This Pride Month, it's more important than ever to make sure LGBTQ+ students and families are safe and supported, in schools and beyond.

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June 5, 2024


** Pride Is Action
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Pride Month is a time for celebration and a chance to take action to support LGBTQ+ people. In many states, a hostile environment created by discriminatory laws and censorship policies is threatening to erase LGBTQ+ identities and roll back the gains of recent years. This Pride Month, it is essential to remember the critical role that inclusivity in education plays for all children and families.

This Learning for Justice resource page ([link removed]) shares our articles and content on supporting LGBTQ+ people, including information on inclusive education practices and allyship, and provides links to external resources. We hope these resources will help you take action this Pride Month to advocate for the LGBTQ+ children and families in your communities.
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** Supporting Students from Immigrant Families
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June is National Immigrant Heritage Month, a perfect time to review this new collection of resources ([link removed]) to help families and educators support immigrant students and communities. Immigration policies and practices—and the corresponding needs in schools—are continually changing, so LFJ will continue to make updates to this page.

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** Connecting the Brown Decision to Today’s Social Justice Movement
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The 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision was on May 17. This new LFJ article ([link removed]) reminds us that, when teaching about Brown v. Board 70 years later, we must resist telling a simple story—and instead connect the case to current struggles for justice.

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** Keep Her Safe: Centering Black Girls in School Safety
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This new case study and report ([link removed]) —by the National Women’s Law Center and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with Black girls in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS)—demonstrates how critical insights can come from centering Black girls in the school safety conversation. The report is the first of its kind to primarily highlight the voices of Black girls and young women ages 14 to 24 who have attended M-DCPS.

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** You Are Welcome Here (Poster)
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All of us can benefit from feeling included, safe, seen and valued. These are simple but powerful concepts, and they are foundational for learning, mental health and well-being. Showing support and solidarity, even in relatively small ways, can make a big difference. By printing and displaying this new poster ([link removed]) from LFJ—available in English ([link removed]) or Spanish ([link removed]) —you can offer a much-needed message of welcome.


** Coming Soon
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Visit Learning for Justice ([link removed]) each week for new articles and resources.
* Honor Freedom Summer (New Article)


** News and Events
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** Beyond the Classroom: Moving History to Our Communities (In-Person Event—Saturday, June 8)
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Calling all educators in or near Miami: You’re invited to join LFJ and Barry University for an educator workshop on empowering Black youth and building community through teaching Black history in the classroom and beyond. Learn more and register here. ([link removed])


** The South’s Got Now (New Campaign from the SPLC)
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Last month, the SPLC announced the launch of a bilingual voter engagement campaign to educate and energize young people of color in the Deep South. The South’s Got Now ([link removed]) (English) | Decidimos ([link removed]) (Spanish) is an on-ramp for young people to meaningfully participate in the democratic process — even as Southern states adopt new laws attempting to silence the voices of Black and Brown voters.
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** “Dialogue Across Difference” (New LFJ Magazine Fall 2024)
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We are thrilled to announce the theme of the upcoming Fall 2024 edition of Learning For Justice magazine: “Dialogue Across Difference.” This all-new edition of LFJ magazine will be packed with articles, resources, ideas, artwork and more. Subscribe today ([link removed]) to get on our Fall 2024 mailing list. (And don’t forget to visit the LFJ magazine archive ([link removed]) and explore complete copies of all our issues, from our most recent 2022 and 2023 editions (pictured above) to our older Teaching Tolerance back issues.)


** Teach Truth Day of Action: June 8 ([link removed])
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Saturday, June 8, is the fourth annual Teach Truth Day of Action—a chance for people across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. Learn more about how you can participate in the Day of Action here. ([link removed]) #TeachTruth


** Spotlight
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** Juneteenth Is Coming
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On June 19, 1865—two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and two months after the Civil War ended—enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were finally free: a milestone now memorialized as Juneteenth. Check out these two articles from LFJ’s archive concerning the Juneteenth holiday: Juneteenth Observances Promote “Absolute Equality” ([link removed]) and My Pride Is Black, My Juneteenth Is Queer ([link removed]) .


** Reminders and Subscriptions
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** Learning for Justice in the South
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Do you live or work in any of LFJ’s five Deep South focus states—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi—or do you know anyone who does? Spread the word that LFJ is working in these states to build a community of educators, parents and caregivers, and community members who support inclusive education for all our young people. As a special gift (while supplies last), new LFJ magazine subscribers from these states will receive an introductory package that includes some of our most recent publications. Learn more and sign up here. ([link removed])

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“It doesn't matter where you come from; we all deserve to dream.”
—Bethany Yellowtail ([link removed])

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