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A Message From Our Director
Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello implores educators to pass on these lessons of love in the face of hate.
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Inclusive Holidays in the Classroom
It’s common for teachers and schools to turn to holiday-themed worksheets and projects at this time of year. But for some students, these are not inclusive of their cultures, identities and traditions. Here are some LFJ resources that offer ways to find balance in your curriculum and facilitate classroom discussions around inclusion while respecting religious and non-religious differences.
- Favorite Holiday Poster Projects Aren’t Inclusive
- Avoiding the Holiday 'Balance Traps'
- Religious Holidays
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Resource Pages
LFJ's resource pages offer thematic collections of articles and resources that address a priority topic or celebrate a cultural event or heritage month. This landing page provides links to our resources pages.
June 15, 2023
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Music Reconstructed: Dom Flemons, Black Cowboys and the American West
Installment 2 From ranches to railroads, learn about the often unrecognized role that African Americans played in the range cattle industry, as Pullman porters and in law enforcement. In part two of this special series
March 18, 2022
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Responding to Hate and Bias in the West
A Las Vegas school made headlines when hate shook its campus. Now a group of parents is fighting to ensure children learn in a safer and more equitable environment.
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What We're Reading
Learning for Justice loves to read! Check out a few of our favorite books for diverse readers and educators.
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Chauvin Was Found Guilty. Now What?
This open letter reminds educators that accountability isn’t justice—and that justice requires an ongoing commitment to anti-racism from all of us.
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Responding to Charlottesville
In response to the terrifying and deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, use the highlighted resources to contextualize the event for students and to learn about the alt-right movement and white supremacy at large.
- What Is the “Alt-Right”?
- SPLC Releases Campus Guide to Countering ‘Alt-Right’
- Hate in the Hallways
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Uplift Asian American and Pacific Islander Stories
May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. In celebration, we’ve updated our AAPI resource page. Learn about the experiences of AAPI communities and explore their impact on the United States. We hope you’ll uplift the diverse histories, cultures, identities and stories of AAPI communities—not only in May but all year round.
- Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage
- Teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
- Understanding and Countering Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Schools