Beyond Heroes and Holidays – A Busboys and Poets and Teaching for Change event
Date and Time
Oct 30, 2024 6:30 pm
Location
Brookland
625 Monroe St NE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20017
Oct 30, 2024 6:30 pm
Brookland
Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching. An interactive program with the book editors, SNCC veterans, picture book authors, and more.
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Join us to learn about the second edition of Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching in an interactive event.
Presenters include the editors (Jenice L. View, Alana D. Murray, and Deborah Menkart), SNCC veterans (Courtland Cox, Judy Richardson, and Jennifer Lawson), and lesson authors. Educator Jessica Rucker is the emcee. Attendees will hear about the book and engage in some of the activities.
Free and open to the public. Order food and drinks throughout. Books available for purchase and signing. The first 20 classroom teachers in attendance will receive a free copy of the book.
The book— published by Teaching for Change on its 35th anniversary — offers lessons, essays, articles, primary documents, and poetry to move beyond a “heroes and holidays” approach to teaching about the Civil Rights Movement. The content addresses the themes of women, youth, organizing, culture, institutional racism, and the interconnectedness of social movements.
With the election just days away, it is important to remember how people have organized throughout U.S. history to defend the right to vote and to hold elected officials accountable.
for more information, visit https://www.teachingforchange.org/oct_30_event_bbp
The Beyond Heroes & Holidays Series is held once a month (generally on Wednesdays) from 6:30PM – 8:30PM at one of the Busboys and Poets locations. This series is designed for everyone who loves to learn. It offers the opportunity to engage with authors, scholars, people’s historians, films, and peers on social justice education and fugitive pedagogy. Educators can request professional development credit.
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