Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeZinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“The conventional wisdom says that checks and balances forestall the abuse of power. But our particular system constrains the public far more than it constrains elites.” — political science professor Lisa L. Miller 🧵 1169
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We're excited to come together, to listen, and celebrate Central American stories as a community with readings, conversation, book signings, food, drinks, and great company. See you Wednesday, September 23! 🗓️ 010
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026DMV #EduSky did you hear, we're 30 days away from our annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair. Don't miss building community, interactive workshops, ready-to-use resources and FREE books for your classrooms! Register today: www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/2026-... 021
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 15/07/2026DMV #EduSky Don't miss an incredible opportunity to connect in person while exploring curriculum aligned with various social justice themes at this year's Social Justice Curriculum Fair. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/news/2026-so...dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org2026 Social Justice Curriculum Fair — D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeJoin us for the annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair on Saturday, August 29, 2026 from 9:15AM–12:45PM in person at Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS (200 Douglas Street NE). 000
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship. 481223815519
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 06/05/2026#EduSky DMV, @dcdoxfest 2026 lineup is here! 🎬 113 new films from 32 countries, including 9 World Premieres + U.S., North American & International Premieres. Explore urgent, visionary stories and get your pass or tickets now: dcdoxfest.comdcdoxfest.comDC/DOX - Documentary Film FestivalDC/DOX is a documentary film festival in the nation’s capital, celebrating bold voices, innovative visions, and dedicated truth-seekers in the art of non-fiction storytelling. 000
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeZinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Teachers: Check out this summer institute on Reconstruction -- the Second Founding. Spend a week at the National Museum of African American History and Culture and at historic sites in DC area with historian @katemasur.bsky.social and others. Apply by 4/15. nmaahc.si.edu/events/freed...nmaahc.si.eduFreedom Was in Sight: Reconstruction as the Second FoundingFreedom Was in Sight: Reconstruction as the Second Founding 11515
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeZinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 29/03/2026DC K-12 educators: Your students can view a new film & meet the filmmakers via @filmfestdc.bsky.social & @teachingchange.bsky.social. Films on neighborhood that stopped a deportation, Starbucks workers union campaign, Chocolate City, Paulo Freire in Brazil, Donna Edwards at National Parks, & more ⬇️dcareaeducators4socialjustice.orgFilmfest DC 2026 — D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeTeaching for Change is partnering with Filmfest DC: The Washington, D.C. International Film Festival for a fourteenth year to spread the word about the international film festival and to bring fi... 099
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeTeaching for Change @teachingchange.bsky.social · 16/03/2026#EduSky, join us for a Teaching for Change March Madness, but make it history and activism. Check the 🧵 to see event announcements with registration links. It's never too late to register or show up for any of these events. 😉 265
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeTeaching for Change @teachingchange.bsky.social · 16/03/2026On Saturday, March 21, join our @dcaesj.bsky.social in collaboration with the @w6pspo.bsky.social and the Coalition for D.C. Public Schools and Communities for the screening of "Counted Out." www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/scree...dcareaeducators4socialjustice.orgScreening of "Counted Out" — D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeDCAESJ Event | Join us for a screening of "Counted Out," a documentary revealing how math and algorithms determine who has power in the 21st century. 132
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeZinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Wonderful article by our colleague Greg Wickenkamp about rural educators who, despite censorship campaigns and laws, "take pains to present history in all its complexity, encouraging students to develop their own informed stances through critical thinking." ⬇️ #TeachTruth 01710
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social Justiceloudoun4all.com @loudoun4all.com · 20/02/2026Only 33% of Virginia elementary schools have SSOs (School Security Officers). Loudoun elementary schools are AHEAD of the curve - every elementary school in LCPS has a SSO. 📝Sign the petition: bit.ly/budget-petition-eng 📆Come to the budget hearing: bit.ly/loudoun-budget-hearingsbit.lyLoudoun County Budget PetitionThe Issue Loudoun County residents deserve safe schools and responsible use of public funds. At the end of this month, the Board of Supervisors (BOS) will vote on a proposal that uses taxpayer dollar... 011
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeTeaching for Change @teachingchange.bsky.social · 27/01/2026If you are in the D.C. metro area, join our @dcaesj.bsky.social at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social (14 & V) for an in-person conversation with @brianjoneseducator.bsky.social and @edgeofsports.bsky.social . www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/black...dcareaeducators4socialjustice.orgBlack History Is for Everyone with Brian Jones — D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeTFC Event | Join Teaching for Change at Busboys & Poets for a conversation with author and educator Brian Jones. 032
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 21/01/2026This is your reminder, from some of our presenters, tech support, and staff, that it's not too late to register for this Saturday's Curriculum Fair. Tell a friend and get them there too. Register at the 🔗 in our bio or at bit.ly/BLMFair26 000
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 15/01/2026#EduSky TWELVE reasons you should join us on Saturday, January 24, 2026 for our annual Black Lives Matter at School curriculum fair. Your FOMO will be more real if you miss, than having to choose between these FANTASTIC workshops! Register today! bit.ly/BLMFair26 001
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeTeaching for Change @teachingchange.bsky.social · 23/12/2025In 2025, Teaching for Change engaged more than 5,000 educators and students through 64 educator workshops and classroom visits. We partnered with publishers to send over 3,100 social justice books to classrooms. All of this is made possible at no cost to teachers. 133
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeCapital Weather @capitalweather.com · 08/12/2025Temperatures should get to coldest of season so far tonight, teens to near 20 many spots as skies clear late. DC's high of 37 (early) today about 15 degrees below normal after Dec first week averaged 7.6 degrees below. 🥶🥶🥶 More cold and snowflake chances ahead in our updated forecast at cwg.live. 13610
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Hey, #EduSky and particularly any folks attending @socialstudies.org (#NCSS25) . We love hearing all of these incredible teaching stories and want to share we're hosting the National Black Lives Matter at School Curriculum Fair virtually in January and we're accepting proposals 😉share.google2026 Black Lives Matter at School Curriculum Fair — D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeOn Saturday, January 24, 2026, Teaching for Change’s D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice will host an online curriculum fair featuring a keynote speaker and interactive workshops that uplift th... 031
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Thank you for your generosity this #GivingTuesday! While the BIG day has ended, you can ensure that D.C. area educators have the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write, and change the world. www.givelocaltogether.org/o/teaching-f...givelocaltogether.orgTeaching for ChangeTeaching for Change provides teachers and parents with the tools to create schools where students 000
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 20/11/2025TONIGHT: Join @freedcproject.bsky.social at the @dchistorycenter.bsky.social this evening for a tour of the Class Action: Education & Opportunity In the Nation's Capital exhibit. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/exhib...dcareaeducators4socialjustice.orgExhibit Tour: "Class Action: Education and Opportunity in the Nation's Capital" — D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeJoin this guided tour for the Free DC community to learn lessons from student organizers, educators, and community leaders who worked to reimagine education throughout DC’s history. 000
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Looking for something to do THIS Saturday? Check out this event with The Brown Bookshelf to be held @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social 's MLK Jr. location. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/the-b...dcareaeducators4socialjustice.orgThe Brown Bookshelf Tour — D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeJoin us the MLK Library for a family-focused panel discussion and live reading from four renowned children’s literature authors from The Brown Bookshelf. 020
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeHaymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 10/10/2025DC! Join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a discussion of his book RECONSIDERING REPARATIONS with Jenice L. View, hosted by @teachingchange.bsky.social Wednesday, October 22nd at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social RSVP to attend: www.teachingforchange.org/reconsiderin...teachingforchange.orgReconsidering Reparations: Author Talk with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò - Teaching for ChangeJoin us on October 22 at 6:30pm at Busboys and Poets (14th & V) to hear from author Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, in conversation with Jenice L. View, on his book, Reconsidering Reparations: Why Climate Justice ... 14513
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 29/09/2025🗓️This is a great way to show solidarity to your fellow educators! We hope to see you Thursday! 020
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeTeaching for Change @teachingchange.bsky.social · 17/09/2025NY/NJ and all locales close #Edusky, did you know that this year's Native Knowledge 360 will be in NYC this year?! That's right, we'll be live from National Museum of the American Indian-NY THIS Saturday, September 20. Join us! Learn more and register. www.teachingforchange.org/nyc-native-k...teachingforchange.org2025 Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In - Teaching for ChangeNinth Annual Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In Saturday, September 20, 202510:00AM – 3:00PMNational Museum of the American Indian1 Bowling GreenNew York, NY 10004 Tickets are $20 a person. Contact Teachi... 121
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 02/09/2025We are in deep gratitude and appreciation following our fourth annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair. Over 100 educators came together to spend time in community and in commitment to teaching truth, affirming students' identities, and teaching FOR change. 020
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 26/08/2025On Thursday, August 28, kick off Labor Day 2025 and solidarity season with a rally and march. #FreeDC freedcproject.org/event-list/s...freedcproject.orgSolidarity Season: Labor Day 2025 Rally + March — Free DCWorkers make DC run and we deserve better than mass firings, union busting, deportations, and occupation. Workers across the DC region need to be in solidarity with one another now more than ever b... 010
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 24/08/2025And @freedcproject.bsky.social has put together a 2025 Back to School Community Safety Toolkit — check it out at freedcproject.org/schoolsfreedcproject.orgBack to School Community Safety Toolkit — Free DCFamilies and parent organizations have an important role to play in ensuring schools remain safe, structured, and supportive places for children to learn. This toolkit compiles ideas from education ad... 03116
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeTeaching for Change @teachingchange.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Our @zinnedproject.bsky.social 's Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes are back! Join us tonight as we kick off the school year with @clintsmithiii.bsky.social . ✨️ 11111
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 23/08/2025DMV #EduSky, These times call for community. These times call for curriculum collaboration. These times call for professional learning. These times call for activism. Experience the solutions for these times at the fourth annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair: Guided by Love. bit.ly/sojust25 020
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 14/08/2025DMV #EduSky, this is our love letter to you. Our fourth annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair, “Guided by Love,” is both a tribute and a call to action. Honoring the radical, everyday love that YOU show by teaching truth. See you on Saturday, August 23. 010
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 30/06/2025🧵 DMV #EDUSky is it too early to ask y'all to get ready for the 2025 - 2026 school year by REGISTERING for our annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair?!! We don't think so! 😏 Join us on Saturday, August 23, 2025 and invite your colleagues! www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/2025-...dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org2025 Social Justice Curriculum Fair — D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeDCAESJ Event | REGISTER TODAY for the annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair, an opportunity for D.C. area educators to connect in person while exploring curriculum aligned with various social justice... 100
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeCrazyUs @crazyus.com · 19/06/2025Conserving our environment is an American value. From hikers to hunters we want to keep our public lands public! Thats why the unprecedented sell-off of millions of acres of public lands needs to be removed from the Senate Budget Bill. Nature is non partisan! 🇺🇸 Pass it on! 326165864975
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Lift our voices. Defend the right to read. This #Juneteenth, join the Read Strong America movement — a powerful conversation to denounce censorship, promote literacy and literature, uplift librarians, and spark community action. 110
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 05/06/20252️⃣ Days!! DMV #EduSky, have you heard?! This Saturday, we'll march to defend the right to teach truthfully about U.S. history and the climate crisis. Together we will defend the rights of LGBTQ+ and immigrant students. #TeachTruth #WorldPrideDC publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/events/teach...publicschoolstrong.controlshift.appTeach Truth March from NMAAHC to NMAIA march hosted by Teaching for Change’s D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ), CARE Washington, D.C., EmpowerEd, and National Education Association (NEA), from the National Museum of African... 1105
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Join our friends @empowereddc.bsky.social to honor incredible D.C. educators at their annual D.C. Teacher Voice Awards & Benefit! 000
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 22/05/2025DMV #EDUSky Join us (and @zinnedproject.bsky.social ) at FREADOM Town Hall Rally at MLK Memorial Library ! #TeachTruth publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/events/fread...publicschoolstrong.controlshift.appFREADOM Town Hall Rally at MLK Memorial LibraryOn Saturday, May 31, authors, educators, parents, and artists including Kwame Alexander, Ibram X. Kendi, Amanda Jones, Meg Medina, Jason Reynolds, and more will gather at a Town Hall Rally to defend c... 053
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 20/05/2025DMV #EduSky, we invite you, D.C. area students, parents, and community members to join us in defending the freedom to learn on Saturday, June 7, the 5th annual Teach Truth Day of Action coordinated by @zinnedproject.bsky.social . #TeachTruth www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/teach...dcareaeducators4socialjustice.orgTeach Truth March from NMAAHC to NMAI — D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeDCAESJ Event | A walk/march from the National Museum of African American History Culture (NMAAHC) to National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), to highlight the censorship of history in schools a... 052
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeTeaching for Change @teachingchange.bsky.social · 09/05/2025This #TeacherAppreciationWeek we celebrate the incredible truth teachers/tellers in school classrooms. We also raise attention to the contrast of what is desired and the reality. We invite our community to dream into ✨the futures we imagine ✨. 111
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 22/04/2025DMV #EduSky, we hope to see you there! 000
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeZinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 16/04/2025#tdih 1862, DC Compensated Emancipation Act. Was the compensation for the people who suffered torture & other human rights abuses & whose labor, knowledge, skills, & families were stolen for generations?💔 NO. Read ⬇️ #Reparations #DCEmancipationDay www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/co...zinnedproject.orgApril 16, 1862: Compensated Emancipation ActThe federal government compensated the “owners” of enslaved people for their “loss of property.” The people whose labor and families were stolen for generations were not compensated nor given any assi... 1197
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 10/04/2025On, Saturday, April 5, we held our working group quarterly meeting with the theme of advocacy! We topped off the day by putting advocacy into practice by participating in the Hands Off! activation in Washington, D.C. "Don't Comply!" 000
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 03/04/2025DMV #Edusky: Join the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum this summer in a four-day summer teacher seminar Civil War to Civil Rights: Reconstruction. The application deadline is approaching - April 10th! afroamcivilwar.org/event/civil-... 142
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 02/04/2025We know Saturday, April 5,is powerpacked, particularly in the D.M.V. Forgive us as we add one more opportunity for you to consider! Spend your Saturday evening with us. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/rest-...dcareaeducators4socialjustice.orgRest/Imagine: Themes for a Bloodline — D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeAttend the Little City Concerts Commission, titled Rest/Imagine: Themes for a Bloodline by drummer and composer Keith Butler, Jr . Written for Seysew (flute, piano, bass, drums),... 042
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 25/03/2025🎉 Happy Birthday to JuJu, a legendary drummer 🥁 and one of the founding teaching artists for our Teach the Beat initiative that brings go-go music into the classroom (🔗 in bio). The beat keeps going with JuJu as part of our community! 🎶 #TeachtheBeat 000
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 24/03/2025We're partnering with @filmfestdc.bsky.social for a 14th year to bring 📽️ films and filmmakers into D.C. classrooms. The deadline to request a filmmaker visit is Sunday, March 30. ✨Request at bit.ly/filmfestdc25.✨ 121
Reposted by D.C. Area Educators for Social JusticeSunrise Movement @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social · 20/03/2025BREAKING: Students announce a "Study-In" at the Department of Education. If Trump and Musk want to abolish the Department of Education and destroy our futures, they'll have to go through us. Join us tomorrow starting at 10am. 3309101
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 12/03/2025🧵Hey there, friends of the DMV. How are you doing this week?! Angry about certain goings on in our region and the world. So are we! Have plans on Thursday while DCPS is closed? Now you do. ⬇️ Parents, educators, neighbors! Please share these two action events for Thursday when DCPS has no school.media.tenor.coma crowd of people holding signs including one that says save the kidsALT: a crowd of people holding signs including one that says save the kids 111
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice @dcaesj.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Share your story, receive a FREE book. D.C. area teachers and Teaching for Black Lives study group members please tell us about what lesson(s) you used for this year's Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action activities. Share your story at bit.ly/shareyourBLMatSchoolstory. 181