On Monday, September 12, 2022, historian and writer Alaina Roberts will introduce the Reconstruction era connections between Black freedom and Native American citizenship in the context of westward expansion onto Native land. Alaina Roberts, the author of I’ve Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land, is an award-winning historian who studies the intersection of Black […]
On Monday, October 17, 2022, author Ashley Farmer will discuss Queen Mother Audley Moore (1898 – 1997), one of the most influential activists and thinkers of the 20th century. Moore was an important progenitor of Black Nationalist thought and activism. Ashley Farmer is an associate professor in the Departments of History and African and African Diaspora Studies at the […]
Invitation to an event hosted by the Anti-Racist Education Collective, the New Haven Federation of Teachers, and Recovery for All Connecticut. Every day, we hear about the great teacher resignation and shortage, student learning loss, and the many crises facing our schools. Absent from these debates have been the voices of the educators and students […]
In this hands-on workshop from Climate Generation, participants will engage with a suite of teaching activities centering the resistance of Indigenous Pacific Island peoples to environmental injustice and the climate crisis. The workshop explores both historical and recent experiences of different island territories and nations through engaging in role play and in connecting with the […]
On Monday, January 23, 2023, author Dayo F. Gore will discuss Black women radicals who were active in the revolutionary struggle during the period known as the Red Scare. Dayo F. Gore is an associate professor in the Department of African American Studies at Georgetown University, author of Radicalism at the Crossroads: African American Women Activists […]
On Monday, February 6, 2023, author Jeanne Theoharis will discuss Rosa Parks’ activism prior to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, her trip to the Highlander Folk School, and the decades she dedicated to challenging racism in the North. This session will include clips from the new documentary The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, based on the book of the […]
How do we build the schools, classrooms, and learning communities that every student needs and deserves? What role do teachers play in creating these conditions and possibilities? Join Rethinking Schools and the Anti-Racist Teaching & Learning Collective as we continue the conversation among teachers and students, which we began in the January 2023 webinar Beyond “Schools […]
Join us on Wednesday, May 31st for a virtual meet-and-greet with Rethinking Schools’ first-ever Executive Director, Dr. Cierra Kaler-Jones. Rethinking Schools’ editor, Jesse Hagopian, will moderate a conversation with Cierra in a Q&A format. Cierra will discuss her background, reflections from her first few months, and vision for the work ahead. After the Q&A portion, […]
It’s time to take action. . . . again. For the past two summers, teachers rallied across the country at historic sites 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 […]
What can we do to resist the growing student, teacher, and school debt? How does an economy increasingly reliant on debt shape our schools? What can educators do to teach about debt and inequality? Join Rethinking Schools and Debt Collective for a webinar to launch the special summer issue of Rethinking Schools about resisting debt and funding […]
On Monday, September 11, 2023, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) veterans Courtland Cox, Jennifer Lawson, and Judy Richardson will discuss the SNCC Legacy Project and the importance of teaching about SNCC today. Attendees will be introduced to the new SNCC Legacy Project digital platform, an invaluable resource for teachers. The SNCC Legacy Project was established after the commemoration of […]
About the Event Across the country, educators face extreme backlash for teaching the truth and creating inclusive classrooms. As of June 2022, the Washington Post identified at least 160 educators who lost their jobs or resigned because they taught about race or LGBTQ+ issues — and there are undoubtedly scores more who have been pushed […]
