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Learning for Justice and the Power of Place

Learning for Justice is a community education program of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) that cultivates and nurtures dialogue, learning, reflection and action from those most proximate to and impacted by injustices in the South. By centering learning to inform action for liberation and justice, LFJ will complement the SPLC’s work to increase power and capacity for multiracial, inclusive democracy.

  • About Learning for Justice
  • Our Stories - The Power of Place
  • Survival, Resistance and Resilience
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Amber Strong Makaiau

Amber is the director of Curriculum and Research at the University of Hawai‘i Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education and an associate specialist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education Institute for Teacher Education Secondary Program. She is a dedicated practitioner of philosophy for children in Hawai‘i and achieved National Board Certification while teaching secondary social studies in the Hawaii State Department of Education for over 10 years. In 2011 she won the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching. Her current projects
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Podcast Professional Development

Earn professional development credit when you listen to episodes from any of our podcasts! Fill out a short form featuring an episode-specific question to receive a certificate. Teaching Hard History What we don’t know
September 17, 2021
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The Digital Literacy Universe

Episode 1 Digital citizens need digital literacy. But what does this mean, and how is it different from traditional media literacy? Experts Matthew Johnson and Shana White map the landscape and give critical advice to
November 7, 2018
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Strengthening Democracy in 2024

As the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection approaches, we are reminded that democracy requires regular practice from all of us, and media literacy is vital to that practice. We offer our first new resource of the year, our Media Literacy Resources page, which provides guidance for introducing these essential skills to children and young people.

  • Discussing War and Conflict: Resources for Educators, Parents and Caregivers
  • Learning the Landscape of Digital Literacy
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Elizabeth Varela

Elizabeth Varela taught ESL in elementary and secondary schools for nine years. She holds a Ph.D. in applied linguistics from Georgetown University and has been an adjunct professor at The George Washington University and an assistant professor and acting coordinator of the TESOL program in the College of Education at the University of Maryland. Varela is an elementary ESL specialist and principal investigator for a Title VII project for the Arlington Public Schools.