Will Kymlicka

 Will Kymlicka

A Canadian political philosopher best known for his work on multiculturalism, attempted ot stablish three kinds of minority rights.

Firstly, Self-govevernment. This is related to political rights and they are answers claimed by national minorities who ask for political autonomy or terrtorial jurisdiction, so  minority cultures cannot be dismissed by the majority culture in decisions that concern them  directly, for example public policies linked to education, language, exploitation of natural resources, etc. In this kind of minority right we can find groups such as: inmigrants, foreigners, Africans, Natives or indegenous. 

Secondly, polyethnic rights, these are social rights that can take the form of anti-racism policies, for example, modification of the educational curricula. They seek to protect specific cultural and religious practices that may not be adequately legitimized in the majority culture. In this sort of minority right there are groups such as: LGTBQ, womwn, feminist and religious groups. 

Finally, representation rights, this refers to human rights.  They are utilised  to counteracting historical exclusion, that they members have experienced. In this type of minority right we can find  out groups like: students, 3rd age people, kids and teenagers. If they have representation within political institutions, it is less likely that such cultures will be ignored in cultures   and in decision making that affects society as a whole.

I personally believe that this minorities rihgts are fundamental in our societies because people are free  to decide their own destiny, rather than to be ruled by outsiders. Also because rescpecting and taken into account the rights for everyone we do not promote violence or discrimination.  Furthermore, this theory  conteins  positive forms of recognition and accommodation. 

"I have a dream" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

                                         “I have a dream”

Racism and discrmination have been always  present in our societies.  Over the years, we have seen changes that probably have not  achieved the main goal, which is to eliminate those terms before  mentioned. That is what multiculturalism seeks for, to build nations that provides the same rights and obligations for everyone, taking into account their possibilities, capacities, competences, desires and not how they look like or where they come from. 

That is why, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
came out with his speech about how they were treated in that time. Even though they, were also part of american nation,they had the same culture and they identified themselves as part of America.  They  did not have the same rights and privileges  as white people and just because their color they were treated different, they were exhiliated from their own country, living in the worse conditions. He wanted  the democracy promises to become true for them. 

I consider that, Dr. King’s  speech was written with the perfect and right words. Why? because he did not promote  a physical fight but a spiritual one. Where they demanded the respect, dignity and discipline for everyone. He asked his nation to be fraternal with each other by acting in an intelligent manner. I believe that,  the dream of  Dr. King has largely become reality in societies because  when there are situation were people are treated different in their same culture or even in another one  most us recognize the injustice and  claim for a fair treatment. Now it can be punished, and before the justice system overlooked all of these actions.  Dr. King’s  speech has inspired people to raise their voices to demand the rights to which they are entitled. 

Studios, 2. (18 de enero de 2017). Martin Luther King Jr. - I Have A Dream (Subtitulado en español) [Completo]. Obtenido de Archivo de video: Recuperado de https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zxQRHJJuXU&t=4s