Teaching for Change

July 2, 1839: The Amistad Mutiny Africans on the Cuban schooner Amistad rose up against their captors, seizing control of the ship, which had been transporting them to chattel slavery.

#tdih 1839, Joseph Cinqué & fellow Africans on Cuban schooner Amistad rose up against captors, seizing control of ship, which had been transporting them to chattel slavery.

Art by Hale Woodruff from mural series at Talladega College

#TeachTruth

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If you need a reminder of what we're fighting for, here are a bunch of authors reading short excerpts of letters sent to them by grateful readers. Recommend having tissues handy.

Teach Truth March from NMAAHC to NMAI A march hosted by Teaching for Change’s D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ), CARE Washington, D.C., EmpowerEd, and National Education Association (NEA), from the National Museum of African...

2️⃣ Days!! DMV #EduSky, have you heard?! This Saturday, we'll march to defend the right to teach truthfully about U.S. history and the climate crisis. Together we will defend the rights of LGBTQ+ and immigrant students.
#TeachTruth #WorldPrideDC

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Traveling Black: A Long Journey of Resistance HistorianMia Bay will discuss her book, Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance, which explores racial restrictions on transportation and resistance to the injustice. This session is part of t...

NOTE: Today's Teach the Black Freedom Struggle class is one hour earlier than usual: 3pm PT / 6pm ET.

Not signed up yet? There is still time.

Learn how Claudette Colvin & Rosa Parks were part of a more than a century-long tradition of almost daily resistance.
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FREADOM Town Hall Rally at MLK Memorial Library On Saturday, May 31, authors, educators, parents, and artists including Kwame Alexander, Ibram X. Kendi, Amanda Jones, Meg Medina, Jason Reynolds, and more will gather at a Town Hall Rally to defend c...

DMV #EDUSky Join us (and @zinnedproject.bsky.social ) at FREADOM Town Hall Rally at MLK Memorial Library ! #TeachTruth
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#EDUSky Join us on Saturday, June 7th here in D.C. to #teachtruth and defend the freedom to learn.

💎"[the reminder] that not all teaching happens in classrooms, and not everyone who needs to learn history is taking a history class."

💎" Provided a lot of hope and practical ideas for giving our students the opportunity to be critical thinkers and difference makers. "

💎[Our] breakout room was lovely and thoughtful, and we talked about the ideas about not just teaching about great men, but teaching about how people are the actual drivers of history. Give people their power back in their own history, and make sure they are represented in the history that is taught!

💎" [I] really appreciated the insights from everyone who is doing the difficult work of navigating the current system of education."

💎" We discussed movements for and tactics against ethnic studies."

💎"[A] great discussion about how we can share/ disseminate information not just with students but also in our communities."

💎"[Our] had many reflections about the current educational landscape, including the need for allies."

Halfway through our time together, we breakout to process the conversation and glean wisdom from those in the space with us on teaching ideas and praxis. This short but necessary time is rich in discussion and is an invaluable pause. See why. 🔽

“Fascist education works by strategically erasing accounts of history and current events that include a diversity of perspectives… This narrowing is inconsistent with multi-racial democracy, antithetical to egalitarianism, and carries the possibility of conjuring mass violence.” - Jason Stanley

Teach Truth Day of Action 2025 We invite educators, students, parents, and community members to host a mini-lesson, rally at a historic site, history walking tour, information table, or other event to defend the right to #TeachTrut...

We ask EVERYONE to take a public stand in defense of #TeachTruth. Join educators, students, parents, and community members by hosting an event to defend the freedom to learn on Saturday, June 7, the 5th annual Teach Truth Day of Action.

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#EduSky Happening now!

Join us as we prepare for the annual #TeachTruth Day of Action on June 7th, 2025 in a city near you (see thread below).

Stay tuned to this thread to glean nuggets from today's session.

Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future Scholar Jason Stanley, in conversation with Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian, will discuss his new book, Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future, which exposes the...

#EDUSky and education community: TONIGHT! Join our @zinnedproject.bsky.social (co-directed with @rethinkingschools.bsky.social ) for a conversation with Jason Stanley.

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Orange Graphic with white text that reads "For teacher appreciation week, we imagine a world where teachers are able to teach freely and empower young people to not only read and write, but change the world. " Picture of two teachers on the left Black woman with glasses, pink pixie cut hair, a neon yellow blazer and white t-shirt, smiling. On the right a brown skinned woman with long black hair, glasses, a jean jacket and a light shirt.

This #TeacherAppreciationWeek we celebrate the incredible truth teachers/tellers in school classrooms. We also raise attention to the contrast of what is desired and the reality.

We invite our community to dream into ✨the futures we imagine ✨.

¡TONIGHT!
#EduSky in the DMV, looking to expand your knowledge about the Civil War and the Black freedom struggle? Then, we'll see you tonight! 😉

P.S. it's free, and you'll have access to the @busboysandpoets.bsky.social menu to make it a dinner and a learning experience.

Unforgettable Sacrifice: How Black Communities Remembered the Civil War - Teaching for Change Wednesday, April 23 Busboys and Poets 14th and V With an eye to the third and fourth generation of Black youth, Black women performed their memory work as acts of homemade citizenship. They created an...

🧵 Tomorrow, we host Hilary N. Green( @hngreen.bsky.social) in conversation with D.C. area educator, Jessica A. Rucker.

Join us at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social (14th and V.) for this FREE event.

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“Drill, Baby, Drill”? No. Teach, Baby, Teach. Whether it is Earth Day or any other day of the year, we offer lessons and resources to help students grasp the enormity of the environmental crisis, but also find paths to make a difference, to chall...

Our students are threatened by ecocidal policies of this administration. #EarthDay

Teachers can resist the billionaires’ abuse of nature with climate justice lessons. To grasp severity & organize to protect future.

Free lessons for grades 7+ & teacher ed ⬇️

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April 16, 1862: Compensated Emancipation Act The federal government compensated the “owners” of enslaved people for their “loss of property.” The people whose labor and families were stolen for generations were not compensated nor given any assi...

#tdih 1862, DC Compensated Emancipation Act.

Was the compensation for the people who suffered torture & other human rights abuses & whose
labor,
knowledge,
skills,
& families
were stolen for generations?💔

NO.

Read ⬇️ #Reparations #DCEmancipationDay
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Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins On Apr. 14, 2025, historian Mary Phillips will discuss her book Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the ...

Our @zinnedproject.bsky.social 's (along with @rethinkingschools.bsky.social ) monthly freedom school class is tonight! There is still plenty of time to register. Bring your students your colleagues, and friends to join you!

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New Textbook Critique on Central America - Teaching for Change Teaching for Change summer interns Olvin Abrego Ayala and Eli Hertzler-McCain collaborated on a critique of U.S. history textbook coverage of Central America which was published in the spring 2025 edi...

This is the first critique of its kind published in the last 40 years and is a valuable contribution to the Teaching Central America campaign.
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We're published! Our 2024 summer interns, Olvin Abrego Ayala and Eli Hertzler-McCain collaborated on a critique of U.S. history textbook coverage of Central America which was published in the spring 2025 edition of @rethinkingschools.bsky.social magazine.

Vocabulary and civics lesson. ⬇️

Rest/Imagine: Themes for a Bloodline — D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice Attend the Little City Concerts Commission, titled  Rest/Imagine: Themes for a Bloodline by drummer and composer Keith Butler, Jr .  Written for Seysew (flute, piano, bass, drums),...

We know Saturday, April 5,is powerpacked, particularly in the D.M.V. Forgive us as we add one more opportunity for you to consider!

Spend your Saturday evening with us. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/rest-...

Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins On Apr. 14, 2025, historian Mary Phillips will discuss her book Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the ...

Join us next month as historian Mary Phillips, joins us to discuss her book, "Black Panther Woman: The Political and Spiritual Life of Ericka Huggins." www.zinnedproject.org/news/black-p...

King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of Struggle Outside the South Book — Non-fiction. 2025. By Jeanne Theoharis. 400 pages. Illustrates how King’s time in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago — outside Dixie — was at the heart of his campaign for racial justic...

We won't give away all the nuggets from this powerful and much needed book! Make sure to purchase your copy - shop small, local, and indie. www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ki...

As we returned for the next half of class, @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social situates the strength and brilliance that is Coretta Scott King. Her own revolutionary foundation before meeting King Jr. And how she influenced King and the greater movement for justice throughout her own life.

⬆️These moments to connect with other learners and teachers in this space is an opportunity for connection and as one participant shared, "Just what I needed today!!"