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Rex Foundation Newsletters
Our Director, Sandy Sohcot, worked on a series of newsletters while she was Executive Director of the Rex Foundation. TWAICB started as a Rex Foundation program and then grantee when it grew. These newsletters give perspectives and resources on the work that we do and ideas for reflecting and taking action to fulfill human rights and social justice.
In 2014, The World As It Could Be became a Program of the Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ Activities League (DSAL). Read more about our program becoming part of DSAL
PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL CHANGE, No. 9, November 2014
Contents:
- Being an Impetus for Social Change
- Birthed From Social Change Movements, an interview with Cameron Sears and Nick Morgan of the Rex Foundation
- Generating Social Capital, an interview with Hilary Bass and Marty Neideffer of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
- Examples of Rex Foundation Beneficiaries Demonstrating Perspectives on Social Change
- Resources: Organizations, Publications, Websites
PERSPECTIVES ON THE ANSWER OF ART, No. 8, May 2013
Contents:
- Life Without Art: It’s Not Possible, an interview with Mickey Hart
- We Are in an Era of Creativity, an interview with Sarah Crowell
- Profiles of Some Rex Foundation Beneficiaries, demonstrating Art as the Answer
- Resources: Organizations, Publications, Websites
PERSPECTIVES ON GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT, No. 7, August 2010
Contents:
- Choosing Empathy Over Greed, an interview with Roger McNamee
- The Culture of Fear Breaks the Social Contract, an interview with Pam David
- Profiles of Some Rex Foundation Beneficiaries, demonstrating the power of individuals to bring about positive change
- Resources: Organizations, Publications, Websites
PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORLD AS IT COULD BE No. 6, October 2008
Contents:
- Feeding the Circle, an interview with Dune Lankard
- A Culture of Humanity, an interview with Ellen Sebastian Chang
- Minute Actions
- Standing On The Moon
- Profiles of Rex Foundation Beneficiaries
- Resources– Organizations, Publications, Websites
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the complete text
PERSPECTIVES ON THE WILL TO CHANGE – No. 5, October 2007
Contents:
- Green Planning, an interview with Annette Gellert
- Being the Change You Want by Sandy Sohcot
- Awakening Unity of Intent, an interview with Jon McIntire
- Towards Digital Inclusion, an interview with Ken McNeely
- Feedback from Rex Supporters
- Profiles of Rex Foundation Beneficiaries
- Resources – Organizations, Publications, Websites
PERSPECTIVES ON BEING HUMAN – No. 4, February 2006
Contents:
- The Golden Rule, an interview with John Perry Barlow
- Common Humanity by Sandy Sohcot
- Human Rights Framework, an interview with Susan Pritzker
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the complete text
- Human Rights and the Biosphere, by Alan Trist
- Uncle John’s Band, by Robert Hunter
- Profiles of Rex Foundation Beneficiaries
- Resources – Organizations, Publications, Websites
PERSPECTIVES ON POSITIVE CULTURE – No. 3, October 2004
Contents:
- The Oregon Country Fair, an interview with Robert DeSpain and Laura Stuart
- Rex Foundation After 20 Years, an interview with Danny Rifkin
- Rex Community Caravan, a funding initiative
- The Rex Foundation’s World of Giving – beneficiary profiles
- Eyes Of The World, by Robert Hunter
- Resources – Publications, Organizations, Websites
PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT – No. 2, August 2003
Contents:
- Radical Optimism, an interview with Peter Coyote
- Deep Keel, a metaphor for change
- Intentional Community, an interview with Carolyn Garcia
- Throwing Stones by John Barlow
- Profiles of Rex Foundation Beneficiaries
- Resources – Organizations, Publications, Websites
PERSPECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM – No. 1, August 2002
Contents:
- Headwaters Old Growth Redwoods, a letter from Bob Weir
- The Power of Food, an interview with Michael Klein
- Rainforest Action Network, an interview with Randy Hayes
- The Devil and the Trees by Robert Hunter
- Profiles of Rex Foundation Beneficiaries
- Resources – Rex Environmental Beneficiaries & Websites
Newsletters shared with permission from the Rex Foundation.
