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Spring 2023
“We Cannot Create What We Cannot Imagine” Helping Students Picture Climate Justice
By Suzanna Kassouf
To imagine a better future, high school students role-play activists at a visioning conference and then create murals.
How My Teacher Union Fought for Housing Justice
By Ann Finkel
A teacher union member stories the Boston Teachers Union fight for housing justice.
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