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Celebrate Pride 2022 with Ongoing Resistance, Activism and Solidarity
We are celebrating Pride 2022 in the shadow of hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills, anti-CRT legislation (prohibiting teaching about racism) and assaults on reproductive rights aimed at silencing and disenfranchising people—all coordinated efforts in a backlash against gains in social justice and equity. As we celebrate a legacy of courage, resilience and strength, let us commit to building coalitions of justice, to being allies to one another. We know from experience that freedom and justice require ongoing resistance, activism and solidarity.
- Queer People Have Always Existed—Teach Like It
- Teaching Stonewall
- Queer America Podcast
Committing With Renewed Energy to a Safe and Just Society
The latest violent attack—this time at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 children and 2 adults were murdered—adds to the alarming incidents of violence that we’ve witnessed in our nation.
- We Are Once Again Reeling From Grief and Outrage
- To Counter Racist Violence, Teach Honest History
- Gun Violence in Schools
We Are Once Again Reeling From Grief and Outrage
Where Do We Go From Here?
Racist Violence Is Why We Need to Know Hard History
It’s imperative to clarify the context within which the massacre in Buffalo, New York, took place. Understanding the long history of anti-Black violence in the United States can help us connect the past to the present and find a different way forward. These LFJ resources can help.
- To Counter Racist Violence, Teach Honest History
- Premeditation and Resilience: Tulsa, Red Summer and the Great Migration
- When Bad Things Happen
To Counter Racist Violence, Teach Honest History
Why Hard History Matters: Addressing the Legacy of Jim Crow
Mental Health Awareness Is a Community Concern
As we confront the ongoing assaults on education and individual rights—including anti-CRT and anti-LGBTQ laws, book bans, and the threat to reproductive rights—we recognize that these issues have compounded the stress at the end of the academic year. These resources provide strategies for educators, caregivers and community members to support the mental health and well-being of our nation’s youth.
- The End-of-Year Mental Health Check
- Student Mental Health Matters
- Demystifying the Mind