Essays & Articles
Celebrating 10 Years of TWAICB at Balboa High School
Ten years ago, The World As It Could Be was born in a dramatic performance at Balboa High School in San Francisco. We recently had a chance to gather with some of the participants and listen to their reflections, and we're happy to be able to share them with you. We're also delighted [...]
TWAICB’s New Program at Arroyo High School
TWAICB Directory Sandy Sohcot says: On Tuesday, December 13, I got to meet the wonderful Arroyo High School students who have committed to The World As It Could Is Within Reach Rite of Passage Class, which will begin on Tuesday, January 24th. At the far left is Arroyo Principal James Gray, [...]
Presentation: Three Decades of Human Rights Education
The University of San Francisco MA in Human Rights Education Program and the HRE-USA Northern California Chapter recently held an event featuring HRE pioneers Nancy Flowers and Norma Tarrow in conversation. We're happy to share the video and article about this event here: https://www.usfca.edu/news/three-decades-of-human-rights-education
TWAICB on the Agenda at National Council for the Social Studies
On December 4, 2016, TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot will present a Workshop on using the arts to teach the UDHR and foster engagement with its principles at the Annual Conference of the National Council for the Social Studies in Washington, DC. We are honored to have our Workshop selected as [...]
Human Dignity As the Heart of Human Rights
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: A recent article in the New York Times described how Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom, historically governed in semi-theocracy and by monarchs, is now opening its first law school as part of advancing its first generation as a democracy. Of particular interest to me was the [...]
Now Available: Our 2016 Curriculum and Resource Guide!
We're happy to share with you the July 2016 edition of the Curriculum and Resource Guide forThe World As It Could Be (TWAICB) Human Rights Education Program. We hope you'll find it a valuable source of information and teaching tools for integrating human rights education into your own work. Among [...]
Why Are the Arts Essential for Human Rights Education?
As part of this year's Institute, we asked participants to think about why the arts are so important in teaching about human rights, and then to give us their thoughts. They wrote each idea on a paper leaf; then we filled the branches of a tree of human rights, created during [...]
Resources for Informed Voters
As we enter an election season filled with name-calling, rumor-mongering, and just plain lies, it can be hard to find accurate information about the issues and candidates amid all the Internet memes. These nonpartisan sites and organizations can help you make sure you're registered, then navigate through the noise [...]
Photos from the 2016 Institute
Photos by Pat Steacy of USF from the Insitute, showing how participants used the creative arts to express human rights concepts and issues: Photos by Natalia Anciso of the culminating ceremony, which addressed the issues 1. What does a human rights culture look like? 2. What does it [...]
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TWAICB Goes to Teachers 4 Social Justice 2017 Conference
On Saturday, October 7th, we look forward to once again [...]
Wilderness and Human Rights
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: My wonderful experience at the [...]
Report from the 2017 Institute
Our 8th 3-day Institute in collaboration with the University of [...]
Summer Institute 2017: Watch the Videos!
We're pleased to share these videos of this year's Culminating [...]
Inspiration to Speak Up and Foster Positive Public Dialogue
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: Following recent events in Charlottesville [...]
Updated Curriculum Now Online
We are pleased to provide the July 2017 edition of [...]
Scenes From the Summer Institute, 2017
As part of this year's Summer Institute, participants created "Signs [...]