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On May 3rd, The Freedom to Learn (F2L) network and Right to Learn (R2L) coalition are hosting the second annual National Day of Action in defense of education, racial justice and democratic values. This year, May 3rd will also be the launch of Freedom Summer 2024 to proactively defend our freedom and right to learn.
Attend a special screening and discussion on the film Storming Caesars Palace.
Join Shout Mouse Press for their 10th anniversary celebration.
Join EmpowerEd to sustain teacher solutions & educator wellness in Washington D.C.!
Join us for the annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair on Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 8:45AM–12:15PM in person at Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS (200 Douglas Street NE).
Save the date for this in-person teach-in hosted at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington D.C.
Join us Saturday, November 2, 2024, for an ONLINE teach-in hosted by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in collaboration with Teaching for Change.
Join us for a staged reading of the new musical "The Return of John Brown" co-sponsored by the Labor Heritage Foundation and Teaching for Change.
Celebrate the love of reading with local Latino authors and the National Museum of the American Latino at the museum's first Día del Niño: A Celebration of Children’s Storytime and Literacy. Anna Lapera will read from her middle grade novel Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice.
Join the SNCC Legacy Project on April 26 and 27 for roundtable discussions and workshops at Howard University.
The University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) invites you for a special event to inaugurate the new Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities, featuring world-renowned poet, educator, and activist Nikki Giovanni.
Join youth climate activists to demand President Biden tell the DOJ to send Juliana v. United States, the case brough by youth for a livable climate future, to trial! LET THE YOUTH BE HEARD!
Location: Founders Library, Howard University, Browsing Room
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The DC History Conference welcomes students, community members, educators, artists, storytellers, and cultural heritage workers to join us at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library for this FREE, three-day event.
In his newly released book, Everyone Who is Gone is Here, Jon Blitzer weaves the powerful human narrative of the relationship between the US and Central America, policy, and the impacts on immigration in the U.S.
This event is free, with limited seating. Please reserve a ticket.
Join Arlington Public Library for a Double Dutch Double Feature! Author Joy Jones will speak about one of her books Jayla Jumps In nd the DC Retro Jumpers will guide patrons through trying double dutch themselves!
On March 22 the Capital City Go-Go will be hosting the DCPS Let’s Go-Go Band for their debut performance at halftime of the Go-Go game! The band is made up of students from 8 participating DCPS schools, and will be performing an original composition.
Join EmpowerEd on Saturday, March 16th for an action-packed 3.5 hours of teacher solutions!
Join us for the 9th Annual Walter Awards! The DC Public Library is excited to welcome We Need Diverse Books in presenting the 9th annual Walter Awards.
Capital City Go-Go Education Day is an opportunity for D.C. area students to learn and engage with the rich history and the various stylistic elements related to the go-go music genre.
Join author Anna Lapera and educators Franca Muller Paz and Edwin Pérez for a night of book talk, teaching ideas, and celebration of activism for middle grade literature!
Capital City Go-Go Education Day is an opportunity for D.C. area students to learn and engage with the rich history and the various stylistic elements related to the go-go music genre.
Come learn the story and legacy of Washington, DC’s African American authors of children’s literature at this free event featuring noted authors, public television and radio producers and hosts, book illustrators, bookstore owners and civil rights leaders.
The Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities and the Department of African American and Africana Studies are collaborating to bring a screening of LOWNDES COUNTY AND THE ROAD TO BLACK POWER, followed by a Q&A with SNCC activists.
Join the United States Mint, the National Women’s History Museum, and DC Public Library to celebrate the life and legacy of Reverend Doctor Pauli Murray. Learn more about Murray’s life and legacy during this special celebration, which will include remarks, the short film Pauli Murray, and a panel discussion.
Join us for a captivating evening of spoken word and poetry on February 8, 2024 from 6:30-8:30. Refreshments will be served.
Capital City Go-Go Education Day is an opportunity for D.C. area students to learn and engage with the rich history and the various stylistic elements related to the go-go music genre.
Join Rethinking Schools, Defending the Early Years, and Black Lives Matter at School for a conversation on Centering Collective Value in the Early Years. This webinar event celebrates the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.
The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum and the United States Mint, in partnership with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, invite you to the opening of the Black Woman Genius exhibition at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. This free community day will explore the civil rights activism and impact of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray.
Join the Portrait Gallery and partners for A Day of Action. Geared toward mobilizing teens and young adults but open to all, this event featuring local social justice partner organizations and community groups will empower visitors.
Peace of Mind will be gathering in person again this year for their 6th Annual Conference. This year the focus will be on Teaching Peaceful Conflict Resolution in our schools.
The MLK Library is excited to host a special documentary film screening and live panel conversation moderated by executive producer Soledad O’Brien.
Free webinar presented by Marianne Burke, PhD. about how K-12 education laws in Virginia are made.
Planning meeting for all D.C. area educators in preparation for the 2024 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action (February 5 - 9, 2023)
Celebrate the launch of three new youth-authored bilingual children's books with Shoutmouse Press.
Ken Grossinger, noted movement strategist, will be in conversation about his new book ART WORKS: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together with longtime labor and racial justice activist Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Join BLM at School and the Circle Keepers for an afternoon of learning, community building, and celebration around the themes of restorative justice, joyful and loving engagement for collective liberation! This teach-in will be led by high school seniors who are restorative justice practitioners.
