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Teaching for Change
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We provide teachers and parents with tools to create schools where students learn to read, write, and change the world.

D.C. Area: @dcaesj.bsky.social and Zinn Ed Project (with Rethinking Schools) @zinnedproject.bsky.social.
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Teaching for Change @teachingchange.bsky.social · Nov 23
Teaching for Change provides educators with tools to create schools where students learn to read, write, and change the world. We offer professional development, develop lessons, curate resources, and host learning communities.
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Among countless banned & challenged books is "Fry Bread" by Kevin Noble Maillard.

In support of the #TeachTruth campaign & to raise awareness about the dangers of censorship, every Lush store has a display about the ban.

#LetFreedomReadDay #BannedBooksWeek

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Banned Books Display in Lush Stores - Social Justice Books
On the #TeachTruth Day of Action, every Lush store in the United States installed a display about banned books, featuring the picture book Fry Bread (one of 176 books that were removed from classrooms...
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October 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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DC!

Join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a discussion of his book RECONSIDERING REPARATIONS with Jenice L. View, hosted by @teachingchange.bsky.social

Wednesday, October 22nd at
@busboysandpoets.bsky.social

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Reconsidering Reparations: Author Talk with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò - Teaching for Change
Join us on October 22 at 6:30pm at Busboys and Poets (14th & V) to hear from author Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, in conversation with Jenice L. View, on his book, Reconsidering Reparations: Why Climate Justice ...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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On October 9, people everywhere are increasing the impact of their Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) by giving together, and we’re excited to be part of it.

Join us and be part of the movement to build social justice, starting in the classroom.

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DAF Day is October 9 - Teaching for Change
On October 9, people everywhere are increasing the impact of their Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) by giving together, and we’re excited to be part of it. What is a DAF? A Donor-Advised Fund, or DAF, is a ...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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#EDUSky! #TeachCentralAmerica Week is here! Kickoff the week with us and lean in with this incredible workshop! We hope to see you tonight!
October 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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"When students critically examine who created the Constitution & what rights it does & does not guarantee, they don’t retreat into cynicism; they step forward as active participants in democracy . . ." -- @jessehagopian.bsky.social via @wordinblacknews.bsky.social

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No Wonder the Right Suppresses Lessons on the Constitution
Educator and activist Jesse Hagopian writes that teaching truth doesn’t harm kids — it prepares them to fight for justice.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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#tdih 1919 #RedSummer Black sharecroppers met in Elaine, Arkansas to organize for fair pay for cotton.

More than 100 of them were massacred by a white mob.

Twelve Black men were sentenced to death for "riots." #Terrorism #TeachOutsideTextbook 🧵
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Sept. 30, 1919: Elaine Massacre
Black farmers were massacred in Elaine, Arkansas for their efforts to fight for better pay and higher cotton prices. A white mob shot at them, and the farmers returned fire in self-defense. Estimates ...
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September 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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NY/NJ and all locales close #Edusky, did you know that this year's Native Knowledge 360 will be in NYC this year?! That's right, we'll be live from National Museum of the American Indian-NY THIS Saturday, September 20.

Join us! Learn more and register.
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2025 Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In - Teaching for Change
Ninth Annual Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In Saturday, September 20, 202510:00AM – 3:00PMNational Museum of the American Indian1 Bowling GreenNew York, NY 10004 Tickets are $20 a person. Contact Teachi...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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We spy a "Teach Vote Resist Organize" poster at the We Are All DC rally. #TeachTruth
unitehere.org UNITE HERE @unitehere.org · Sep 6
By militarizing DC and threatening others, Trump is targeting Black-led cities, harassing immigrants, and ignoring an economy that is failing working people.

We march to say: not on our watch. #weareDC
September 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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"'Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?'" by @bdtauthor.bsky.social is essential reading for us all.

Tatum's new book offers university leaders a roadmap to make higher education a force for good, despite all the powers/pressures to do otherwise.
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Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times
College Leadership in Turbulent Times
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September 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Teaching for Change joined many nonprofit and community partners to the D.C. Mayor condemning support of the federal invasion into D.C.

We demand that political leaders stand with the people and against fascism. #FreeDC always ❤️
Blue graphic with white text that reads: Teaching for Change signed a letter to the D.C. Mayor condemning support of the federal invasion into D.C. We demand that political leaders stand with the people and against fascism. Our Demands to Mayor Bowser: D.C. leaders should not be praising federal intrusion that is terrorizing neighbors. Instead leaders should: 1. Denounce the takeover, 2. Insist on an end to the federal surge 3. Defend residents from abuse by ICE and police, 4. Enforce Sanctuary Values Act.
September 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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#tdih 1964 (Freedom Summer) white family in McComb, Miss. hosted two white civil rights workers for brief visit to their home.

Result: they were terrorized, had to leave town.

Goal? Discourage white solidarity with voting rights & Black freedom struggle ⬇️
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Sept. 5, 1964: Heffners Forced Out of Town for Crossing Color Line
A white family (the Heffners) in McComb, Mississippi, left after a campaign of harassment, ostracism, and economic retaliation for having spoken to civil rights workers.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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#tdih SF 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick’s non-violent protest of police brutality — not standing for National Anthem before a game — gained public attention #tdih 2016.

Post ⬇️includes @edgeofsports.bsky.social book on how student athletes also bravely took a knee & an @arraynow.bsky.social documentary.
Aug. 26, 2016: Quarterback Colin Kaepernick Kneels in Protest
Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, draws attention to his quiet protest against police brutality during an NFL pre-season game.
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August 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Do folks know that there are teams of people out in DC EVERY NIGHT until all hours to record what ICE. DHS, MPD etc are doing? I don't think those outside DC know that. They think people are passive or in support. Total lie. There's so much going on here. Hope other cities take tactical note.
August 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Our @zinnedproject.bsky.social 's Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes are back!

Join us tonight as we kick off the school year with @clintsmithiii.bsky.social . ✨️
clintsmithiii.bsky.social Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · Aug 25
Looking forward to this conversation tonight with the good folks at @zinnedproject.bsky.social discussing my young readers edition of How The Word Is Passed, out next month.

Virtual, free, and open to anyone. 25 attendees will also get a free book. Join us!

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August 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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See you Saturday, August 23 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. details at bit.ly/sojust25
dcaesj.bsky.social D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · Aug 22
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
Gif of the fourth annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair: Guided by Love. To be held Saturday, August 23rd from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST.
August 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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DC!

Join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a conversation about his essential book Reconsidering Reparations hosted by @teachingchange.bsky.social at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social

Wednesday, October 22nd at 6:30 pm

RSVP to attend: www.teachingforchange.org/reconsiderin...
Reconsidering Reparations: Author Talk with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò - Teaching for Change
Join us on October 22 at 6:30pm at Busboys and Poets (14th & V) to hear from author Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on his new book, Reconsidering Reparations: Why Climate Justice and Constructive Politics Are Need...
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August 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Time and time again, history showcases resistance movements as a blueprint for the continued struggle towards liberated and thriving communities.

Check out this example of resistance and other "This Day in History" posts by our @zinnedproject.bsky.social .
August 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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#tdih 1964 MFDP held a statewide conv. in Jackson.

"It was probably as close to a grassroots political convention as this country has ever seen." -- #HowardZinn100 [We'd add, also see @ccp-org.bsky.social]

#tdih is also 1965 Voting Rights Act anniv. 🧵
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Aug. 6, 1964: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Convention
The MFDP held a State Convention with 2,500 people in Jackson, Mississippi.
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August 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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#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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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.
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July 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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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.
June 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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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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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...
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June 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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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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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...
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June 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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DMV #EDUSky Join us (and @zinnedproject.bsky.social ) at FREADOM Town Hall Rally at MLK Memorial Library ! #TeachTruth
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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...
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May 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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#EDUSky Join us on Saturday, June 7th here in D.C. to #teachtruth and defend the freedom to learn.
May 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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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.
May 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM