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D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice
@dcaesj.bsky.social
Network of educators who seek to strengthen and deepen social justice teaching in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Project of @teachingchange.bsky.social

https://linktr.ee/dcaesj
We are in deep gratitude and appreciation following our fourth annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair. Over 100 educators came together to spend time in community and in commitment to teaching truth, affirming students' identities, and teaching FOR change.
September 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
DMV #EduSky,

These times call for community.
These times call for curriculum collaboration.
These times call for professional learning.
These times call for activism.

Experience the solutions for these times at the fourth annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair: Guided by Love.
bit.ly/sojust25
August 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
DMV #EduSky, this is our love letter to you.

Our fourth annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair, “Guided by Love,” is both a tribute and a call to action. Honoring the radical, everyday love that YOU show by teaching truth.

See you on Saturday, August 23.
August 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This annual event kicks off our school year, is morning is an opportunity for D.C. area educators to connect in person while exploring curriculum aligned with various social justice themes. Consider submitting a proposal for a workshop. forms.gle/4Qczg2gH26Yu...
June 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Lift our voices. Defend the right to read.

This #Juneteenth, join the Read Strong America movement — a powerful conversation to denounce censorship, promote literacy and literature, uplift librarians, and spark community action.
June 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
On, Saturday, April 5, we held our working group quarterly meeting with the theme of advocacy! We topped off the day by putting advocacy into practice by participating in the Hands Off! activation in Washington, D.C.

"Don't Comply!"
April 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
DMV #Edusky: Join the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum this summer in a four-day summer teacher seminar Civil War to Civil Rights: Reconstruction. The application deadline is approaching - April 10th!

afroamcivilwar.org/event/civil-...
April 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
🎉 Happy Birthday to JuJu, a legendary drummer 🥁 and one of the founding teaching artists for our Teach the Beat initiative that brings go-go music into the classroom (🔗 in bio).

The beat keeps going with JuJu as part of our community! 🎶

#TeachtheBeat
March 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We're partnering with @filmfestdc.bsky.social for a 14th year to bring 📽️ films and filmmakers into D.C. classrooms. The deadline to request a filmmaker visit is Sunday, March 30.

✨Request at bit.ly/filmfestdc25.✨
March 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Share your story, receive a FREE book.

D.C. area teachers and Teaching for Black Lives study group members please tell us about what lesson(s) you used for this year's Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action activities.

Share your story at bit.ly/shareyourBLMatSchoolstory.
February 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The 2025 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action has begun!

Since 2018, @teachingchange.bsky.social D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ) has hosted the D.C. area activities for Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action and Year of Purpose.
February 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"Antiracist teaching is guided by love." That is how @jessehagopian.bsky.social welcomed educators to this year's Black Lives Matter at School curriculum fair.

Guided by love! Thank you to the workshop presenters, @teachingchange.bsky.social staff and volunteers for guiding this space by love.
January 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Our workshop lineup is ✨

From Go-Go (D.C. music) Pedagogy, to themes in Afrofuturism, Afro Latin experiences and these three gems, you will leave enriched, inspired, and more prepared for the #BlackLivesMatteratSchool Week of Action and Year of Purpose.
January 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Dear #Edusky, have you registered for our annual Black Lives Matter at School curriculum fair, yet? Did we mention that scholar, activist, colleague, and friend, @jessehagopian.bsky.social will be our keynote?! Register today and pass on! www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/2025-...
January 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Dear #EduSky, before you close out your school terms, please take a look at our upcoming professional development to prepare for Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action and Year of Purpose! Check out the details for more info. Share widely.

www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/black-lives-...
December 20, 2024 at 3:49 PM
We are @teachingchange.bsky.social 's dedicated place-based work in the D.C. metro area. The D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ) host working groups, public forums, workshops, and more.
#DCTeachers #MDTeachers #VAteachers #DMVTeachers
November 23, 2024 at 7:41 PM