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September 7, 2021
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** Survey: Tell Us What You Think About Our Magazine
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At Learning for Justice, we know our readers are the experts on our magazine. That’s why we’re inviting you to take this online survey ([link removed]) —if you haven’t already—as we prepare for the future of
Learning for Justice magazine. It’s your chance to let us know what’s most helpful to you and how our magazine can be more useful. On behalf of everyone at LFJ, we appreciate your help in improving our resources.
“We Won’t Wear the Name” // Coshandra Dillard ([link removed])

The Classical Roots of White Supremacy // Dani Bostick ([link removed])

It Was Always About Control // Cory Collins ([link removed])
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Support for National Suicide Prevention Week
This Suicide Prevention Week—September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day—support your students and your school community. Start with these resources ([link removed]) that include a mental health awareness and wellness toolkit, information about the Crisis Text Line, and the E.D.G.E. technique that can help students support one another throughout the year.
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** Critical Race Theory And What It Means for Teachers
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With so-called “anti-critical race theory” laws and policies popping up nationwide, educators may be wondering how to respond and what they should know. In this article ([link removed]) , originally published by Heinemann, education law and policy expert Bob Kim answers some key questions for educators about these laws and what’s really going on.
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** Teach That Enslaved People Demanded Their Freedom
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It’s essential to understand—and to teach—that enslaved Africans fought for their own liberation, including the first recorded rebellion on Sept. 1, 1663; the Stono Rebellion on Sept. 9, 1739; and David Walker’s September 1829
Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World. For resources on enslaved people’s work toward freedom, check out this edition of The Moment ([link removed]) .
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** Student Training: Start a My School Votes Club!
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My School Votes is hosting a training for high school seniors aimed at providing guidance on establishing My School Votes Clubs or adopting the program into an existing club. Students will learn the basics of the program, how to run their first meetings, recruit student members and plan a voter ID campaign to run in the fall. Your students can sign up here ([link removed]) !


** Check Out What We’re Reading
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“Recently, Illinois became the first state in the nation to mandate teaching Asian American history in public schools. My younger self would be so happy to finally learn about the contributions of Asian Americans in this country. However, the fact that it needed to be mandated by law tells us that there is still much work to do. The good news is that we can start now (even if you don’t live in Illinois).” — Edutopia ([link removed])

“‘This history that happened to us, you know, there’s been attempts over and over again to whitewash it, saying that it didn’t happen. And it did happen. So it’s best for America to learn what actually happened.’” — NPR ([link removed])

“As a new school year begins—with the delta variant of the coronavirus on the rise and debates flaring over masks and vaccines—research shows wariness about in-person classes has not completely faded among Black and Hispanic families.” — The Washington Post ([link removed])
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