Student Videos From Mandela High School
In 2011, the Rex Foundation presented a grant to the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) to support a collaborative creative project of the Center, the California Film Institute (CFI) and the Rex Foundation. The creative project involved Oakland, CA seniors [...]
“THIS IS A PUBLIC RECORD”–Download Andrea McEvoy Spero’s Dissertation
Andrea McEvoy Spero‘s Ph.D. dissertation for the University of San Francisco, “THIS IS A PUBLIC RECORD”: TEACHING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS is now available for download as a PDF file. Download Andrea McEvoy Spero’s Dissertation as a PDF [...]
‘There’s a Way’ to Debut at GOTV July 20
We’re delighted to report a particularly great upcoming convergence of benevolent forces at Gathering of the Vibes on Friday, July 20, 2012, when, after an introduction from David Gans, Henry Sidle takes to the Green Vibes Stage at 3:45 p.m. [...]
5th Grade Class Celebrates Article 27 of UDHR
Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says: (1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. (2) Everyone [...]
Human Rights Education and the Performing Arts
Andrea McEvoy Spero’s article in Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice looks at The World As It Could Be in Oakland. “Schools are cultural and political spheres and, therefore, are the location for cultural and societal norms, values, and [...]
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Matters Today
A Story of Arts Funding in Appalachia and the Legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt By Sandy Sohcot, Executive Director, The Rex Foundation The Appalachian Mountain population suffers from abject poverty, and, among the results of this condition, youth do not have [...]
The Story of Human Rights
Watch the short film The Story of Human Rights from Humanrights.com, which offers a excellent overview of how a sense of human rights developed over the course of history and was eventually enshrined in the UDHR–and then goes on to [...]
The World As It Could Be:
Tree Ceremony Excerpts
On March 10, 2010, the Rex Foundation dedicated the Tree Sculpture, commissioned as part of the 2007/08 original performance of The World As It Could Be-Where There’s A Will There’s A Way, to be permanently housed at Balboa High School. [...]
The World As It Could Be–Arroyo Classroom Excerpts
Enjoy these excerpts from the February 2010 sessions with Arroyo High School students, in which they reflect on being part of The World As It Could Be Human Rights Education Project. Click here to see the full video of the [...]
New Human Rights Poster Series
Over these last two years, we have been exploring ways that the Oakland School for the Arts could work with The World As It Could Be curriculum. Donn Harris, Principal, thought we would like to see what the school is [...]