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Greetings!
We are pleased to share with you highlights about what we have been able to accomplish already in 2011 thanks to your generous support.
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People's Uprisings: Past and Present, Home and Abroad
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During these past few months we have witnessed an inspiring response to injustice around the world----starting in Tunisia, spreading to Egypt and then here in the United States in Wisconsin and other states threatened by devastating cuts to social services and the rights of public workers. We have redoubled our efforts to provide teachers with the resources to make these teachable moments. Not only are students learning about the history and need for organized labor----in McComb they are participating in the Young People's Project, a national youth leadership project with a focus on math literacy.
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Women's Activism. We updated and posted online the complete lesson on women activists from Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching. This is a wonderful lesson for middle school to college. |
The Show Will Go On. When the U.S. denied a visa to one of our authors, we Skyped her in---- see story about women's rights activist and politician Malalai Joya's presentation.
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Building Parent Power at Two D.C. Schools. This spring parents at two schools have come together to create a quilt and address concerns and joys about the school. |
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Teaching for Change in the Movies
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One of our goals for this year was to share stories about our work on social media and through films. We are off to a great start by launching a blog on our webstore and posting a dozen film clips on our YouTube channel.
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The People Who Make it Happen
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Our board, staff, volunteers, advisors, and a wide informal network of teachers and parents make all of this work possible. Meet a few here.
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 |  |  |  | Top Three. By popular vote, we made it to the top three on the City Paper's Best of DC Bookstores. | National Audience. América Calderón presented with the Center for Applied Linguistics about our Tellin' Stories Project at the annual TESOL convention in New Orleans. | A Major Milestone. In just one year, 10,000 teachers registered for the Zinn Education Project website. | Award Winner. The film we developed a teaching guide for ---- The Most Dangerous Man in America ---- won a Peabody and many other awards. |
Of course, all this work requires financial support. We extend our appreciation to all the donors and funders. Please continue to help us to build social justice, starting in the classroom.
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Sincerely,  Deborah Menkart Executive Director, Teaching for Change
Board, staff, funders, and partners of Teaching for Change. |
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