Newsletter from Learning for Justice

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October 25, 2022
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New Fall Issue of Learning for Justice
Magazine Out Now!
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As our nation confronts multiple assaults on democratic values, we hold firm in the fight to protect—and to expand—democracy through social justice education. The Fall 2022 issue ([link removed]) of Learning for Justice magazine highlights how the fight for democracy is built onintersecting struggles for justice ([link removed]) . We are called upon to use our individual strengths to work collectively toward advancing the human rights of all people—advocating for one another in education and in all sectors of society. Be sure to read and share this new magazine issue!
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** A Message From Our Director
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In Perspectives, Learning for Justice Director Jalaya Liles Dunn emphasizes ([link removed]) that “The treatment of children from communities experiencing systemic oppressions—those at the intersection of race, gender, poverty and geography—will determine the fate of our democracy.”

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** Expanding Democracy Through Intersecting Movements
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In this article, LFJ Senior Writer Coshandra Dillard explores the connections between past and present intersecting movements ([link removed]) in the SPLC’s Civil Rights Memorial Center.
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** Decarceration Begins with School Discipline Reform
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Writer and education advocate Anthony Conwright explains that educators have a role in ending discipline that criminalizes ([link removed]) youth. Reforms, including trauma-informed and restorative practices, can disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline.
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** Centering Diverse Parents in the CRT Debate
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Ivory A. Toldson, Ph.D., contends that parents of color and parents of conscience, whose children make up the majority of students in public education, must be centered in conversations ([link removed]) on race and inclusive education.
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** Confronting Ableism on the Way to Justice
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Disability rights activist Keith Jones emphasizes that to build a society that advances the human rights ([link removed]) of all people requires the social justice movement to be intentional in including intersecting identities and diverse equity struggles.

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** Inclusive Education Benefits All Children
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Melanie Willingham-Jaggers and the GLSEN Team emphasize that in confronting attacks on LGBTQ+ students’ rights to representation and safety in public education, we hold firm to creating inclusive and affirming ([link removed]) learning spaces.
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** Community Organizing Uplifts Immigrant Students
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Writer and organizer Dorothee Benz, Ph.D., shows how immigrant students and their families are finding ways to mitigate serious obstacles ([link removed]) by tapping into their own agency and communities.

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** Supporting Young People through Polarizing Times
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Lydia Bates, SPLC program manager at the Intelligence Project, explains that during this time of political and social turmoil, building networks of trusted adults ([link removed]) will help young people counter manipulative and harmful information.
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** Creating a Society Rooted in Justice
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In this Q&A, nationally recognized anti-racist and anti-bias writer and educator Britt Hawthorne provides insights on raising children ([link removed]) to become more compassionate, empathetic human beings in a global society.
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