Essays & Articles
The Role of Public Funds in Supporting the Arts: What Do You Think?
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: This past Sunday, April 23, the CBS Sunday Morning Show included a segment called “For Art’s Sake: When Funding the NEA Is in Jeopardy.” The segment spotlights an arts program in Appalachia, and what could happen to it if the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) loses [...]
High School Teacher Uses UDHR to Enrich English Learners Class
In May 2016, Sandy Sohcot, representing The World As It Could Be Human Rights Education Program (TWAICB), was the featured presenter at the California Teachers Association ALCOSTA (Alameda/Contra Costa County) Service Center Council Ethnic Minority & Human Rights Reception. Magret (pronounced like "Margaret") Nunes attended the ALCOSTA Reception. As a teacher [...]
The Arts – Vital to Education, Human Rights and Human Potential
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: April is National Poetry Month, a celebration of the importance of poetry to our culture that the Academy of American Poets initiated in 1996. Why should we care about poetry, or, for that matter, any art form? Why do the arts matter? Why is the [...]
Arroyo High School Poets Speak
As part of last year's presentation "Fight to Unite, Unite to Fight," student participants in Arroyo High School's Future Leaders of Social Change academy shared their words on the subject of equality. Here's Yennhi Le on Statistics. Here's Sabrina Apodaca on Women and Men: We Are Equal.
Women and Men – We Are Equal.
By Sabrina Apodaca Women are equal to men. She is only 79% as hardworking as a man, Not capable of ever having high authority, Belonging in the kitchen to stay busy with pots and pans. But, women are equal to men. Receiving an award for academic greatness Only to be [...]
Statistics
By Yennhi Le Statistics A collection of quantitative data Statistics More than a reality than just a number How do you feel when you hear that 1 out of every 6 women has been the victim of an attempted/completed rape 3 in 10 Americans believe that same sex couples shouldn’t be [...]
Consider This: Human Rights Locally Ripple Globally
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: It feels as if we're being battered by a Category 5 hurricane of shifting, conflicting visions of American values and priorities. Adding to the turmoil: major challenges in accessing truthful, accurate information. We've compiled some resources for evaluating information, particularly from online sources, as well [...]
Rex Foundation Newsletter: The Answer of Art
From 2013: The Rex Foundation newsletter offers perspective from Mickey Hart and Sarah Crowell on why the arts are essential for daily life and for solving societal problems. Read/download now!
Resources for Speaking Up
UDHR Article 21, Clause 1 states, “Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his/her country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.” We’re building this page as a collection of information and resources for knowing the oaths of office of the U. S. President and your elected [...]
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Arroyo High School 2017 Town Hall: We All Bleed Red
On December 19, 2017, the DPA (Developmental Psychology of Adolescents) [...]
Presenters at TWAICB in Small Places, Close to Home
Just announced! Perla Yasmeen Meléndez Mabarak will be part of our [...]
Join Us March 17 in Oakland!
We are pleased and excited to present The World As [...]
Announcing Our Collaboration With Voice of Witness
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: We are pleased to highlight [...]
Student Wins Honor for UDHR-Themed Art
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot says: We're delighted to hear from [...]
Crossing Borders: Human Dignity and the Refugee Experience
When our educator colleague Pedro Mena recently shared his “Human Rights [...]
UDHR Presentations: You’re Invited!
Student members of Balboa High School's Polynesian Student club, [...]