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The Unaffiliated Unite
Secular students are forming clubs for mutual support—they’ll need teacher-allies.
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MLK: More Than Just A Dream
Every year around Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the news media start quoting his “I Have A Dream” speech. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a great speech – certainly one of the best ever given in the cause of civil rights.
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What’s a Sanctuary City Anyway?
The news has been abuzz with the term sanctuary city since President Trump issued an executive order on the matter. Attorney Naomi Tsu, who directs the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Project, explains exactly what sanctuary cities are.
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Exclusion Is Unconstitutional
Acts of censorship in education perpetuated by a small group with concentrated power go against the principles outlined in the United States Constitution.
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Reconstruction
These images show how different people reacted to the end of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
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Race Against Time
Dozens of racially motivated murders took place in the South during the 1950s and 1960s. Time is running out to solve these cold cases.
July 5, 2014
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Busting Common Myths About Islam
Fighting Islamophobia in schools means countering bias and misinformation when we hear it—and being aware of our own biases. Take an important step toward becoming an ally to Muslim students by brushing up on these
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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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Toolkit for In Good Faith
This toolkit provides a lesson plan that expands students’ knowledge and understanding of the religious diversity (or lack thereof) in their city, county or state. The lesson ends with an activity around the role of interfaith coalitions in increasing religious understanding.