19th Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference
19th Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference
“Rethinking Our Classrooms, Organizing for Better Schools”
Saturday, October 17th, 2026
9:00am – 4:00pm
Lindbergh High School — Renton, Washington
On Saturday, October 17th, attend the 19th Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference — co-sponsored by Rethinking Schools — at Lindbergh High School in Renton, Washington (near Seattle).
Workshop leaders include Rethinking Schools editors Wayne Au, Linda Christensen, Grace Cornell Gonzales, and Ursula Wolfe-Rocca, and Prentiss Charney Fellows Julia Kirkpatrick and Suzanna Kassouf.
Morning Keynote: Dr. Terry Anne Scott
The Fight for Voting Rights: From Education to Action
Dr. Terry Anne Scott is the CEO and Executive Director of the Institute for History and Equity and former Professor of History. At Hood College, she received numerous awards, including the college’s highest commendation for professors—the Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Scott has also taught at the University of Washington, where she was nominated for a Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Scott is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Sports History and a member of the Editorial Staff for the Journal of American History. She is the author of several books, including Lynching and Leisure: Race and the Transformation of Mob Violence in Texas (winner of the 2022 Ottis Lock Endowment Best Book Award). She is also the editor of Seattle Sports: Play, Identity, and Pursuit in the Emerald City, and the recently published Reclaiming Democracy: A History of Voter Disenfranchisement and the History of Voter Suppression. Scott is featured on regional and national media programs. She consults on museum exhibits and has appeared in several documentaries, including the critically acclaimed “Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day,” which received a 2022 NAACP Image Award and was short-listed for an Academy Award. Scott is also in the 2023 documentary, “Sound of the Police,” which was nominated for an Emmy.
Afternoon Keynote: Andrea Rogers
Joyful and Trauma Informed Lawyering: Students Suing Government to Protect Their Constitutional Climate Rights
Andrea Rodgers is Deputy Director of U.S. Strategy at Our Children’s Trust, representing youth in constitutional climate change cases seeking protection of their fundamental rights to a safe climate. In addition to litigating OCT’s domestic cases, Andrea supports Canada’s first youth-led climate case going to trial in October 2026. Andrea is the author of numerous publications, including “The Injustice of 1.5º-2ºC: The Need for a Scientifically Based Standard of Fundamental Rights Protection in Constitutional Climate Change Cases”, which was cited by the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court. Andrea is the 2024 recipient of the Svitlana Kravchenko Environmental Rights Award from Land Air Water at the University of Oregon School of Law and the 2025 recipient of Lakeside School’s Distinguished Alumni Award.