K-12 Teachers will be on
hand at the Curriculum Fair with poster-board visuals to discuss their favorite curriculum, local & national organizations will have tables
to share relevant resources & books, and community leaders will be
facilitating dialogue through a number of workshops on vital educational & justice-related issues.
Update: The Curriculum Exhibits, Resource Tables & Workshops proposal process is closed. Thanks for all
your fantastic submissions!
And don't forget the always-uplifting
keynote speakers & creative performers... to be announced soon!
More about the Curriculum Fair...
Lunch
is provided for all, to sustain us as we move through our day. Live
art, paintings & banners from local movement artists will inspire
& amaze, and there's even word (or rumor!) of a raucous after party
in the mix...
Update: Childcare will be provided! From 10am-5pm. Courtesy of volunteers from the Chicago Childcare Collective. Childcare registration will take place through Online Registration for the Fair.
Update: Our Setup/Cleanup committee has committed to recycling paper & plastic this year and TSJ is striving to have a plastic-water bottle free event. Please bring a bottle of your own.
We hope you'll help us shape this space to be accessible for people with disabilities, accommodating to those with language & dietary needs, and safe for all people to be their full selves.
Register, volunteer, come to a meeting! We'll appreciate you dearly!
Update: Childcare will be provided! From 10am-5pm. Courtesy of volunteers from the Chicago Childcare Collective. Childcare registration will take place through Online Registration for the Fair.
Update: Our Setup/Cleanup committee has committed to recycling paper & plastic this year and TSJ is striving to have a plastic-water bottle free event. Please bring a bottle of your own.
We hope you'll help us shape this space to be accessible for people with disabilities, accommodating to those with language & dietary needs, and safe for all people to be their full selves.
Register, volunteer, come to a meeting! We'll appreciate you dearly!
How to Participate
*EMAIL THIS MESSAGE to your list and Invite Friends to the Facebook Event Page (click "Suggest to friends" to the left under the flyer image).
*VOLUNTEER for Outreach, Setup & Clean up, Registration & Food donations help (through registration) (Click Here)
Update: Curriculum Exhibits, Workshops & Resource Table proposals process is closed. Thanks for submitting!
There is no registration cost, though we request a $5-10 donation (includes lunch) if you can give. This is an all-volunteer event and all volunteering, monetary donation & in-kind support is appreciated so we can cover costs. Thanks!
CAN'T MAKE IT TO CHICAGO?
Have specific questions as an out-of-town guest or other specific inquiries? Hit us up at teachersforjustice@hotmail.com or on facebook.
With peace,
Teachers for Social Justice
Chicago, IL
Why is Teaching for Social Justice Important?
Following on the US Social
Forum in Detroit in June, the national upswing in education organizing,
the victory in Milwaukee against Mayoral takeover of their public
schools, and the recent tremendous victory by CORE for Chicago Teachers
Union leadership, we recognize the need more than ever to build the
momentum of the Education for Liberation movement.
For 10 formative years of the Curriculum Fair, we have come together based on our commitment to education for social justice. Along with educators countrywide, we are working toward classrooms and schools that are anti-racist, multicultural / multilingual, and grounded in the experiences of our students. We believe Another Education is Possible and understand that we must take on discussions of school policy in order to create more just and humane schools, but we're also connected to a national & international network of educator activists and recognize together more and more that Another World is Necessary.
For 10 formative years of the Curriculum Fair, we have come together based on our commitment to education for social justice. Along with educators countrywide, we are working toward classrooms and schools that are anti-racist, multicultural / multilingual, and grounded in the experiences of our students. We believe Another Education is Possible and understand that we must take on discussions of school policy in order to create more just and humane schools, but we're also connected to a national & international network of educator activists and recognize together more and more that Another World is Necessary.
Demystifying the Exhibitor Experience
The following passage is from TSJ Member Sana to give you an overview of what it means to exhibit at the Curriculum Fair. Please sign up at: http://bit.ly/tsjexhibitor
This is a short account of my experience exhibiting at the TSJ Curriculum Fair.
Last year was my first year exhibiting, and like many, I was very
apprehensive at first. However, with the encouragement of my
dear friend, Jonah, active member of TSJ, I worked up the courage.
Still a little worried about how I could possibly contribute to the
fair, I enlisted the help of my co-teacher Mary. We brainstormed
how we could or already had incorporated social justice ideals such as
anti-racist, multilingual, student-centered, etc. education in the
classroom. We realized we were implementing social justice
principles while teaching the novel, Monster by Walter Dean
Myers through our discussions of the injustices youth of color,
specifically African Americans, face with the judicial system.
Free Minds Free People Conference - Request for Proposals
Proposal Deadline: January 21, 2011
Full Proposal Download
BACKGROUND
Free Minds, Free People is a national conference presented by the Education for Liberation Network,
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, the Chicago Freedom School and Youth in Action that brings together teachers, high school and college students, researchers, parents and community-based activists/educators from across the country to build a movement to develop and promote education as a tool for liberation.
The conference is a space in which these groups can learn from and teach each other, sharing knowledge, experience and strategies.
Education for liberation prepares the most excluded, under-served members of our society, in particular low-income youth and youth of color, to fight for a more just world by:
The goal of Free Minds, Free People is to provide a forum for sharing knowledge, experiences and
strategies that support the use of education as a tool for liberation by:
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We invite K-12 teachers, community-based educators, students, activists/organizers, artists, parents and academic researchers to submit proposals
Full Proposal Download
Full Proposal Download
BACKGROUND
Free Minds, Free People is a national conference presented by the Education for Liberation Network,
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, the Chicago Freedom School and Youth in Action that brings together teachers, high school and college students, researchers, parents and community-based activists/educators from across the country to build a movement to develop and promote education as a tool for liberation.
The conference is a space in which these groups can learn from and teach each other, sharing knowledge, experience and strategies.
Education for liberation prepares the most excluded, under-served members of our society, in particular low-income youth and youth of color, to fight for a more just world by:
- Exploring with students the causes of inequalities and injustices in society and how communities
have fought against them. - Helping students to develop both the belief in themselves that they can challenge those injustices
and the skills necessary to do that. - Supporting students in taking action that leads to disenfranchised communities having more power.
The goal of Free Minds, Free People is to provide a forum for sharing knowledge, experiences and
strategies that support the use of education as a tool for liberation by:
- Building and sustaining connections between people from different backgrounds with an interest in justice-oriented education work
- Supporting participants in developing and deepening their practice as learners and educators
committed to social justice - Nourishing justice-oriented education work in various communities, with an emphasis on the host city, by making strategic connections to collective action in other parts of the country
- Acting as a catalyst for the continued development of a social movement around education for
liberation - Supporting and promoting youth-led education and organizing efforts
- Utilizing a collaborative conference planning process that elevates the leadership of students, parents, teachers, researchers and community-based organizers/educators.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We invite K-12 teachers, community-based educators, students, activists/organizers, artists, parents and academic researchers to submit proposals
Full Proposal Download
TSJ Movie Night! Waiting for Superman
You're invited to come to the movies with TSJ! We'll be heading as a group to check out the new "Waiting for Superman" film in theaters
Oct 16, 2010
TIME HAS CHANGED!
The viewing is at 4pm
We'll be meeting at the theater at 3:30pm
Landmark Century Theater, 2828 N. Clark
Tickets cost $11, we recommend getting advance tickets.
After the film the plan is to gathering in the sitting area in the mall where the theater is - it's on the ground floor.
Feel free to Contact Rachel S. to RSVP, although not required. Rachel's email is rachel.serra@gmail.com and phone is 773-954-9508
For some critical pre-reading & reviews from teachers, check out
http://www.notwaitingforsuperman.org/
We are also having a general meeting Sunday to discuss the film 'Waiting for Superman' in more depth and also to plan for the Nov. 20 Teaching for Social Justice Curriculum Fair. Come on out! Bring a friend!
TSJ General Meeting
Sunday, Oct. 17
1-3pm
UIC-- College of Education, 3rd Floor
1040 W. Harrison St., Room 3233, Commons Room
Chicago, IL
(on facebook)
Oct 16, 2010
TIME HAS CHANGED!
The viewing is at 4pm
We'll be meeting at the theater at 3:30pm
Landmark Century Theater, 2828 N. Clark
Tickets cost $11, we recommend getting advance tickets.
After the film the plan is to gathering in the sitting area in the mall where the theater is - it's on the ground floor.
Feel free to Contact Rachel S. to RSVP, although not required. Rachel's email is rachel.serra@gmail.com and phone is 773-954-9508
For some critical pre-reading & reviews from teachers, check out
http://www.notwaitingforsuperman.org/
We are also having a general meeting Sunday to discuss the film 'Waiting for Superman' in more depth and also to plan for the Nov. 20 Teaching for Social Justice Curriculum Fair. Come on out! Bring a friend!
TSJ General Meeting
Sunday, Oct. 17
1-3pm
UIC-- College of Education, 3rd Floor
1040 W. Harrison St., Room 3233, Commons Room
Chicago, IL
(on facebook)
Chicago Teachers Union Celebrates 'Stunning Legal Victory' Against CPS Over Layoffs
FOX Chicago News
Chicago - A federal judge ruled Monday that
the Chicago Public School system does not have the right to fire
teachers without regard to seniority or tenure, handing a victory to
the Chicago Teachers Union.Monday, a court ruling sided with CTU over the firings. Judge David Coar ruled that the district has 30 days to work with the union on a process that would set up so called "recall rules".
The teachers believe the ruling will get them back at work.
Read the full article.
NOT Waiting for Superman - Take Action!
Reposted from Rethinking Schools.
NOTWaitingforSuperman.org is live!
We've got news, articles, and resources, as well as discussion boards to keep the dialogue active. Please invite colleagues and friends to the site and join the fight.
NOTWaitingforSuperman.org is live!
We've got news, articles, and resources, as well as discussion boards to keep the dialogue active. Please invite colleagues and friends to the site and join the fight.
Read on for ways to get informed, create dialogue & take action.