Reminder: NW Teaching for Social Justice Conference, Saturday

Dear Portland Area Rethinking Schools friends,

Remember that this Saturday, October 3rd, is the 2nd Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice conference: "Rethinking Our Classrooms -- Organizing for Change." Washington Middle School, Olympia, Wash.

All the details are at www.nwtsj.org. Please register in advance.

Extraordinary workshops. Resources for social justice teaching. Inspiration. Networking. And lots more.

Keynoter: Ira Shor, author with Paulo Freire of "A Pedagogy for Liberation."

Sponsored by Olympia Educators for Social Justice, Puget Sound Rethinking Schools, Coalition X (Tacoma), Portland Area Rethinking Schools, and Rethinking Schools magazine.

Directions, a full listing of workshops, conference schedule, and registration information: www.nwtsj.org

I hope you can make it.

Bill Bigelow
for the Portland Area Rethinking Schools steering committee