Essays & Articles
Arroyo High School Human Rights Townhall, December 2018
Beneath the Surface On February 26th I visited with the Arroyo High School DPA (Developmental Psychology for Adolescents) class involved in creating and presenting the December UDHR Town Hall. I asked the students about how they came up with the theme “Beneath the Surface.” Several students spoke about [...]
Perspectives on the Meaning of Dignity
Title: Dignity (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) Artist: Virginia Jourdan (c) 2018 Dignity by Virginia Jourdan Our Director, Sandy Sohcot writes: On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2019, we’ll enjoy welcoming people to Reclaiming Dignity, the opening of the exhibit of Virginia Jourdan’s paintings inspired by the Universal Declaration [...]
Natalia Anciso demonstrates the positive impact of using the arts, play and teaching of the UDHR with second graders
Natalia Anciso has been part of TWAICB since 2011. First, as a participant in our 3-day Institute to learn about the UDHR and TWAICB curriculum, Natalia then became part of our Institute presenting team. Natalia has offered her visual arts talents and expertise to provide participants their own experience of [...]
A Personal Reflection: “It’s time we stop, hey, what’s that sound. Everybody look what’s going down!”
October 2018, TWAIBC Newsletter Dear Friends and Colleagues, Stephen Stills composed “For What It’s Worth,” and Buffalo Springfield, the band he helped form, released the song in 1966. I, along with many of my adolescent friends, related to the song’s message, feeling the intense emotions about the Vietnam War, and [...]
Newsletter: Youth Compel Us to “Wake Up & Take Action!”
August 2018, TWAIBC Newsletter Dear Friends and Colleagues, In 2007, I saw the play "R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE." I was inspired by Mr. Fuller’s world outlook, and particularly taken by a 1983 quote of his included in the play program: "We can now solve [...]
Rex Foundation Newsletter: The Will to Change
“We can now solve all the problems of hunger and need across the world, having all the available resources and technology; all that we need is the political will.” —Buckminster Fuller, 1983 The World As It Could Be, human rights dramatization From the October 2007 Rex Foundation Newsletter, [...]
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 Borders Project. Columbus Crossing Borders is a nonprofit consisting of 34 painters and a film crew using art to inspire critical thinking, compassion and support for the millions of refugees in our world. Created in response to anti-immigration sentiments and [...]
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 League), we are excited to communicate about the Community Capitals Framework that guides DSAL’s work, as well as that of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO). As explained, in 2015, by the Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Economics, the Community [...]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
(Plain Language Version) Article 1. Everyone is born free and equal. Article 2. Everyone has all the rights in this document regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or nationality. Article 3. Everyone has the right to live, to be free and to feel safe. Article 4. No one can be put [...]
(Email Correspondence)
Meet Me At The Crossroads Features TWAICB
TWAICB FEATURED ON MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS [...]
Teaching Guide on the Right to Vote and Participate in One’s Government
The World As It Could Be Human Rights Education [...]
Heeding John Lewis to Speak Up and Speak Out Right Now!
We must mobilize to help contain Covid-19 and insist [...]
Where could we go from here?
A proverb for this time: If we don’t change [...]
Letter From Rebecca Hoffberger, the Founder/Executive Director of the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM)
March 17, 2020 Letter By Rebecca Hoffberger Founder & [...]
A Renewed Perspective on Being Human
Seeing human-ness in what we say and do [...]
Dig Deep Farms Food Hub & Human Rights
Dig Deep Farms Food Hub At TWAICB, we [...]