CumbiaSazo is a cumbia dance party that celebrates music, visual arts & culture and donates to different community causes each event. On November 22, CumbiaSazo teams with Teachers for Social Justice to throw an after-party for the TSJ curriculum fair at Wicker Park's amazing Double Door, where Bomba Con Buya and Texas' DJ Chorizo Funk will perform in addition to over 10 local DJs on 2 floors for a full night of dance & de-stress.

The party also will have food, a live arts stage, and a visual arts market featuring over 20 artists/vendors where you can no doubt find something to enjoy or perhaps gifts for the holiday season.

The CumbiaSazo crew has long-been involved in throwing the after-party for TSJ and we couldn't be more excited to both donate to TSJ and facilitate some dance floor liberation. Be on the lookout for a “teachers lounge” room at the party (lower level) with TSJ merch and a social justice art gallery!

Details:
Saturday, November 22 | 8pm-3am
Double Door
1572 N. Milwaukee Ave. | Chicago, IL
21+ | Gender-neutral bathroom & coat check available | Main floor is accessible 

$8 entry w/ RSVP at do312.com/cumbiasazo or by mentioning 'TSJ' at the door. Otherwise it's $15 cover the day of.

Read the Full Story

Click here to register for the 13th annual TSJ Curriculum Fair- November 22 at North-Grand HS, Chicago When you pre-register you'll be able to enter right away and avoid the lines. You'll also be supplying us with valuable information that will help us plan for your individual needs at the fair.  Questions? E-mail us at tsjfair14@gmail.com   Poster design by Ellen Gradman @sparkyourart   If you are not familiar with the CF, please read this now! And you can see video from past CFs here and here

Read the Full Story

Teachers for Social Justice supports Byron Sigcho for city council in the 25th ward.

We are proud to say that Byron is a longtime active member of TSJ. He is an adult
education teacher with a deep commitment to the families and communities where
he teaches. He has also been a fierce advocate for parents and students against
bullying and racism in schools. Byron is a fighter for high quality public schools in
every neighborhood and against school privatization. His research exposed the UNO
charter school network’s corrupt business practices and their dangerous debt and
financial schemes that are putting children’s education at risk.  As an immigrant to
the U.S. from Ecuador, Byron has a deep understanding of the challenges facing
other immigrants and a deep commitment to immigrant rights and justice.  We need
democracy in Chicago Public Schools, in our neighborhoods, and in the city. We need
living wages, quality affordable housing in our communities, and healthy living
conditions. We know that when Byron is elected he will fight for these things for all
the people in his ward. Go Byron! We are with you. Visit the campaign website at http://teamsigcho.org/ Read the Full Story

TSJ Meeting: Nov 8, Help Plan the Curriculum Fair! Saturday, Nov 8th, 2014 11AM - 1 PM UIC College of Education 1040 W. Harrison St. Room 3233 ALL ARE WELCOME!

Come to the LAST MEETING before the TSJ Curriculum Fair (which will be Nov 22) and help plan/build for the 13th Teaching for Social Justice Curriculum Fair!!  Help make this CF be the biggest and most powerful ever, with workshops, curriculum exhibits, resource tables, keynote presentations, food, TSJ t-shirts, books for sale, culture, camaraderie, hundreds of like-minded people, and more!!! We will break into committees and work-there is plenty to do, and you do not need to have already been involved-Anyone can attend and chip in! Refreshments will be served! (well, ok, self-service :) And DON'T Forget to ADVANCE REGISTER! It will help us all!

Read the Full Story

Read the Full Story

Thanks for your interest, but time has run out to apply to exhibit curriculum, have a resource table, or present a workshop. Plan to apply for the 2015 Curriculum Fair.  We're leaving the rest of this post up here for folks who want to plan for the 2015 Curriculum Fair.  E-mail us at tsjfair14@gmail.com for more info!

Do you want to exhibit your curriculum at the TSJ CF? Click here to apply. What does it mean to "exhibit" curriculum at the CF? Each teacher/exhibitor gets a table at the Fair to set up her/his materials. Many teachers exhibit curriculum by bringing a tri-fold board (like those science fair boards) and bring lesson or unit plans, student work, assignments, artifacts, video, whatever, to share their curriculum ideas. Many bring their students along who sit at the table and explain the work with their teachers. The CF is set up so that we can browse the "exhibits," talk with each other, and share lessons. Questions? E-mail us at tsjfair14@gmail.com  Do you want to present a workshop? Click here to apply. What are the workshops? Although the main focus of the CF is person-to-person contact through the exhibitors at their tables, we also have a limited number of workshops. These range from curricular innovations about social justice pedagogy to, for example, using multicultural children's literature to organizing for educational justice. These provide more in-depth, interactive ways for teachers and students to share what they've been learning and doing in their classrooms, and for activists/organizers to create dialogue and spaces for learning and for all of us to bring democracy to education and Chicago. These are our schools! Questions? E-mail us at tsjfair14@gmail.com  Do you want to have a resource table? Click here What's the difference between an "exhibit" and a "resource table?" Exhibitors are usually teachers who have taught a lesson, unit, or project, or who have some developed ideas to teach. We really encourage classroom teachers who are doing this work. Resource tables are usually for organizations that produce curriculum and resources for teachers and want to share them w/ others. Questions? E-mail us at tsjfair14@gmail.com  Don't want to exhibit or do a workshop? You can click here to register to attend the 13th annual TSJ Curriculum Fair-Saturday, November 22, 2014, 10:00 - 4:00 PM, at North-Grand HS, Chicago

Read the Full Story