Essays & Articles
TWAICB Goes to Teachers 4 Social Justice 2017 Conference
On Saturday, October 7th, we look forward to once again presenting a Workshop on The World As It Could Be Program at the Teachers 4 Social Justice 2017 Conference. We are excited to have Alejandra Romero and Tamara Ceballos as co-facilitators. Alejandra and Tamara, now seniors at Arroyo High School, were [...]
Wilderness and Human Rights
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: My wonderful experience at the Oregon Country Fair this past July was part of an adventurous road trip that took me from Eugene, Oregon up to the Olympic Rain Forest in Washington state, down the Oregon coast and into the Northern California redwoods. Taking in [...]
Report from the 2017 Institute
Our 8th 3-day Institute in collaboration with the University of San Francisco took place August 1-3 at Balboa High School in San Francisco. Once again, we had an outstanding group of participants that included teachers and community leaders. The photos and videos on this page show their commitment to learning [...]
Summer Institute 2017: Watch the Videos!
We're pleased to share these videos of this year's Culminating Presentation by participants in our Summer Institute, presented with the USF School of Education at Balboa High School in San Francisco, and of the discussions that followed.
Inspiration to Speak Up and Foster Positive Public Dialogue
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: Following recent events in Charlottesville and the subsequent responses from the president, we posted via Facebook and Twitter about how the Universe of Obligation could be an inspiration to speak up, as described in this blog post. We also shared this link to our Resources for Speaking Up, which we hope [...]
Updated Curriculum Now Online
We are pleased to provide the July 2017 edition of the Curriculum and Resource Guide for The World As It Could Be (TWAICB) Human Rights Education Program. This program, is an outgrowth of a series of successful initiatives carried out since 2006 to educate and inspire youth and adults to [...]
Scenes From the Summer Institute, 2017
As part of this year's Summer Institute, participants created "Signs of Human Rights," depicting what, in their view, human rights are all about.
With Gratitude to Jerry Garcia
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot says: "Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead have played a major role in my life since my first Grateful Dead concert in 1972. During my 2001-2013 tenure as Executive Director of the Rex Foundation, I felt a profound responsibility to honor the spirit behind all that I felt Jerry [...]
Join Us August 3 at Balboa High School!
From 2016: The right to an education--and who's responsible for it. Photo: Natalia Anciso Join us on Thursday, August 3, Noon – 1:30 at Balboa High School in San Francisco to see the culminating presentation of our Institute participants and take part in the follow-up Q & A [...]
(Email Correspondence)
Newsletter: Youth Compel Us to “Wake Up & Take Action!”
August 2018, TWAIBC Newsletter Dear Friends and Colleagues, In 2007, [...]
Rex Foundation Newsletter: The Will to Change
“We can now solve all the problems of hunger and [...]
The Crossing Borders Project | Introduces C-Jam (Communities Joining for Art And Murals) To Encourage Connection, Compassion & Care
Earlier this year we presented information on The Columbus Crossing [...]
Community Capitals Framework (CCF) for Community Safety & Community Health Connections with the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights (UDHR)
As a program of DSAL (Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ Activities [...]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
(Plain Language Version) Article 1. Everyone is born free and [...]
2018 Rite of Passage Culminating Ceremony
On Wednesday, May 30, 2018 the 2017-18 Arroyo High School [...]
A Perspective on U.S. Exit from the UN Human Rights Council: The Impact on Hope
By Sandy Sohcot The focus of The World As It [...]