"Teachers cannot be silent during this time. Teachers have to take a stand. Students are absorbing this, [and] they're going to ask themselves later on in life or even now, 'What was my teacher doing during this time?'"https://t.co/3mOlMvwcXn
"Every day, all around us, we see the consequences of silence manifest themselves in the form of discrimination, violence, genocide and war." — @ClintSmithIII, poet and educator https://t.co/2MFvTmBfb2
Yesterday, my 14-year-old cousin said, “We’re living through a social studies chapter” and I can’t stop thinking about that, about him, about how young people are processing this moment.
"These are the sorts of messages I've been inundated with my entire life: Always keep your hands where they can see them, don't move too quickly, take off your hood when the sun goes down."
Watch @ClintSmithIII's full TED Talk: https://t.co/yYoyRhfPEt
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The next time a great man like Colin Kaepernick takes a knee in peaceful protest, you’d better listen. Don’t stage a walk out like Mike Pence or hound him out like the NFL. The unrest we see today is in many ways a consequence of shutting down even the most peaceful of gestures.
"Are you making a commitment to analyzing and understanding racist policies and ideas? Are you welcoming the opportunity to grow from them and be a better person?"
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Wonderful speech and great advice: instead of burning down your own home, beat them up at the voting booth; plot, plan, strategize, organize, and mobilize
.@Baratunde shares his database of news stories about white people calling the police on innocent black people — and reveals how we can change the narrative.
Watch his full TED Talk here: https://t.co/YbN11T9y7L
Today, the House Labor and Commerce Committee PASSED Delegate Guzman’s HB 582, which would allow educators and other public employees to bargain with their employers.
We’re now closer to gaining our bargaining rights!
Sign VEA’s petition here ⬇️
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