Sienkewicz Latin Declamation Contest
Eta Sigma Phi National Convention (Virtual)

2022
Contestants will submit their polished videos of their declamationes by Friday, April 1, 2022 via flipgrid:
https://flipgrid.com/fb521187.
The winner will receive a $100 prize.
The winning declamatio video will be shown at the virtual national convention on Saturday, April 9, 2022, and will be posted on YouTube.
Note: All videos become the property of Eta Sigma Phi, which can use them for promotional purposes. Submission of a video implies agreement to these terms.

The winner of this contest was Michal Baxter of Theta Tau at Stockton University. Honorable mention was awarded to Madeline Davis of Iota Rho at Christendom College. The winning declamatio can be viewed at https://youtu.be/9JS8vIeIF-k.
You will be judged on the following:

1. Pronunciation (You may use any accepted pronunciation; e.g., classical or ecclesiastical; but be consistent.)
2. Interpretation of the Text
3. Smoothness of Delivery
4. Appropriate Use of Gestures (Use of costumes and appropriate background is encouraged but not necessary.)
5. Demeanor
6. Textual Accuracy

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) affirms the rights and freedoms of all human beings. A committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt drafted the Declaration for the newly-formed United Nations in 1948. It was accepted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948. Originally written in French, the Declaration is now available in more that 530 translations in more than 300 languages,  (www.ohchr.org/en/udhr/pages/introduction.aspx), including Latin! This version was translated by students at the Liceo Ginnasio Statale "Socrate" Rome, Italy.

UNIVERSALIS DE JURE HOMINUM DECLARATIO

Praefatio

Cum dignitatis infixae omnibus humanae familiae partibus et eorum jurum aequalium, quae abalienari non possunt, agnitio constituat et in orbe terrarum libertatis et justitiae et pacis fundamentum,

Cum hominis jurum mala cognitio contemptioque barbariae facta, quae humanitatis conscientiam ad rebellionem incitant, adduxerint, cumque mundi initium in quo homines, liberati a terrore et miseria, loquendi credendique libertatem habebunt, renuntiatum sit ut hominis altissima affectatio,

Cum praecipuum sit hominum jura civitatis forma quae justa est tegi, ne homo cogatur, ultimo perfugio, ut rebellionem faciat in tyranniam oppressionemque,

Cum praecipuum sit progressionem amicitiarum inter nationes incitari,

Cum in Carta gentes Conjunctarum Nationum rursus pronuntiaverint suam fidem in juribus praecipuis hominum, in dignitate et virtute hominis, in aequabilitate jurum virorum et feminarum, et se dixerint prompti ad favendum progressui civili et ad gignendum meliores conditiones vitae in majore libertate,

Cum sociae civitates pollicitae sint se affirmaturas esse verecundiam universam veramque jurum hominis et libertatum praecipuarum, temperatione Nationum Conjunctarum adjuvante,

Cum quaedam communis conceptio horum jurum et libertatum gravissima sit, ut obligatio haec plane expleatur,

Communis Conventus jurum hominis praesentem universalem Declarationem pronuntiat ut communis perfectus qui petatur ab omnibus populis et omnibus nationibus, ut societatis singuli homines et omnes partes, habentes hanc declarationem constanter in mente, institutione et educatione conantur ut horum jurum libertatumque respectus evolvatur, et firmentur ordinis nationalis et internationalis consiliorum incessu gratia et universalis veraque admotio tam in ipsarum sociarum civitatum populationibus quam in finium populationibus quae eorum jurisdictioni subactae sunt.