Eleanor Roosevelt once said that universal human rights begin in “small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world.” In his fourth Massey Lecture, Alex Neve reflects on moments when people power won the day. *<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/pivotal-people-cbc-massey-lecturer-human-rights-fight-9.6979339" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read this article</a> to learn about the "most powerful" moment in Alex Neve's 40-year-career.

Eleanor Roosevelt once said that universal human rights begin in “small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world.” In his fourth Massey Lecture, Alex Neve reflects on moments when people power won the day. *Read this article to learn about the "most powerful" moment in Alex Neve's 40-year-career.

Eleanor Roosevelt once said that universal human rights begin in “small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world.” In his fourth Massey Lecture, Alex Neve reflects on moments when people power won the day. *<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/pivotal-people-cbc-massey-lecturer-human-rights-fight-9.6979339" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read this article</a> to learn about the "most powerful" moment in Alex Neve's 40-year-career.

Massey Lecture Part 4 | How people power makes human rights real

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