On September 20, students will
kick off a week of action with a global climate strike. We are watching the birth of a new mass movement. In solidarity, the Zinn Education Project invites you to pledge to teach climate justice this fall. Make your pledge here to inspire, and be inspired by, Zinn Education Project colleagues.
The Green New Deal and Our Schools
"The Green New Deal and Our Schools," the editorial in the
summer issue of Rethinking Schools, quotes Oakland high school student Isha Clarke:
I am a young woman of color, so I feel drawn to a lot of issues. ... economic justice, climate justice, racial justice, women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, all of that can be part of the Green New Deal. ... So when I'm fighting for climate justice, I'm fighting for everything else, too.
Continue reading.
Stories from the Climate Crisis: A Mixer
The Zinn Education Project's "Teach Climate Justice" campaign features lesson plans and teaching stories across grade levels and disciplines. In "
Stories from the Climate Crisis: A Mixer," students see how unequally climate change is tearing through the world
---- but also how people are fighting back.
Check out this lesson and many more.
A People's Curriculum for the Earth
The most comprehensive resource for teaching about climate change and climate justice is the Rethinking Schools book, A People's Curriculum for the Earth, edited by Bill Bigelow and Tim Swinehart.
As Naomi Klein says, "A People's Curriculum for the Earth is an educator's toolkit for our times."
CLIMATE ACTION STRIKE!
September 20-27, 2019
The climate crisis is an emergency. On September 20, students and teachers will walk out to join a youth-led #ClimateStrike, demanding that leaders respond to this emergency. This is the launch of a worldwide week of action. Join at globalclimatestrike.net.
Rethinking Schools on
the Green
New Deal
The latest issue of Rethinking Schools focuses on schools and The Green New Deal ---- and the role and responsibilities that educators and education activists have in this moment to fight for climate justice.
It also includes a series of articles about high-stakes testing and the SAT's new "adversity score" by Leigh Patel, Wayne Au, and Stan Karp. And there's lots more!
Tell your story and get a free book!
To participate in the book giveaway, describe how you used one or more of our climate justice lessons to teach about climate change, environmental activism, and issues related to land rights.
We are seeking a Campaign Organizer to design the next phase of the Teach Reconstruction Campaign. (One year, part-time position.) Please share this announcement with your networks.
