Chelsea Prax
@crprax.bsky.social
reader. mother. liberation agitator.
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To help students recognize & not fall for "divide & conquer" purpose of hate speech by US president against Somalis & other immigrants, we recommend "The Sum of Us" book & podcast by Heather McGhee. Thanks to a donation, we gave away 2600 copies of YA edition. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/sum-of-...
www.zinnedproject.org/news/sum-of-...
2,600 Copies of The Sum of Us Distributed to Educators
Thanks to a generous donation from the REI Co-op, 2,600 copies of Heather McGhee's The Sum of Us were given to teachers, teacher educators, and school librarians.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
To help students recognize & not fall for "divide & conquer" purpose of hate speech by US president against Somalis & other immigrants, we recommend "The Sum of Us" book & podcast by Heather McGhee. Thanks to a donation, we gave away 2600 copies of YA edition. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/sum-of-...
www.zinnedproject.org/news/sum-of-...
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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obviously not in the sense that it’s stopping everything, but they are being stalled so much by trying to find places where they aren’t watched, wasting so much manpower and resources on crowd control and even arresting observers they know will just get released. i am so proud of everyone
January 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
obviously not in the sense that it’s stopping everything, but they are being stalled so much by trying to find places where they aren’t watched, wasting so much manpower and resources on crowd control and even arresting observers they know will just get released. i am so proud of everyone
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Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*.
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*.
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
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Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
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We don't have to live like this.
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
We don't have to live like this.
"Providing the help needed to a family before making a report to CPS is vital to keeping children safe, without traumatizing children simply because their families lack resources and have needs." --Valerie L'Herrou, Deputy Director, VA Poverty Law Center
Start by talking to families: bit.ly/491eNTK
Start by talking to families: bit.ly/491eNTK
Effective Communication Tools: For Sensitive Conversations Between Educators and Caregivers
Jim Arey braids a growing understanding of effective child maltreatment interventions with a tool he’s used in training to help educators navigate awkward conversations about possible neglect directly...
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
"Providing the help needed to a family before making a report to CPS is vital to keeping children safe, without traumatizing children simply because their families lack resources and have needs." --Valerie L'Herrou, Deputy Director, VA Poverty Law Center
Start by talking to families: bit.ly/491eNTK
Start by talking to families: bit.ly/491eNTK
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David Friedman, kindergarten teacher at PS 69 in Queens, lead about 25 fellow members at a “Demystifying Disability” workshop on Dec. 3 at the union’s Queens borough office. The lesson is based a workshop he developed at his school after experiencing disability-based discrimination.
January 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
David Friedman, kindergarten teacher at PS 69 in Queens, lead about 25 fellow members at a “Demystifying Disability” workshop on Dec. 3 at the union’s Queens borough office. The lesson is based a workshop he developed at his school after experiencing disability-based discrimination.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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How can schools best support students with significant medical needs? 💙 This @AFT.org publication offers practical guidance for teachers, nurses & staff on training, safety & legal responsibilities.
👉 https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/serving-medically-fragile-child-school-setting-406060
👉 https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/serving-medically-fragile-child-school-setting-406060
December 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
How can schools best support students with significant medical needs? 💙 This @AFT.org publication offers practical guidance for teachers, nurses & staff on training, safety & legal responsibilities.
👉 https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/serving-medically-fragile-child-school-setting-406060
👉 https://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/serving-medically-fragile-child-school-setting-406060
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December 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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my unpopular opinion is that #adoption is not an alternative to abortion. And it is certainly not a solution to the lack of access to safe and affordable abortions. Compelling vulnerable people to relinquish their own children by ignoring their material needs is just another way to oppress them.
anyone who positions infant adoption as a poltical “safe zone” in the abortion wars is proposing to find common ground by standing on the necks of vulnerable and desperate pregnant people
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
my unpopular opinion is that #adoption is not an alternative to abortion. And it is certainly not a solution to the lack of access to safe and affordable abortions. Compelling vulnerable people to relinquish their own children by ignoring their material needs is just another way to oppress them.
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What A Friend We Have In Cheeses 🙏🏾🧀
December 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What A Friend We Have In Cheeses 🙏🏾🧀
The numbers are in! 2025 activity on @sharemylesson.bsky.social shows a clear pattern: Educators are looking for new ways to "protect and support the students who needed it most—and to do it with care, equity and community trust."
December 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The numbers are in! 2025 activity on @sharemylesson.bsky.social shows a clear pattern: Educators are looking for new ways to "protect and support the students who needed it most—and to do it with care, equity and community trust."
"System-engaged families are clear: They wish someone had spoken to them before taking concerns to an unknown [child protective services] agent with the power to take their kids." --Jim Arey, retired teacher & union pres
4 steps to talk directly w/ families about suspected neglect: bit.ly/491eNTK
4 steps to talk directly w/ families about suspected neglect: bit.ly/491eNTK
Effective Communication Tools: For Sensitive Conversations Between Educators and Caregivers
Jim Arey braids a growing understanding of effective child maltreatment interventions with a tool he’s used in training to help educators navigate awkward conversations about possible neglect directly...
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"System-engaged families are clear: They wish someone had spoken to them before taking concerns to an unknown [child protective services] agent with the power to take their kids." --Jim Arey, retired teacher & union pres
4 steps to talk directly w/ families about suspected neglect: bit.ly/491eNTK
4 steps to talk directly w/ families about suspected neglect: bit.ly/491eNTK
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I commissioned @radicalemprints.bsky.social to make this letterpress print for me. I think that it turned out beautifully. You should check out their other work: www.radicalemprints.com - this is my twist on a @ladyofsardines.bsky.social comrade card. A few folks are receiving a print.
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I commissioned @radicalemprints.bsky.social to make this letterpress print for me. I think that it turned out beautifully. You should check out their other work: www.radicalemprints.com - this is my twist on a @ladyofsardines.bsky.social comrade card. A few folks are receiving a print.
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars For The Holidays
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the immense violence of the prison syste...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
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Buying my copy! 📕
We Are Each Other's Liberation: Black & Asian Feminist Solidarities edited by Rachel Kuo, Jaimee A. Swift, and TD Tso is available now at @haymarketbooks.org
This is a call for us to build a just future together!
We Are Each Other's Liberation: Black & Asian Feminist Solidarities edited by Rachel Kuo, Jaimee A. Swift, and TD Tso is available now at @haymarketbooks.org
This is a call for us to build a just future together!
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Buying my copy! 📕
We Are Each Other's Liberation: Black & Asian Feminist Solidarities edited by Rachel Kuo, Jaimee A. Swift, and TD Tso is available now at @haymarketbooks.org
This is a call for us to build a just future together!
We Are Each Other's Liberation: Black & Asian Feminist Solidarities edited by Rachel Kuo, Jaimee A. Swift, and TD Tso is available now at @haymarketbooks.org
This is a call for us to build a just future together!
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Let's not immediately assume AI is the solution to every problem, especially in health, where AI cause harm and has the potential to amplify existing health inequities.
Let’s listen to communities first.
Let’s listen to communities first.
"It's time for health organizations to center community priorities. AI may not be a part of those -- and that's OK."
Read the #OpEd from primary care physician and researcher Oni Blackstock, MD, MHS, at:
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118893?trw=no
Read the #OpEd from primary care physician and researcher Oni Blackstock, MD, MHS, at:
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118893?trw=no
Opinion | AI Isn't the Solution for Every Problem
Health organizations should step back and understand what communities want
www.medpagetoday.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Let's not immediately assume AI is the solution to every problem, especially in health, where AI cause harm and has the potential to amplify existing health inequities.
Let’s listen to communities first.
Let’s listen to communities first.
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Thee UFT has compiled resources on the rights of immigrants, the current threat of deportation and how we as educators can support our immigrant students and their families. NYC public schools have extra city and state protections, regardless of federal policy.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4iLJpgp
Read more: https://bit.ly/4iLJpgp
December 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thee UFT has compiled resources on the rights of immigrants, the current threat of deportation and how we as educators can support our immigrant students and their families. NYC public schools have extra city and state protections, regardless of federal policy.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4iLJpgp
Read more: https://bit.ly/4iLJpgp
"Families don’t need more scrutiny—they need more support. Trauma grows in systems built on punishment, but healing happens in systems built on trust." --Kim Ochs, RI SEL coach, shares lessons from this year's "Call to Action to Change Child Welfare" Kempe conference
Her blog: bit.ly/3KzXlNY
Her blog: bit.ly/3KzXlNY
Building Systems of Hope, Not Harm: Returning to the Kempe Call to Action Conference 2025
Kim Ochs shares insights from an international conference, pulling lessons from efforts at innovation in child welfare into the education sector.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Families don’t need more scrutiny—they need more support. Trauma grows in systems built on punishment, but healing happens in systems built on trust." --Kim Ochs, RI SEL coach, shares lessons from this year's "Call to Action to Change Child Welfare" Kempe conference
Her blog: bit.ly/3KzXlNY
Her blog: bit.ly/3KzXlNY
we keep us safe 💛
I went to my first ICE watch yesterday and was surprised by how kind and community-centered it felt.
PIRC (@pirc_oregon) runs free ICE watch training in Portland. Once trained, you’ll get text alerts so you can show up when ICE is sighted.
Sometimes just showing up is enough.
PIRC (@pirc_oregon) runs free ICE watch training in Portland. Once trained, you’ll get text alerts so you can show up when ICE is sighted.
Sometimes just showing up is enough.
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
we keep us safe 💛
this is disappointing
new brief suggests that schools should innovate around mandatory reporting ... by more carefully integrating AI
www.aipolicylab.org/post/ai-chat...
new brief suggests that schools should innovate around mandatory reporting ... by more carefully integrating AI
www.aipolicylab.org/post/ai-chat...
AI Chatbots in Schools: A Practical Guide to Safety, Liability, and Mandated Reporting
www.aipolicylab.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
this is disappointing
new brief suggests that schools should innovate around mandatory reporting ... by more carefully integrating AI
www.aipolicylab.org/post/ai-chat...
new brief suggests that schools should innovate around mandatory reporting ... by more carefully integrating AI
www.aipolicylab.org/post/ai-chat...
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This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
docs.google.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
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Quinta Brunson has launched a fund to provide free field trips for public school students in Philadelphia.
The Emmy-winning actress also donated $25,000 for students experiencing food insecurity.
🔗: form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/fundsdp...
The Emmy-winning actress also donated $25,000 for students experiencing food insecurity.
🔗: form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/fundsdp...
December 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Quinta Brunson has launched a fund to provide free field trips for public school students in Philadelphia.
The Emmy-winning actress also donated $25,000 for students experiencing food insecurity.
🔗: form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/fundsdp...
The Emmy-winning actress also donated $25,000 for students experiencing food insecurity.
🔗: form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/fundsdp...