5 Ways to Light It Up for Our Dreamers
While the fight for a permanent solution continues in the courts and in Congress, here are five things you can do for our Dreamers right now.
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Black Lives Matter flag flies over Montpelier High School after a year of organizing
The Black Lives Matter flag raising was organized by the Racial Justice Alliance, a student organization at Montpelier, as part of the national Black Lives Matter at School Week.
Educators shape first LGBTQ inclusive textbooks in the country
California is the first and only state to mandate that students be taught about the contributions of LGBTQ people in social sciences classes.
Do Black Lives Matter At School?
It’s time for honest conversation in school communities on issues of racial justice. Here are some resources and inspiration.
NEA challenges the end of DACA in the courts
NEA has filed amicus briefs in two lawsuits urging the courts to strike down the DACA revocation.
Dreamers push #DreamActNow, while Trump, congressional leaders play politics
Dreamers and their allies, including educators, faith leaders, civil rights groups and the business community, push for Dreamer fix despite Trump, congressional gamesmanship.
Educators want students to know…Black Lives Matter at School
“I think if we educators really want to achieve the goal of supporting youth, we are going to have to figure out how to challenge structures of racism and inequality and work collectively towards that.”
Inspired by national movement, student organizes school name change campaign
“We’ve encountered some adversity, not everyone is for the name change. But we push forward and stay positive. At the end we will prevail and what we are striving for – inclusion – is way more than what they are striving for.”
NEA activists launch series of video “primers” for anti-racist white educators
“It is not the responsibility of people of color to educate us. We can’t rely on colleagues or friends who are people of color to make up for our ignorance.”
Dreamers, anxiously awaiting a legislative fix, represent America’s diversity
“Younger Black immigrants recognize that their voices have been missing from the conversation on immigration rights, so they’re creating their own spaces.”