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Educators: Teach about the Jena 6
Hello educators,
I'm attaching a curriculum that we have been working on with teacher activists from across the country. I hope you find it useful in learning more about this situation and to teach about it in your classrooms. If you are able to use it, drop me a line and tell me about it. Look forward to seeing you soon, perhaps at the NYCoRE Back To School Night (October 5th, 7:30, @ Carlito's Cafe.)
Talk to you soon,
Bree (breebree@mindspring.com)
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NYCoRE / Network of Teacher Activist Groups (TAG) present:
Revealing Racist Roots: The 3 R's for Teaching About the Jena 6
The Jena 6 is much bigger than Jim Crow being found alive and well in the South! The Jena 6 crystallizes the police violence, discrimination, and criminalization faced by African American and other youth of color!
The Jena 6 are high school students, youth like the youth in our classrooms with experiences that are all too similar! But the Jena 6 case also shows that the legacy of the Civil Rights movement is alive in our youth, communities, and schools! If all students are expected to learn about our country's justice system, our history, our laws, and our rights, what kinds of lessons can we learn from the Jena 6?
TAG's resource guide, entitled "Revealing Racist Roots: the 3 R's for Teaching About the Jena 6," calls upon educators to bring discussions about the case of the Jena 6 to their schools.
TAG is a growing network of teacher organizations with a focus on social justice education, including NYCoRE, Teachers for Social Justice - Chicago, and Teachers 4 Social Justice - San Fransisco. TAG collected resources and lesson ideas to help teachers and students understand contemporary racial conflict by placing the case of the Jena 6 within a historical framework.
Topics include:
• The Historical Context of American Racism
• Linking to Literature
• Media Literacy
• Artivism: Responding Through the Arts
• Social Action
• Detailed Mathematics Unit
• Links to organizations & more information
The outpouring of national support for the Jena 6 has pushed the court to vacate the conviction of Mychal Bell and reduce charges against the other students. But they are still not free and justice has not been done. TEACH about the JENA 6 in your classroom TODAY!
Download the resource guide in PDF Version or Word Version for FREE at:
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