Ballots for the November election will arrive in the mail soon
Ballots for the November 8, 2022 election will arrive in the mail this coming week across California. And once again we have the opportunity to vote for candidates and measures that support our schools and California’s working families.
Before you vote, please take a moment to review CFT’s Educators Choice Voter Guide. The guide contains voting recommendations for both statewide and local candidates and measures that will appear on your ballot. Complete CFT endorsements, including discussions of the ballot initiatives, can also be found on the CFT website.
Before you vote, please check out our Educators Choice Voter Guide, review the records of the candidates for yourself, and remember to cast your ballot!
October 27 webinar: Asian American Workers Rising
Please join as for a one-hour webinar about the Asian American community on Thursday, October 27 at 4:00 p.m., to understand anti-Asian hate in a historic context, and to explore what CFT and the AAPI community can do together to promote racial justice. The webinar will be presented by two CFT Vice Presidents: UCLA Labor Center Director Kent Wong, and UTLA Secretary Arlene Inouye.
Topics include:
- A brief history of Asian American workers
- Asian American Studies resources for educators in TK-12 and higher education
- The rise in anti-Asian hate and what we can do about it
- The 30th anniversary of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), the first national Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) worker organization within the U.S. labor movement
Register here.
Donate to the CFT Disaster Relief Fund to support victims of natural disasters
Please consider donating to the CFT Disaster Relief Fund to provide support to AFT members and communities directly impacted by the recent hurricanes in Florida and Puerto Rico, as well as the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi. In the past we have used this fund to help CFT members who are victims of wildfires and other natural disasters. Now we are temporarily expanding the purpose of the fund to help those in other states.
Monday is Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day
Monday October 10 is Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day. Explore a collection of the latest and most popular Indigenous Peoples Day lesson plans and resources uploaded by the Share My Lesson community.
Included in the materials is a great set of resources discussing whether Indigenous People’s Day should replace Columbus Day, as well as traditional Columbus Day lessons.
