-and-tired-of-being-sick-and-tired-dec-20-1964/

The Nobel Peace Prize 2004The Nobel Peace Prize 2004 was awarded to Wangari Muta Maathai "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace"

The Nobel Prize (2004, 10 Dec) Wangari Maathai- Nobel Lecture.https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/lecture/

Inspirational Speech at United NationsYoung woman from Vancouver, Canada giving inspirational speech about protecting the environment before the United Nations.

Global Stewards (1992, 11 June) Severn Cullis-Suzuki- Address to the plenary session, Earth Summit. https://www.globalstewards.org/united-nations-speech.htm

Emma Gonzalez: 'Fight For Your Lives, Before It's Someone Else's Job'We hear the words of Emma Gonzalez at the "March for Our Lives." Gonzalez, a student survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, is one of the most visible faces of the movement.

NPR (2018, 24 March) X Gonzales march for our lives speech. https://www.globalstewards.org/united-nations-speech.htm

World Water Day at the United Nations - March 22, 2018[March 22, 2018] … my voice.

Iowa State University (2018, 22 March) Autumn Pelletier address to the United Nations. https://www.globalstewards.org/united-nations-speech.htm

A Powerful Message From Waorani Women To The United Nations - Amazon FrontlinesJust days after their historic court victory in Ecuador blocking an oil auction and protecting over half...

Amazon Frontlines (2019, July) Nemonte Nenquimo's speech before the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/waorani-speech-united-nations/

chavez-wrath-of-grapes-boycott-speech.pdf

ENG250 Environarratives (1986, 13 April) Cesar Chavez- the wrath of grapes speech. https://engl250environarratives.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/chavez-wrath-of-grapes-boycott-speech.pdf

Almeida Theatre (1972, 9 June) Angela Davis- the gates of freedom. https://www.speech.almeida.co.uk/new-page

This speech starts from paragraph 17 of the transcript

Full speech

American Radio Works (1964, 12 April) Malcom X- the ballot or the bullet. https://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/blackspeech/mx.html

Our fight for disability rights -- and why we're not done yetFour decades ago, Judith Heumann helped to lead a groundbreaking protest called the Section 504 sit-in -- in which disabled-rights activists occupied a federal building for almost a month, demanding greater accessibility for all. In this personal, inspiring talk, Heumann tells the stories behind the protest -- and reminds us that, 40 years on, there's still work left to do.

TED (2016, October) Judith Heumann- our fight for disability rights--and why we're not done yet. https://www.ted.com/talks/judith_heumann_our_fight_for_disability_rights_and_why_we_re_not_done_yet/transcript?subtitle=en

The History Place (1999, April 12) Elie Wiesel- the perils of indifference. https://www.historyplace.com/speeches/wiesel.htm

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