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SUMMARY:How the Word is Passed: Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, August 25\, author and educator Clint Smith\, in conversation with Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian and educator and Prentiss Charney Fellow Jessica Rucker\, will discuss the new young readers edition of How the Word Is Passed: Remembering Slavery and How It Shaped America\, which was adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/how-the-word-is-passed-remembering-slavery-and-how-it-shaped-america/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250823T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250823T120000
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SUMMARY:D.C. Social Justice Curriculum Fair
DESCRIPTION:This fair is an opportunity for D.C. area educators to connect in person while exploring curriculum aligned with various social justice themes. Coordinated in partnership with DCAESJ working groups\, this fair will feature classroom resources from the Zinn Education Project and Social Justice Books\, and is designed for pre-K-12 educators. There will also be opportunities to network with D.C. area education organizations at exhibit tables. \nALL attendees will receive professional development credits.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/d-c-social-justice-curriculum-fair/
LOCATION:Inspired Teaching Demostration Public Charter SChool\, 200 Douglas Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250602T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250602T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
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SUMMARY:Traveling Black: A Long Journey of Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Historian Mia Bay and Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian will discuss Bay’s book\, Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance\, which explores racial restrictions on transportation and resistance to the injustice.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/traveling-black-a-long-journey-of-resistance/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T205815Z
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SUMMARY:Teaching Palestine Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join Teaching Palestine: Lessons\, Stories\, Voices co-editors to launch the new Rethinking Schools book. Palestine has long been one of the great silences in the official curriculum. Teaching Palestine: Lessons\, Stories\, Voices provides educators with powerful tools to uncover the history and current context of Palestine-Israel in the classroom — poetry\, personal narratives\, interviews\, role plays\, critical reading and writing activities\, and more. Teaching Palestine offers a defense of Palestinian humanity centering Palestinian lives\, uplifting and celebrating Palestinians’ struggle for justice\, and critiquing racism and inequality. \nThe editors will be joined by musician and activist Macklemore. 
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/teaching-palestine-book-launch/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250505T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250505T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
CREATED:20250129T163216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T163216Z
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SUMMARY:Black Teachers: A Pedagogy of Organized Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Historians Jarvis Givens and Imani Perry\, in conversation with Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian and Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones\, will discuss the Black Teacher Archive\, a digital portal centralizing materials created by professional organizations of African American educators\, historically referred to as Colored Teachers Associations (CTAs).
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/black-teachers-a-pedagogy-of-organized-resistance/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250414T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250414T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
CREATED:20250129T162908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T162908Z
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SUMMARY:Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins
DESCRIPTION:Historian Mary Phillips\, in conversation with Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian and Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones\, will discuss her book\, Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins. This is the first biography of Ericka Huggins\, a queer Black woman who brought spiritual self-care practices to the Black Panther Party.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/black-panther-woman-the-political-and-spiritual-life-of-ericka-huggins/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250324T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250324T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
CREATED:20250129T162609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T162609Z
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SUMMARY:King of the North: Martin Luther King’s Freedom Struggle Outside of the South
DESCRIPTION:Historian Jeanne Theoharis and Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian will discuss Theoharis’s book\, King of the North: Martin Luther King’s Freedom Struggle Outside of the South.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/king-of-the-north-martin-luther-kings-freedom-struggle-outside-of-the-south/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T162417Z
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SUMMARY:Reconstruction Robbery: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank
DESCRIPTION:Historian Justene Hill Edwards and Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian will discuss Edwards’ book\, Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman’s Bank\, a comprehensive account of the Freedman’s Bank and its depositors.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/reconstruction-robbery-the-rise-and-betrayal-of-the-freedmans-bank/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250113T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T200252Z
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SUMMARY:The Healing of Organized Remembering: The Struggle to Teach Truth
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, January 13\, 2025\, Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian and Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones will discuss Hagopian’s latest book\, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education and the campaign to fight back against bans on books and education. \nRegister here. 
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/the-healing-of-organized-remembering-the-struggle-to-teach-truth/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241202T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241202T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T200048Z
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SUMMARY:Black Radicalism\, Prison Repression\, and the Long Attica Revolt
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, December 2\, 2024\, scholar Orisanmi Burton and Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian will discuss Burton’s book\, Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism\, Prison Repression\, and the Long Attica Revolt\, which argues that prisons are a domain of hidden warfare within U.S. borders. \nRegister here.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/black-radicalism-prison-repression-and-the-long-attica-revolt/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241118T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T195608Z
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SUMMARY:An American Coup: Wilmington 1898
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, November 18\, 2024\, documentary filmmaker Yoruba Richen will discuss American Coup: Wilmington 1898\, a new American Experience PBS documentary directed by Richen and Brad Lichtenstein that examines a white supremacist massacre of Black residents of Wilmington\, North Carolina. Richen\, and others from the film\, will be in conversation with Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian. \nYoruba Richen is the founding director of the documentary program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. She is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Her film The Rebellious Life of Mrs Rosa Parks premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and won a Peabody Award. The Zinn Education Project developed lessons to accompany the film. Her other films include The Cost of Inheritance and The Killing of Breonna Taylor. \nRegister here. 
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/an-american-coup-wilmington-1898/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241026T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241026T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
CREATED:20240625T221154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T221154Z
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SUMMARY:Northwest Teachers for Social Justice Conference
DESCRIPTION:17th Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference\n“Rethinking Our Classrooms\, Organizing for Better Schools”\n Saturday\, October 26\, 2024\n9am – 4:00pm\nThe annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference\, co-sponsored by Rethinking Schools\, is a joyous day of idea-sharing\, learning\, and community with educators of conscience from around the region.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/northwest-teachers-for-social-justice-conference/
LOCATION:Chief Sealth International High School\, 2600 SW Thistle St\, Seattle\, WA\, 98216\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241007T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T195323Z
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SUMMARY:Racism and Resistance in the North During the Civil Rights Movement
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that the biggest Civil Rights Movement demonstration of the 1960s happened in New York City? \nDid you know that at the same time people were pressing for desegregation in Montgomery and Birmingham\, they were doing so in Los Angeles\, Milwaukee\, and Boston? \nScholar Brian Jones\, in conversation with Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian\, will shed light on the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the North and ways that those stories can be included in the curriculum. Jones recently worked on the New York City Civil Rights History Project. \nRegister here for the event.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/racism-and-resistance-in-the-north-during-the-civil-rights-movement/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240916T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240916T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
CREATED:20240812T174447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T174628Z
UID:110874-1726509600-1726515000@rethinkingschools.org
SUMMARY:We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, September 16\, 2024\, historian Kellie Carter Jackson will discuss We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance with Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian and Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones. Carter reframes the past and present of Black resistance — both nonviolent and violent — to white supremacy. This event is part of the Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online series hosted by the Zinn Education Project. \nRegister here.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/we-refuse-a-forceful-history-of-black-resistance/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240817T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240817T110000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T173738Z
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SUMMARY:Social Justice Curriculum Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ) for the third annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair on Saturday\, August 17\, 2024 from 8:45AM–12:15PM in person at Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS (200 Douglas Street NE). \nThis fair is an opportunity for D.C. area educators to connect in person while exploring curriculum aligned with various social justice themes. \nRegister here.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/social-justice-curriculum-fair/
LOCATION:Inspired Teaching Demostration Public Charter SChool\, 200 Douglas Street NE\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240814T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240814T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
CREATED:20240812T172103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T173939Z
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SUMMARY:Transgender Justice in Schools Book Launch & Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join Rethinking Schools for a webinar on our newest book\, Transgender Justice in Schools. Transgender Justice in Schools provides inspirational stories from trans students and educators and resources for teachers\, students\, and parents seeking to build communities where everyone flourishes. This book will educate\, challenge\, inspire  — and save lives. \nDuring this webinar\, three of the book’s authors will offer stories and examples about what transgender justice in schools looks and feels like. \nRegister here.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/transgender-justice-in-schools-book-launch-celebration/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240715
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240716
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
CREATED:20240425T185317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T192438Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Institute for Climate Change Education
DESCRIPTION:Once again\, our friends at Climate Generation are offering their online “Summer Institute for Climate Education\,” during the week of July 15–19. One of the presenters will be teacher extraordinaire and Rethinking Schools writer Suzanna Kassouf. Suzanna will lead a workshop based on the “Imagining the Future” role play she describes in her Rethinking Schools article\, “‘We Cannot Create What We Cannot Imagine’: Helping Students Picture Climate Justice.” \nREGISTER HERE.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/summer-institute-for-climate-change-education-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240609
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T191722Z
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SUMMARY:Teach Truth Day of Action 2024
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to take action. . . . again. \nFor the past three summers\, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. The teacher-led rallies received national media attention\, providing a valuable counter narrative to the oversized coverage of the well-funded anti-CRT movement. \nOnce again\, we invite educators\, students\, parents\, and community members to rally across the country and pledge to #TeachTruth and defend LGBTQ+ rights on June 8\, 2024. \nThe situation is urgent. \nLawmakers in at least 44 states have introduced legislation or pursued other measures that attempt to require educators to lie to students about the role of racism\, sexism\, heterosexism\, transphobia\, and other forms of oppression throughout U.S. history. These laws and restrictions have been imposed in at least 18 states. The Right has declared war on teaching the truth about structural racism and sexism and on LGBTQ+ youth. \nBooks by Black\, Indigenous\, authors of color\, LGBTQ+\, and Palestinian American writers are increasingly being banned. \nAs Jesse Hagopian points out\, \nJust as the Red Scare and the Lavender Scare were used to purge teachers from the late-1940s through the early-1960s\, the current attacks on what history deniers have labeled “critical race theory” and “gender ideology” are directly connected. \nIn Florida\, Gov. DeSantis’s so-called “Parental Rights in Education” bill — better known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — prohibits classroom instruction related to gay\, lesbian\, or transgender issues\, and sexuality or gender identity more broadly. Florida is one of six states that censor discussions of LGBTQ+ people or issues in school\, and one of eighteen that bans transgender students from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity. \nWhile claiming to “protect” young people\, the right-wing legislators block any efforts to address gun violence (the leading cause of death for young people) and the existential threat of climate change. \nThis is a national call. \nLearn more.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/teach-truth-day-of-action-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240515T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240515T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
CREATED:20240425T020128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T020128Z
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SUMMARY:Teach Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Join Rethinking Schools for a webinar on the spring issue of Rethinking Schools\, Teach Palestine. Panelists will offer stories\, examples\, and concrete strategies for teaching truthfully and critically about Palestine-Israel. At a time when the attack on social justice teaching has dramatically expanded as part of the crackdown on opposition to U.S. aid to Israel\, it is essential that we support and learn from each other. \nParticipants will need access to Zoom. \nASL Interpretation will be available. \nThe event is free. To make events like this available to more educators and activists\, we would greatly appreciate your solidarity donation. Your donation will directly support the expansion of our work and help us get resources to more teachers during this crucial time. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/teach-palestine/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240506T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240506T191500
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
CREATED:20240201T222003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T222108Z
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SUMMARY:Reparations and Climate Justice
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 6\, 2024: Reparations and Climate Justice \nPhilosophy professor Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò will discuss his book Reconsidering Reparations which takes on reparations and distributive justice with wide implications for views of justice\, racism\, the legacy of colonialism\, and climate change policy. \nOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò is associate professor of philosophy at Georgetown University. Táíwò’s theoretical work draws liberally from the Black radical tradition\, anti-colonial thought\, German transcendental philosophy\, contemporary philosophy of language\, contemporary social science\, and histories of activism and activist thinkers. He is the author of Elite Capture and Reconsidering Reparations. \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/reparations-and-climate-justice/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240408T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240408T191500
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SUMMARY:Black Patience: Performance\, Civil Rights\, and the Unfinished Project of Emancipation
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 8\, 2024: Black Patience: Performance\, Civil Rights\, and the Unfinished Project of Emancipation \nAfricana studies professor Julius B. Fleming Jr. in conversation with educator Jessica Rucker\, will discuss the role of Black theater in the Black Freedom Struggle and the concept of “Black patience.” They will discuss: \n\nBlack theater as a space in which Black people rehearsed and staged Black freedom and liberation\,\nThe role of Black theater and Black theater workers in the successes of the Civil Rights Movement and how they helped engage a base of Black people who might not have otherwise embodied Black freedom through activism and organizing\,\nThe term “Black patience” to name the ways time is weaponized against Black people by forcing them to repeatedly perform waiting as a criteria for their freedom\,\nHow Black patience “maps a racial history of time” — a concept that teachers can use to introduce the importance of and demand “freedom now.”\n\nRSVP HERE \n 
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/black-patience-performance-civil-rights-and-the-unfinished-project-of-emancipation/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240318T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240318T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T182106
CREATED:20240228T175147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T180222Z
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SUMMARY:Informational Session: Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups
DESCRIPTION:Jesse Hagopian\, Teaching for Black Lives co-editor and Rethinking Schools editor\, will facilitate an informational session for educators who are interested in forming a Teaching for Black Lives study group in the 2024–2025 school year. Participants will hear from previous and current study group coordinators about their experience and impact. The session will include time to ask questions at the end. Register today!
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/informational-session-teaching-for-black-lives-study-groups/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:An End to Inequality: A Rethinking Schools Fundraiser & Book Talk with Jonathan Kozol
DESCRIPTION:Join Rethinking Schools founding editor Bob Peterson and executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones in conversation with Jonathan Kozol about his newest book\, An End to Inequality: Breaking Down the Walls of Apartheid Education in America. \nIn the newest and culminating work of his long career\, Kozol argues that it’s well past time to batter down inequities in education. In the concluding chapters of the book\, he argues for a sweeping transformation that resonates with current-day arguments for reparations. Engage with Jonathan Kozol before his book is released on March 12th. \n10 attendees will be randomly selected to receive a copy of the book\, courtesy of a generous donor. \nThis fundraising event supports Rethinking Schools to continue our mission of sustaining and strengthening public education through social justice teaching and education activism. \nParticipants will need access to Zoom. \nBuy your ticket.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/an-end-to-inequality-a-rethinking-schools-fundraiser-book-talk-with-jonathan-kozol/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:The History of Black Music — A Love Supreme
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 4\, 2024: The History of Black Music — A Love Supreme \nAward-winning musicologist and music historian Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr. will discuss his book Who Hears Here? On Black Music\, Pasts and Present. \nA Guggenheim Fellow and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr. is a music historian\, pianist\, composer\, and Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Pennsylvania. A widely-published writer\, he’s the author\, co-author\, or editor of four music history books and many essays and articles. As a producer\, label head\, and leader of the band Dr. Guy’s Musiqology\, Ramsey has released five recording projects and has performed at venues worldwide. Ramsey hosted the Musiqology Podcast\, and Musiqology Rx is his community arts initiative that provides quality arts programming to under-served communities. He has written for and consulted with museums and galleries\, and was co-curator of the acclaimed exhibition Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Ramsey has lectured on music nationally and internationally. \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/the-history-of-black-music-a-love-supreme/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:A Retrospective on Rethinking Schools
DESCRIPTION:Join Rethinking Schools’ founding editor Bob Peterson and executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones for a retrospective on Rethinking Schools’ history. This event is in partnership with West Chester University as part of their discussion series on race\, class\, gender & education. \nRegister here.
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/a-retrospective-on-rethinking-schools/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240206T191500
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SUMMARY:Centering Collective Value in the Early Years: Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action Event
DESCRIPTION:Join Rethinking Schools\, Defending the Early Years\, and Black Lives Matter at School for a conversation on Centering Collective Value in the Early Years. This webinar event celebrates Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. \nThis year’s Week of Action theme is “Centering and Celebrating Collective Value.” The Black Lives Matter at School guiding principle of Collective Values states\, “We are guided by the fact that all Black lives\, regardless of sex assigned at birth\, gender identity\, gender expression\, sexual orientation\, economic status\, ability\, disability\, education\, location\, age\, immigration status\, religious beliefs or disbeliefs\, matter. None of us are free until we are all free.” \nDefending the Early Years Executive Director Denisha Jones and Rethinking Schools Executive Director Cierra Kaler-Jones will be in conversation with Makai Kellogg an early childhood educator and Equity and Diversity Coordinator at School for Friends in Washington\, DC; Akiea “Ki” Gross\, an early childhood educator\, creator\, former classroom teacher\, instructional coach\, and cultural organizer; and Laleña Garcia a Brooklyn kindergarten teacher and member of the NYC Black Lives Matter at School steering. \nPanelists will discuss how we teach and organize for racial justice\, especially in the early years. They’ll offer stories\, examples\, and concrete strategies for antiracist pedagogy and abolitionist practice. They will discuss how to lift Black joy\, confront anti-Blackness\, and build authentic partnerships to fight for more equitable and just schools. \nParticipants will need access to Zoom. Register for the Zoom link and get a Rethinking Schools book and magazine discount code! \nASL Interpretation will be available \nThe event is free. To make events like this available to more educators and activists\, we would greatly appreciate your solidarity donation. \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/centering-collective-value-in-the-early-years-black-lives-matter-at-school-week-of-action-event/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Everyday Solidarity: Interracial Organizing Stories from The Sum of Us
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, February 5\, 2024: Everyday Solidarity: Interracial Organizing Stories from The Sum of Us \nPolicy advocate and author Heather McGhee will discuss The Sum of Us: How Racism Hurts Everyone\, the young readers’ edition of her bestselling book. \nHeather McGhee is distinguished lecturer of urban studies at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. Her best-selling book\, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together\, was adapted into a young adult readers’ version and has a podcast companion series. In addition to testifying before Congress\, drafting legislation\, and developing strategies for organizations and campaigns\, McGhee is chair of the board of Color of Change. \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/everyday-solidarity-interracial-organizing-stories-from-the-sum-of-us/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231213T193000
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SUMMARY:Rethinking Multicultural Education Book Launch & Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join Rethinking Multicultural Education editor Wayne Au and Rethinking Schools editors Jesse Hagopian\, Dyan Watson\, Bill Bigelow\, Linda Christensen\, Ursula Wolfe-Rocca\, Moé Yonamine\, and Cierra Kaler-Jones for a launch and celebration of the third edition of this new Rethinking Schools book on bringing racial and cultural justice to the classroom. \n  \nFrom book bans\, to teacher firings\, to racist content standards\, the politics of teaching race and culture in schools have shifted dramatically in recent years. Contributors will offer story-rich examples from their teaching and organizing that provide strategy\, hope\, and inspiration during a time of dangerous legislation\, pushback to antiracist teaching\, and McCarthy-era chilling effects on educators.   \n  \nRegister for the free Zoom link and a pre-order discount code for the third edition of Rethinking Multicultural Education — filled with new articles \n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/rethinking-multicultural-education-book-launch-celebration/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231113T193000
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SUMMARY:Michael Hines on the Fight for Black History in Schools
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, November 13\, 2023\, historian Michael Hines will discuss his book A Worthy Piece of Work: The Untold Story of Madeline Morgan and the Fight for Black History in Schools\, which details how African Americans educator activists in the early twentieth century created new curriculum around race and historical representation. \nMichael Hines is a historian of American education\, an assistant professor of Education\, and an affiliated faculty member with the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity and the Bill Lane Center for the American West. His work focuses on the educational activism of Black teachers\, students\, and communities during the Progressive Era (1890s–1940s). Besides his book\, A Worthy Piece of Work\, Dr. Hines has published articles and book chapters in the Journal of African American History\, History of Education Quarterly\, Review of Educational Research\, and the Journal of the History Childhood and Youth\, and in popular outlets including the Washington Post\, Time magazine\, and Chalkbeat. \nHines will be in conversation with a teacher. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/michael-hines-on-the-fight-for-black-history-in-schools/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231021T183000
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SUMMARY:16th Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference
DESCRIPTION:16th Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference\n“Rethinking Our Classrooms\, Organizing for Better Schools”\n Saturday\, October 21\, 2023\n9am – 3:30pm\n Parkrose High School\nPortland\, Oregon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote Speakers\nCharles E. Cobb Jr. is a former field secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)\, a journalist\, and the author of a number of books including Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project (with Robert Moses) and This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get you Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible (Basic Books\, 2014). \nRenée Watson is an author of both picture books and young adult novels. Her novel\, Piecing Me Together\, received a Coretta Scott King Award and Newbery Honor. With Nikole Hannah-Jones\, Watson wrote The 1619 Project: Born on the Water. Many of her books are inspired by her experiences growing up as a Black girl in the Pacific Northwest. Her poetry and fiction center around the experiences of Black girls and explore themes of home\, identity\, body image\, and the intersections of race\, class\, and gender. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE HERE
URL:https://rethinkingschools.org/event/16th-annual-northwest-teaching-for-social-justice-conference/
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