The Administration is trying to erase public history from national parks, monuments, and museums. Exhibits and signs about slavery, civil rights, Indigenous history, climate change, labor movements, and diverse communities have been removed, revised, or targeted because they did not fit the administration’s preferred political narrative. A federal judge has ordered those materials restored, but the administration …
2026 Summer Intern Blog
Teaching for Change hosted two interns in the summer of 2026: Emily Beatrice Erickson, an undergraduate student at Wellesley College pursuing a degree in English and Education and Anthony Tamez-Pochel is an Afro-Indigenous community organizer, advocate, and graduate student pursuing a Master of Social Work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Anthony is a Truman …
2026 Social Justice Curriculum Fair – August 29, 2026
Saturday, August 29, 2026 – 9:00AM – 1:00PM – This event is an opportunity for D.C. area educators to connect in person while exploring curriculum aligned with various social justice themes. Coordinated in partnership with DCAESJ working groups, this fair will feature classroom resources from the Zinn Education Project and Social Justice Books, and is designed for pre-K-12 …
Impact of Social Justice Books
Impact of Social Justice Books Here are selected reflections about the work of Social Justice Books. This has been one of the best resources for my classroom. I reference your booklists all the time to build my classroom library. I used your banned books and national heritage month lists to feature books in my classroom …
Defend Truth Telling at Our 433+ National Park Sites
The Administration is trying to erase public history from national parks, monuments, and museums. Exhibits and signs about slavery, civil rights, Indigenous history, climate change, labor movements, and diverse communities have been removed, revised, or targeted because they did not fit the administration’s preferred political narrative. A federal judge has ordered those materials restored, but the administration …
Teach Truth 2026
The demand for the right to Teach Truth belongs in No Kings, May Day, immigrant rights, Pride, Juneteenth, July 4th, and other rallies and celebrations. The need to protect the freedom to learn is part of every fight for justice. Across the country, teachers and allies are rallying to raise awareness about the threats to …
Teaching Central America at Kennesaw State University
Jonathan Peraza Campos was invited by Dr. Theresa Alviar-Martin to give a workshop for teachers participating in Kennesaw State University’s Education for Sustainability and Human Rights Fellowship in June of 2026. He shared about his developing work to design an approach for an “ethnic studies of the Global U.S. South” and the work of Teaching …
Filmfest DC 2026 Classroom Visits
In late April 2026, Teaching for Change partnered with Filmfest DC: The Washington, DC International Film Festival for a 15th year to bring filmmakers into D.C. classrooms to share some of their films. Students learned about filmmaking and social justice issues from viewing the films and participating in discussions with the filmmakers. Everybody to Kenmure …
The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
On August 13, author Dave Zirin will be in conversation with Jessica A. Rucker to introduce a new biography of Howard Zinn called The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn. Written by The Nation Magazine journalist Dave Zirin, it will be published by Penguin Random House. Zirin is also the author of A People’s History of Sports in …
Juneteenth in Picture Books
Juneteenth in Picture Books With Juneteenth a national holiday, we share our Reconstruction booklist to introduce young people to the emancipation era. When reading picture books on Juneteenth, we were disappointed to find that many reinforce Eurocentric narratives. The most common problem with the books is that they strip African Americans of any agency in their own liberation, crediting …
Linking Literacy and Liberation
On May 3, we celebrated Black Radical Educator Day honoring Septima Clark’s birthday. This new picture book on Clark’s life of activism introduces young people to someone who fought for the voting rights that the Supreme Court is gutting today. Clark was fired from her job as a school teacher because of her NAACP membership …