WA Ethnic Studies Now

10/19/2026

Liberation shapes language. Language carries power. To transform systems, we must name the forces within them. Our Ethnic Studies Glossary is a one-stop explainer of key terms shaping anti-racist education.

Some concepts will feel familiar. Some might make you uncomfortable. All of them are built to give you a clearer lens on what it truly takes to decolonize public education.

Link to the full glossary in the comments.

10/15/2026

We are dropping our official endorsements, unveiling our new youth leadership hub, and breaking down Superintendent Shuldiner's recent moves. - https://mailchi.mp/06cf40eb5673/waesn-is-growing-join-us-10146713

10/15/2026

Truly grateful for the deep discussions and community care from our WAESN members at our coffee & conversation event. Be sure to mark your calendars for our next member event, a virtual short story club (like a book club, but, you know, shorter) on Wednesday, November 18th. We will post more info soon!

10/12/2026

Step away from the season’s frenzy and into the quiet of the natural world.
Join us for nature journaling from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, December 5, at Seahurst Ed Munro Park in Burien.

We’ll bring the materials.
Nature will provide the inspiration.
You bring your curiosity and make space for restoration.

Come slow down, notice what’s around you, and let the landscape remind you to breathe.

10/10/2026

10/09/2026

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10/09/2026

🔥 We are all fired ... up to see you at Boon Boona Saturday! 🔥

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10/06/2026

Get involved in the civic process! Scan the QR code or go to https://mobilize.us/s/FlhdDV to sign up to doorbell for our endorsed candidate, Tatiana Brown, for 37th LD State Senate. We especially need folks to talk to neighbors in Mandarin, Cantonese, Somali, Tagalog, Spanish, Vietnamese, Amharic, Korean, Oromo, Japanese, and Tigrinya

10/05/2026

Seattle public education politics isn't Lansing, Michigan.

Coming into a district with deep political tensions requires political literacy and an understanding of collective community power—not appeals to authority or conditional apologies.

In their newest piece, WAESN Executive Director, Dr. Tracy Castro-Gill, analyzes Superintendent Ben Shuldiner’s recent 3,300-word email to SPS families. They unpack:

• His missteps on labor relations and tone-policing of educators.

• The abdication of district responsibility around special education.

• How clearing out entrenched mismanagement (like placing Dr. Pritchett on leave) shows promise, but weaponizing district updates creates dangerous anti-teacher fodder for right-wing media.

Read the full analysis and find out how to contact the superintendent and school board to demand values-aligned accountability:

https://waethnicstudies.com/2026/10/05/disrupting-the-status-quo-superintendent-shuldiner-and-the-politics-of-seattle-public-schools/

Discover how Superintendent Ben Shuldiner's emails reflect Seattle's complex educational landscape and the challenges ahead for SPS.