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Attention Social Workers: FREE CEU credit offering this Tuesday at noon! Register here and share!

Alternatives to Calling the Police when Clients are in Crisis in Chi -10/12 A free 1-hour ethics workshop on the ethics of involving police in MH crises and the need for safe alternatives like Treatment not Trauma.

The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act (HB 376) just passed the Senate with no opposition votes! Thank you to everyone who contacted their senator in support of the bill. Now, HB 376 will go back to the House for a concurrence vote before going to the Governor's desk.

Let's do this!

Want to become more fluent in talking with children about race and racism? Join us!

How Do We Talk With Children About Race? An 8 Week Course Join Speak Up's 8-week virtual course for parents/caregivers on engaging in antiracist conversation and practice with children.

Please support Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta in the wake of this week's events. Also, make sure to continually counter anti-Asian bias with your children by continually learning about and celebrating diverse Asian cultures, providing a plethora of narratives about people from each cultural group. Here's one book list to start: https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/asian-americans/. Buy books by Asian and Asian American authors to show publishers there's a demand for these books and help generate broader availability of diverse narratives of Asian peoples. We have a lot of work to do to stop anti-Asian hate in this country.

Press Release - Georgia’s Asian American Leaders Call for Community-Centered Response After Six Asian Women Are Murdered

During this time of crisis for our AAPI community, we call on our local and state government to provide robust and responsive crisis intervention resources, including in-language support for mental health, legal, employment, and immigration services. It is time for Georgia to invest in transformative justice that begins with cross racial dialogue and community-building that address the root causes of violence and hate.

See our full statement here: https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/news/communityresponse

https://irrpp.uic.edu/events/revolutionary_mothering/

Revolutionary Mothering: Laboring for a Just World | Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy | University of Illinois at Chicago Mar 8 2021 Revolutionary Mothering: Laboring for a Just World Embodied Inequalities March 8, 2021 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Location Virtual Event Address Chicago, IL Calendar Download iCal File About the event: In celebration of International Women’s Day, this event honors the often invisible mothering a...

The racial turmoil our country is experiencing will not end overnight. We are caring for children in what will be remembered as one of the most significant eras in history--a struggle for racial justice and human rights that will last for years to come. How do we support children's well-being and resilience in this time period? How do we disrupt racism in socialization from an early age? How do we encourage bravery and resistance in age-appropriate ways? How can we identify and transform the ways that everyday white supremacy culture seeps into our parenting and teaching? We all have a role to play in eradicating racist oppression. How will you play yours?
Spread the word and join us to learn more about how you and and the little ones in your life can work for racial justice together!

How Do We Talk With Children About Race? A Virtual 8 Week Course Join Speak Up's 8-week virtual course for parents/caregivers on engaging in antiracist conversation and practice with children.

Calling all educators! Check out the Abolitionist Teaching Network's Black History Month Events, including:
January 21: Co-conspiratorship: How White Educators Should Approach & Teach Black History
January 28: Teaching Black History: A Time to Love on Us
February 4: Black Joy: A Celebration of Black Teaching
February 18: Black Homeschooling: An Abolitionist Approach
February 25: Black Futures & Black Joy

Go to the homepage and scroll down for events:

Abolitionist Teaching Network Abolitionist Teaching Network's mission is simple: develop and support educators to fight injustice within their schools and communities. Utilizing the intellectual work and direct action of community organizers, Abolitionist Teachers will organize and take action for educational freedom.

MLK day has been white-washed over time. So, how do we celebrate authentically? As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with our children, remember Ijumaa Jordan's Do's and Don'ts. Here are two of of the most important ones on her list:
"Do anti-bias education even when it seems intimidating or daunting."
"Don’t do activities or make crafts that only promote friendship. Dr. Martin Luther King and others fought against systematic racism and white supremacy, not an inability to make friends." "

Do’s and Don’ts for Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Young Children — Ijumaa Jordan Consulting originally posted January 8, 2018