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‘Hope, Despair and Memory’

The author and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel
"Hope, Despair and Memory" is an address given by Elie Wiesel on December 11, 1986, the date Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Wiesel is an author and humanitarian and is known for writing about his experience as a survivor of the Holocaust.
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Elie Wiesel
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9-12
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Religion
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History
Social Justice Domain
Diversity Justice Action
July 5, 2014
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Talk About Police Violence With Your New Students

After this weekend, we—like many members of our community—are mourning the police shootings that killed Trayford Pellerin in Louisiana and left Jacob Blake in serious condition in a Wisconsin hospital. We understand how hard it can be to know how to support students in the face of ongoing police violence against Black people in the United States. We hope these resources will help.

  • Don't Say Nothing
  • Discussing Race, Racism and Police Violence
  • “No, I Am Not OK.” Thanks for Asking.
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Practice Self-care Now and Next Year

A pandemic rages on, police violence continues to affect Black communities, and this school year is like no other. We know anxiety and burnout have been commonplace this year, and we hope you can find time to pause to practice self-care. These resources can help you reflect, rest and refresh so that you can be present for yourself and your students in 2021.

  • Self-care Can Be Social Justice
  • The Value of Educator Self-Care
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Remember the March on Washington

As we remember the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom of 1963, it’s critical not to whitewash this history. Contextualize the campaign and the struggle associated with it, including the impact of the march’s organizer, Bayard Rustin—an openly gay Black man. That also includes complicating the event’s most iconic figure, Dr. Martin Luther King, and his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. These resources can help.

  • Ten Things to Know About the March on Washington
  • Gary Younge: Heroes Are Human
  • Teaching About King’s Radical Approach to Social Justice
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Maribel Valdez Gonzalez

Maribel Valdez Gonzalez is a Xicana educator and San Antonio-born daughter of Mexican immigrants with a goal to create academically and culturally engaging learning experiences through a culturally responsive framework that fosters empowerment, agency, and radical kindness. She is a STEMbyTAF Transformation Coach for Technology Access Foundation. She works directly with administrators and teachers to achieve educational justice for all students, especially Black and Brown students. Maribel partners with K–12 public schools as an instructional coach to shift pedagogy, transform curriculum using