[RSCT] 9th Annual Teaching for Justice Curriculum Fair (Chicago!)

[jamilyn salonga bailey]

Dear Teachers, Youth Workers, Parents, Young People, Organizers, School
Administrators, Artists, Justice-Seekers, Life-Learners...

You're invited to the 9th Annual Teaching for Justice Curriculum Fair!

NOVEMBER 21st, 2009
10am-5pm
Orozco Academy in Chicago's Pilsen Neighborhood
1940 W. 18th Street (Corner of Damen)
Free and open to all peoples

ORGANIZED BY TEACHERS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE of Chicago and with support from a
network of wonderful progressive & radical educator organizations around the
country, this year's Curriculum Fair will be welcoming over 500 educators of
all kinds from Illinois, New York, Wisconsin, California, Oregon, Indiana &
more.

WE'RE CREATING A SPACE where teachers can "exhibit" & share social
justice-related curriculum they've created. Speak up if you've got it! Where
teachers, young people & youth organizers can offer vital workshop
trainings. Where organizations can share resources & energy. Where we can
hear stories from some of the countries finest. Where folks can network,
offer knowledge, get supported, get uplifted.

All in the name of building an Education Movement for Liberation...

EVERYTHING IS VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN. And there's lunch, arts on display & healing
space offered. Straight up.

PLEASE SAY YES! Though pre-registration isn't required. Show up for an hour
or all day.

THEN GET INVOLVED OF COURSE! We need you to do what you do.

- Download a flyer here: http://bit.ly/Lz1mb

- If you're a CPS teacher and would like a poster in the mail run, please
email dmoralesdoyle(at)gmail.com with your mail run number.

- If you're interested in sharing a social justice-related curriculum, we
love you the most and you can sign up at http://teachersforjustice.org with
questions & idea submissions.

- If you'd like to present a workshop or have a resource table at the fair,
we also love you and you can sign on at: http://teachersforjustice.org

- If you've got a bike and want to get some posters to cafes & hip teacher
hangouts, contact david.n.marques(at)gmail.com.

- If you want to join a planning committee in one of the areas below, please
signup at http://bit.ly/HhZFb and we'll contact you asap.

# Outreach, Poster Distribution, and Event Materials Printing (can you get
free copies?)
# Food team (folks needed asap to help find locally cooked donations)
# Setup team (just show up with your bad self, free coffee yall!)
# Cleanup team (free... maximum satisfaction!)
# Arts & After Party (haven't planned it, but we sure want to. If only we
had enough volunteers...)
# Curriculum Collection Project (help us follow through on all the wonderful
work)
# Put me somewhere where I'm needed! (that's the spirit!)

This year's fair will also feature poets from the Young Chicago Authors
family, Multimedia from local, national & international struggles, and a
special report-back session with TSJ's representatives going on the Honduran
Resistance Delegation.

OUR STUDENTS NEED DEARLY FOR US TO ALL BUILD TOGETHER. Please spread the
word about this gathering. Thank you

And much blessings & thanks to our friends from Rethinking Schools for their
ongoing support and the wonderful volunteers who have already stepped up.

-- 

"we cannnot waste time
                     only ourselves"  -audre lourde
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