Wellsprings of Memory

Join us for class on Monday, Sept. 16

Kellie Carter Jackson taps the wellsprings of memory, archives, oral histories, literature, imagination, and personal experience to tell a very Black story of armed resistance, strategic retreat, unbreakable resolve, and joyous rapture. Reading this book will cause discomfort in some folks, provoke cheers in others. But I doubt anyone will be able to put it down. — Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams

We Refuse changes the way we understand the contours and legacy of the Black freedom struggle. Blending fierce analysis with touching personal vignettes, Kellie Carter Jackson’s essential new book enhances the most pressing debates of our time and will stay with readers long after they finish. — Elizabeth Hinton, author of America on Fire

Don't miss the chance to hear Kellie Carter Jackson as she discusses We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance with Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian and Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones on Monday, September 16.

Classes are free and open to the public.

Teachers and professors: Invite students. Assign the session for your class.

ASL interpretation and professional development certificates provided.

Study Groups

Teaching for Black Lives

Each year, the Zinn Education Project hosts Teaching for Black Lives study groups across the United States. Using the Rethinking Schools book Teaching for Black Lives, educators explore how to teach about racism, resistance, and joy in free, teacher-led professional learning communities.

Apply now for the 2024–2025 school year. Each participant receives a copy of Teaching for Black Lives, a subscription to Rethinking Schools magazine, a year-long menu of workshops and seminars to choose from, and access to a national network of social justice educators.

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Advocate for Public Schools HEAL Together Workshop

HEAL Together is hosting a national Public School Strong Orientation. Join public school parents, family members, and supporters from across the country to learn how to show your support for well-resourced and inclusive public schools; what to look for when you observe your school district's school board meeting; how to form a Public School Strong team in your school district, and ways to join a national movement to protect and transform public schools that serve all children. Register now for these virtual sessions.

Voting Rights Roundtable

With SNCC Veterans

The SNCC Legacy Project is offering a SNCC and Grassroots Organizing: Building a More Perfect Union discussion series on SNCC’s grassroots community organizing and its relevance to ongoing efforts to build a more just, inclusive, and sustainable society.

On Sept. 12 at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, there will be a Voting Rights Roundtable Discussion, available both in-person and virtually. For those attending in-person, there will be additional events and classes on Sept. 13.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Curriculum Teach-In

National Museum of the American Indian

The 8th annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Curriculum Teach-In, hosted by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and Teaching for Change, is an opportunity for educators to convene in person and strategize on uplifting Native voices directly into the classroom. Recommended for grades K–12. Register to attend in-person in September and/or virtually in November.

More Events

Check out events hosted by the Zinn Education Project and our colleagues, including the Change the Ref 2024 Road Tour (through Sept. 10), Global Climate Strike (Sept. 20), Racism and Resistance in the North During the Civil Rights Movement (Oct. 7) Teach Central America Week (Oct. 7–11), Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference (Oct. 26), and more.

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Bring People’s History to Schools Everywhere

The right-wing attacks are well-funded and getting huge media attention. Please donate so that we can support educators who #TeachTruth and can continue to offer free people’s history lessons.

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