Apologies for the multiple email blasts. For some reason the flyer for the Northwest Teaching for Social Justice conference did not attach to the previous email we sent out promoting the conference.
You can find the flyer at this site: http://portlandrethinkingschools.org/files/u1/NWTSJflyer4PDF.pdf
See you October 2nd.
Dear Portland Area Rethinking Schools friends,
The Northwest Teaching for Social Justice conference is just about a month away. Madison High School, Oct. 2. Registration at www.nwtsj.org. We have over 60 great workshops lined up, and of course, are thrilled that Sonia Nieto -- author of AFFIRMING DIVERSITY, THE LIGHT IN THEIR EYES, and WHY WE TEACH -- will be keynoting. Community groups from all over the region will be participating in our Resource Fair.
Don't miss this opportunity to draw inspiration and ideas from social justice educators from around the Northwest.
Check out the attached flyer -- and forward it widely -- and register at www.nwtsj.org.
See you October 2nd at Madison High School.
Best,
Bill Bigelow
Dear Portland Area Rethinking Schools friends,
As many of you know, Portland has the honor of hosting the 3rd Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference, on Saturday, October 2, at Madison High School -- flyer attached. (Go to www.nwtsj.org, to register.) Those of you who attended one or both of the first two conferences -- Seattle, 2008; Olympia, 2009 -- know what an inspiration it is to connect with so many people doing such fine work.
There will be people hoping to attend from as far away as Bellingham, Wash., and Vancouver BC. We would like to be able to offer housing to as many people as possible. Roosevelt teacher Catherine Theriault has volunteered to coordinate housing needs for out-of-towners and housing availability. If you have an extra room (or couch) to offer, please contact Catherine at catherine.theriault@gmail.com.
And again, please register at www.nwtsj.org to attend the conference.
Best,
Bill Bigelow
for the Portland Area Rethinking Schools steering committee
Dear Portland Area Rethinking Schools friends,
As many of you know, Portland has the honor of hosting the 3rd Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference, on Saturday, October 2, at Madison High School -- flyer attached. (Go to www.nwtsj.org, to register.) Those of you who attended one or both of the first two conferences -- Seattle, 2008; Olympia, 2009 -- know what an inspiration it is to connect with so many people doing such fine work.
There will be people hoping to attend from as far away as Bellingham, Wash., and Vancouver BC. We would like to be able to offer housing to as many people as possible. Roosevelt teacher Catherine Theriault has volunteered to coordinate housing needs for out-of-towners and housing availability. If you have an extra room (or couch) to offer, please contact Catherine at catherine.theriault@gmail.com.
And again, please register at www.nwtsj.org to attend the conference.
Best,
Bill Bigelow
for the Portland Area Rethinking Schools steering committee
Dear Portland Rethinking Schools friends,
The deadline for submissions for next fall's 3rd Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice conference is this Wednesday, June 30. Go to the conference website, www.nwtsj.org, for details. Click on "Workshop Proposal App."
We're very excited about the conference. Sonia Nieto is keynoting, and several hundred social justice educators from throughout the Northwest will be gathering in Portland. (The conference is Sat. Oct. 2, at Portland's Madison High School.)
Please consider submitting a proposal.
Thanks. Bill Bigelow (bill@rethinkingschools.org)
for the Portland Area Rethinking Schools steering committee
Dear friends,
Please consider submitting a workshop proposal for the 2010 NW Conference on Teaching for Social Justice. The conference is October 2. Workshop proposals are due June 30. The RFP (Request For Proposal) can found on our website website, http://www.nwtsj.org. It can be mailed or emailed.
Because we know that writing workshop proposals can be difficult, Portland Area Rethinking Schools committee members have set up a time to help you write the proposal or narrow your topic or choose which workshop you might want to submit.
Date: June 15, Tuesday
Time: 4:00 -5:30
Place: Jefferson High School, room C-4
Note: Enter on the lower level near the parking lot.
Linda Christensen's cell phone is: 503-502-4379 in case you get confused.
We are looking for teachers, teacher educators, and community activists to present curriculum, information, and resources at our 2010 conference. The workshops will last 1 and a half hours.
Successful workshops will:
Express a social justice perspective
Be hands on and practical
Give participants a chance to talk to one another
We are looking for workshops that balance content and process, where
participants can learn something new and have a chance to discuss & reflect
upon their own experiences and practices.
And if you don't need help, just send in your proposal by June 30.
Linda Christensen
Dear Portland Area Rethinking Schools friends,
As many of you know, the 3rd annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference will be held in Portland next October 2. As with our two previous conferences in Seattle and Olympia, we'll have lots of great workshops from educators around the region and displays from social justice organizations. We're delighted that Sonia Nieto will be keynoting.
I hope that you'll consider proposing a workshop for the conference. Go to our website -- www.nwtsj.org -- for examples of past workshops and to download a proposal to offer a workshop -- click on "Workshop Proposal App." Or use the attached form. Deadline for proposals is June 30.
And, of course, you can also register to attend the conference at www.nwtsj.org.
The conference will be hosted by Portland Area Rethinking Schools, and is sponsored by PARS along Puget Sound Rethinking Schools, Olympia Educators for Social Justice, and Coalition X in Tacoma. Rethinking Schools magazine is a co-sponsor.
Best,
Bill Bigelow
for the Portland Area Rethinking Schools steering committee
You are invited to a special screening of THE PEOPLE SPEAK, the documentary feature film produced by Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Chris Moore, Anthony Arnove, and Howard Zinn, about the radical traditions that have forged U.S. history.
Narrated by the late, acclaimed historian Howard Zinn, and based on his best selling books, A People's HIstory of the United States and, with Anthony Arnove, Voices of A People's History, THE PEOPLE SPEAK (http://www.thepeoplespeak.com), uses dramatic musical performances of the letters, diaries and speeches of everyday Americans who fought for equality and justice from the bottom up.
This film, which includes 20 minutes of never-before aired footage, is co-directed by Moore, Arnove and Zinn and features dramatic and musical performances by Allison Moorer, Benjamin Bratt, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Robinson, Christina Kirk, Danny Glover, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, David Strathairn, Don Cheadle, Eddie Vedder, Harris Yulin, Jasmine Guy, John Legend, Josh Brolin, Kathleen Chalfant, Kerry Washington, Lupe Fiasco, Marisa Tomei, Martín Espada, Matt Damon, Michael Ealy, Mike O'Malley, Morgan Freeman, P!nk, Q'orianka Kilcher, Reg E. Cathey, Rich Robinson, Rosario Dawson, Sandra Oh, Sean Penn, Staceyann Chin, and Viggo Mortensen.
The Los Angeles Times called THE PEOPLE SPEAK "striking, exhilarating...the performances are thrilling" and The Boston Globe said: "The documentary...works beautifully. Each passionate reading flows out of the previous one."
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Date: Tuesday, April 20th
Time: 7pm
Place: Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR
Ticket Information: $6 at the door ($10 solidarity price)
Local contact information: pdxiso@gmail.com
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Screenings of THE PEOPLE SPEAK will be taking place across the country in April. For information on other screenings, please visit www.socialistworker.org
Sponsored by the International Socialist Organization
publisher of Socialist Worker newspaper
Dear Friends of Rethinking Schools,
The spring issue of Rethinking Schools is packed with exciting, timely articles:
Special Cover Section: Honoring Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn will be remembered as the historian who transformed the way we think about and teach U.S. history. He was also a brilliant teacher, a passionate activist, and a warm and generous friend. At Rethinking Schools, our relationship with Professor Zinn stretches back to the publication of Rethinking Columbus in 1991.
The spring 2010 issue of Rethinking Schools includes, in addition to a remembrance by Rethinking Schools editor Bill Bigelow, Zinn's last broadcast interview, in which he holds forth on Haiti, persistent silences in the curriculum, and early influences in his life—before offering advice to new teachers.
Teach for America
Teach for America, one of the most touted educational reform initiatives in recent years, is critically examined in an in-depth report by investigative journalist Barbara Miner. Also included is an essay by Alex Diamond, a young Teach for America teacher, reflecting on his time with TFA.
Teaching About Haiti
As the devastation wrought by the earthquake fades from the headlines, this is a critical time to re-examine the history and culture of Haiti, and to develop ways to integrate Haiti into our curricula. This featured section includes resources, historical analysis, poetry, and teaching ideas.
Our editorial celebrates recent events in Milwaukee, Wis., where grassroots organizing has stopped what appeared to be an inevitable mayoral takeover of the public schools.
Also in this issue:
School Reform We Can't Believe In
Rethinking Schools editor Stan Karp looks at how education joined healthcare, the economy, and foreign policy as issues where campaign promises of "change" and "hope" have morphed into Washington business as usual—or worse.
"Don't Take Our Voices Away": A Role Play on the Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change
Students learn about the impact of climate change on the world's most vulnerable cultures and geographic areas, then share their knowledge as they discuss strategy for saving the planet.
Transsexuals, Teaching Your Children
A middle-school teacher describes how he makes his classroom safe for broad discussions of gender identity and explains why anti-bullying curriculum isn't enough.
Learning About the Unfairgrounds: A 4th-Grade Teacher Introduces Her Students to Executive Order 9066
Literature and a tea party open children's eyes to injustice and the fight for civil rights in the Northwest.
Plus resources, news, and lots more...
Visit www.rethinkingschools.org to download a PDF of the full issue for $4.95. Or call 1-800-669-4192 to subscribe.
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Check it out and let us know what you think,
Jody Sokolower
Policy and Production Editor
Rethinking Schools
jody@rethinkingschools.org
Dear Portland Area Rethinking Schools Friends,
After a long absence, we have a “gathering” event. The Oregon Writing Project is hosting the National Writing Project Urban Sites Conference in Portland on April 23rd and 24th.
On Friday, you can visit schools (Jefferson or Boise Eliot), or attend one of two writing marathons (on streetcars with Kim Stafford and Corey Stixrud, or on bikes with Mark Hansen, Portland PARS member). Another PARS member, Heidi Tolentino, will co-lead a writing workshop with Emma Ford on the Japanese American Internment at the Nikkei Center.
Friday Afternoon, Daniel Beaty will perform his play Emergency. Friday night, he will host an open-mic session.
In addition to workshops by PARS members, Bill Bigelow, Tom McKenna, and Linda Christensen, there are 45 workshops on Saturday, all focused on writing, many on media literacy and technology, and social justice.
Patricia Smith, slam poet and National Book Award Finalist, will give the keynote address on Saturday morning.
YOU CAN EARN ONE CREDIT FROM LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE FOR ATTENDING BOTH DAYS.
Sign up now. See attached flier. YOU MUST ATTEND THE CONFERENCE TO ATTEND BEATY'S PERFORMANCE. TICKET INFORMATION ENCLOSED.