Essays & Articles
Ten Years Later: Youth Look Back on Their Involvement With TWAICB
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: It’s been 10 years since we began the work that led to The World As It Could Be Human Rights Education Program (TWAICB). In September 2006, the youth of the Destiny Arts Center Performance Troupe, in collaboration with poets of Youth Speaks, involvement of the [...]
Balboa High School Students: Does Knowing About the UDHR Matter?
Read this update from Balboa High School TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: In April, we sent out an email to our community of colleagues and supporters asking for input on how knowing about the UDHR matters in addressing issues today, as posted here. Jill Smith, a 10th grade English teacher at [...]
You’re Invited! TWAICB Rite of Passage Program Culminating Ceremony May 20
You are cordially invited to the culminating presentation of our second class of participants in The World As It Could Be Is Within REACH. This program is our Rite of Passage, developed by the leadership of the REACH Ashland Youth Center to initiate youth as vital members of our community. The [...]
Join Us at Our Annual Summer Institute August 2-4 in SF!
Come see the Institute Culminating Presentation August 4! INVITATION FROM THE WORLD AS IT COULD BE IN COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL AND MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Three-Day Institute to Experience The World As It Could Be Program Curriculum Tuesday-Thursday, August 2-4, 2016 at Balboa High School [...]
UDHR Article 3 Guides Rite of Passage Community Action Projects
"Sticky wall" collects thoughts of Rite of Passage participants. During the first sessions of The World As It Could Be Is Within REACH Rite of Passage Program, we introduce the participants to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) sod they become familiar with the document and its [...]
Crime and Punishment From a Human Rights Perspective: The German Experience
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: When I watched the April 3rd segment called “Crime and Punishment” I was struck by the human rights approach taken by the German prison officials in administering their rehabilitation-first practices for all prisoners. I believe this segment offers perspective on how seeing people as human beings, [...]
Human Trafficking and the UDHR
On Monday, April 4th, Genice Jacobs of AbolitionistMom.org presented information on human trafficking to The World As It Could Be Is Within REACH Rite of Passage class. Genice Jacobs of AbolitionistMom, seen with one of the group's posers in Oakland. This special session was the result of work done [...]
Consider This: How Does Knowing About the UDHR Matter?
Dear Friends and Colleagues: I'd like to know your thoughts on an issue that's been on my mind more than ever lately. Just after the Brussels terrorist attack, I received an email from a friend who worried that fear-mongering, especially directed at specific groups of people, would worsen already challenging [...]
Does Knowing Your Human Rights Matter?
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the [...]
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Arroyo High School Poets Speak
As part of last year's presentation "Fight to Unite, Unite [...]
Women and Men – We Are Equal.
By Sabrina Apodaca Women are equal to men. She is [...]
Statistics
By Yennhi Le Statistics A collection of quantitative data Statistics More [...]
Consider This: Human Rights Locally Ripple Globally
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: It feels as if we're [...]
Rex Foundation Newsletter: The Answer of Art
From 2013: The Rex Foundation newsletter offers perspective from Mickey [...]
Resources for Speaking Up
UDHR Article 21, Clause 1 states, “Everyone has the right [...]
Before You Act, Do This
With Internet-based media as an ever-increasing source of information, it [...]