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The World As It Could Be - Environmental Education and Human Rights

December 12, 2022 • 75 mins

“Human rights are held by all persons equally, universally and forever.

Human rights are the basic standards without which people cannot live in dignity.

These rights are inalienable. This means you cannot lose these rights just as you cannot cease to be a human.“

- The World As It Could Be

In this episode, we learn from Sandy Sohcot and Ellen Sebastian Chang of The World As It Could Be Human Rights Education Program. We also learn about a collaboration between TWAICB and Talaterra that will help environmental professionals from diverse fields advance their work within a human rights framework.

What circumstances led to the creation of The World As It Could Be?
How do Sandy and Ellen introduce people to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
How have they strengthened the relationship between community members and law enforcement?
How is The World As It Could Be and Talaterra collaborating to help environmental professionals view their environmental work through a human rights framework?

These questions will be answered in this episode.

We begin with Sandy explaining how The World As It Could Be, got its start.

(A quick note to our regular listeners. This episode is a little longer than our usual episode.)

LINKS

Register for Amplify Your Practice for People and the Planet (begins January 19, 2023).

Join Sandy Sohcot and Ellen Sebastian Change of The World As It Could Be Human Rights Education Program to amplify the impact of your environmental education practice.

In this workshop, you’ll consider your educational objectives and the impact your programs have on people and the planet. You will engage in conversation about the fundamental purpose of environmental education and reflect on how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights connects with your practice and environmental education overall.

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ABOUT SANDY SOHCOT

Director and originator of The World As It Could Be Human Rights Education Program. Sandy holds a California Lifetime Teaching Credential. In July 2001, Sandy became Executive Director of the Rex Foundation and served as in that capacity through 2013, to help renew the Foundation in the absence of direct Grateful Dead concert funding. In 2006, as part of her work, Sandy developed The World As It Could Be initiative to raise awareness about the human rights framework. The initial work evolved to become a full program with curriculum that includes the creative arts as a vital part of teaching about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since January 2014, Sandy has been Director of TWAICB, now a program of the Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs’ Activities League (DSAL). Sandy has been active in the small business and women’s communities of San Francisco. She co-founded the Women’s Leadership Alliance, and is past president of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. In July 1999, the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women honored Sandy with their Women Who Make a Difference Award. Sandy served as a Commissioner on the San Francisco Human Rights Commission 2004 – 2008.

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ABOUT ELLEN SEBASTIAN CHANG:

Ellen Sebastian Chang (she/her), whose creative practice spans 45 years, is a storied figure in the performing arts, as a multi-disciplinary director (theater, opera, dance, and installation) arts educator, and lighting designer.

"I create as a director, producer, writer, and teaching artist. I began my theater practice as a lighting technician (Berkeley Stage Company) and designer. In 1981, I shifted to directing/writing/creating devised experimental performances with the premiere of Your Place is No Longer with Us which followed a ten-year-o

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