Los Angeles, CA

2008 Los Angeles Benefit Dinner

rachel — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:35:59 -0500

Nearly 500 people attended the Facing History and Ourselves Los Angeles Benefit at the Beverly Hills Hotel on March 19 featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samantha Power and actor and activist Don Cheadle.

A California Teacher's Passion Realized

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:02:50 -0600

Venice, California- decided to become a teacher after her college boyfriend was killed in a drunk-driving accident. This tragic event caused a shift in her perspective. Kraft-Watts wanted to measure her own life's work by the lives she would touch.

Actor and Activist Outline Steps to End the Genocide in Darfur

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:23:00 -0600

Los Angeles, CA - Don Cheadle and John Prendergast spoke about their experiences in Darfur last Thursday, April 26th at the Wilshire Theatre, to more than 1600 community members, teachers and students.

Alba Appointed to LAUSD Council

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:57:53 -0600

Los Angeles, CA - On January 18th, Facing History's Los Angeles Regional Director Dan Alba was appointed to the Human Relations Council (HRC) of the newly formed Office of Human Relations, Diversity and Equity (OHRDE) in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

Be the Change Featured on Fox News in Los Angeles

admin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:03:25 -0500

Facing History and Ourselves' newest interactive website, Be the Change: Upstanders for Human Rights, profiles the stories of five extraordinary activists who have been awarded the Reebok Human Rights Award.

Celebrating Ten Years in Los Angeles

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:35:52 -0600

LOS ANGELES, California -- The Los Angeles office opened 10 years ago. In those 10 years, Facing History and Ourselves in Los Angeles has grown from a grassroots effort to a program that includes many partnerships, foundations, school districts, and individuals whose efforts are yielding amazing results.

Choosing to Participate Exhibition at Los Angeles Central Library

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:36:42 -0600

Los Angeles, California - Choosing to Participate is a Facing History and Ourselves national initiative aimed at stimulating young people and adults to think deeply about the importance of thoughtful participation in a democracy.

Don Cheadle thanks Facing History

rachel — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:57:02 -0500

East Los Angeles Course Examines Educational Inequality

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:06:39 -0600

Is education now on "equal terms" as called for in the landmark 1954 Brown Vs. Board of Education Supreme Court Decision ending school segregation? This spring, students in Jorge Lopez's "Youth and Justice" course at Roosevelt High School in East Los Angeles used the Facing History approach and resources to explore this and other questions about educational equality-looking at examples from history and their own school today.

Educator Kristin B. at the Facing History and Ourselves 2007 Los Angeles benefit dinner

eva — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:38:41 -0500