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On Intersectionality and Allyship
If we want to be allies to our students, we have to recognize—and honor—their full identities. That means also recognizing and working to remedy interlocking systems of oppression.
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Sounds of Change
This lesson challenges students to analyze and to reflect on messages presented in songs — and to express their own views about important issues addressed in some songs.
April 26, 2017
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Bullying Basics
This quick reference answers questions about bullying we hear frequently from the Learning for Justice community. The information will get you started and point you toward more in-depth resources.
May 15, 2014
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Viola Liuzzo
This essay highlights Viola Liuzzo’s involvement in the civil rights movement and her tragic murder while shuttling marchers between Montgomery and Selma, Alabama.
March 10, 2016
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Support Targeted Students
It is vital to support specific victims of a bias incident or hate crime at school, as well as show support for the targeted community. To create this support, you must provide for physical safety, denounce the act in
August 27, 2012
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Islamophobia Undermines Religious Freedom
If you don’t teach your students about Islamophobia, someone else will. These resources can help you set the record straight about a major religion that’s currently under attack.
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What We're Watching
These documentaries caught our attention—and deserve yours.
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Make 'Never Again' a Meaningful Commitment
For Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoa), education is important so that we never forget the horrors that hate manifests. But for truly meaningful commitment to learning from and preventing such atrocities, we must come together in the urgency of now—in combating censorship about our country's history, in teaching about racism and the systems of anti-Black oppression, and in countering the patterns of hate in our nation and world today. The Holocaust is not just a singular event of the past; every generation must make the commitment to "never again," and that begins with education.
- ‘Never Again’ Starts With Education
- One Survivor Remembers
- ‘Hope, Despair and Memory’
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Speaking Up Against Racism Around the Coronavirus
The coronavirus became racialized, so it’s critical that educators understand the historical context and confront racist tropes and xenophobia from students and colleagues.