The Irish experience is all too aware of the centuries long shadow that can be cast by legacies of settler colonialism, illegal displacement and violence. I signed this yesterday and would urge anyone to share and sign if they can.
Teaching today was brutal. My first class of the day is a normally radiant & full-of-life 6th grade class. Today was heavy. We talked about Adam and being 13. Here's their collective poem
Adam Toledo was 13 years old. He was told to put his hands up by the police. He did. He was then immediately executed on sight. Murdered. A 7th grader. A baby. God, help us.