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“[T]he advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief, and freedom from fear and want, has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.” – preamble to the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights,”...
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From her office overlooking New York City’s bustling Washington Square Park, Mary Brabeck, dean of New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, is explaining her philosophy on social justice.“I call it the...
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Fall is a busy time, often filled with new beginnings as well as the return to old routines: back to school, back to work, back home for the holidays. At Facing History and Ourselves, fall marks the return of teachers and students to classrooms, and...
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“Not in our town.”
For hundreds of thousands of Americans, these four simple words have become a powerful mantra, a chorus calling for the end of hate and the start of tolerance. From Billings, Montana, on into the deep, humid south and all the way...
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"I have been at the Facing History School for the past 5 years and I have seen our students go full circle—understand self and identity in their freshmen year to taking action and Choosing to Participate as seniors. This is what drives my teaching...
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"Our students become deeply engaged in the Facing History themes such as making moral choices in times of crisis, civil and human rights and becoming an upstander. I have found that the curriculum resonates with the students even more as I have...
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Facing History School graduate Olivia M. spoke at our 2010 New York benefit dinner about a small moment that showed her how much she had been changed by Facing History.Hello, my name is Olivia M., and like my friend Zanetta I am a sophomore at Smith...
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Educator Julie Taggart from Northern Ireland spoke at our 2010 New York benefit dinner about her experience growing up in Northern Ireland, and the pervasive silence during “The Troubles.”Good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Julie Taggart,...
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Facing History School graduate Zanetta K. spoke at our 2010 New York benefit dinner about the impact Facing History and Ourselves has had on her life.Good evening. My name is Zanetta K. I’m a graduate of the Facing History School and now I’m a...
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Zanetta King and Olivia McClendon are two seniors in the Facing History School's first graduating class. Their film "In My Shoes," which they directed and produced with the Urban Arts Partnership, is a powerful documentary about four teenagers...
