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Women’s Rights—Women’s History

The struggle for equality and justice for all women is not relegated to history; it is the lived experience of women today in the United States and around the world.

March 1, 2024

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Supporting Student Action

Educators play a valuable role as adult allies to youth organizing for social justice.

May 23, 2023

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Issue 65, Fall 2020

What We’re Watching

Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these TT-approved films!

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Issue 3, Fall 2022

LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn contends that “The treatment of children from communities experiencing systemic oppressions—those at the intersection of race, gender, poverty and geography—will determine the fate of our democracy.”

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February 21, 2018

From Birmingham to Parkland: Celebrate the Power of Young Voices

Student Protest and Activism | Olivier Douliery, Abaca Press | Sipa via AP Images | Teaching Tolerance

The young activists who emerged from the Parkland, Florida, school shooting offer educators a tremendous opportunity to celebrate the power of youth activism—past and present.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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March 20, 2023

The Women’s March: Protest and Resistance

A photo of thousands of people in front of the Washington Monument during the 2017 Women's March

The 2017 Women’s March made a powerful statement for women’s rights and resistance to divisive rhetoric. The movement’s greater impact is its energizing of activists, especially young women, in the United States and around the world.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Bibi

This film explores intersectionality in a powerful way, illustrating the beauty and conflict that can arise as we move between languages, places and societal expectations. (Available for streaming only)

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6-8 9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity

May 27, 2020

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August 9, 2022

‘Roe v. Wade’—What Can Educators Do?

Two women sit at a table and one of the women is talking to someone across from her who is not in view. They are in a workshop setting.

While we may feel overwhelmed in the aftermath of the overturned landmark decision, we are neither hopeless nor helpless. A social justice education expert offers suggestions.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Issue 55, Spring 2017

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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Issue 64, Spring 2020

Teaching America’s Interwoven Histories

The shared history of African Americans and Indigenous Americans is rarely taught. TT talked to Professor Tiya Miles about why we can’t understand American history without it.

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