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Teaching Is Political: Advocating and Organizing for Social Change (Summer Collaborative 2022)

For the 2022 Summer Collaborative, Teaching Is Political: Advocating and Organizing for Social Change, Radical Pedagogy Institute will invite 20 New Jersey area educators to gather at Rutgers University Newark. During the Collaborative participants will research issues related to the current political landscape as it pertains to education (e.g., Critical Race Theory Bans, Teacher Shortage, Trans Sport Bans, Voter Suppression), learn organizing strategies to fight injustice, and develop and receive feedback on plans to enact organizing strategies and take direct action to fight injustice in their local communities.

Dates: July 11 – 14, 2022

Time: 10 AM – 4 PM, with a light breakfast provided to participants each day at 9:30 AM and a one hour break for lunch on your own.

Location: Rutgers University Newark

Cost: $150

Registration Closed

Collaborative Schedule

Day 1: Understanding the Political Landscape

Day 2: Researching the Issue

Overview of Day 1

  • Introductions
  • Overview of the NJ sociopolitical context and issues
  • Selection of issues to research further

Overview of Day 2

  • Orientation to library resources
  • Research selected issues
  • Feedback

Day 3: Teacher Organizing Tactics 101

Day 4: Organizing and Accountability Plans

Overview of Day 3

  • Introduction to Mutual Aid
  • Organizing Strategies 101
  • Develop Action Plans
  • Feedback on Action Plan

Overview of Day 4

  • Modify Action Plans (Based on Day 3 Feedback)
  • Present Action Plans for final feedback
  • Create Accountability Plans
  • Closing

Contingency Plans

Given the ongoing and unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have set aside an alternate schedule should the Collaborative need to go virtual. Should the Co-Directors of Radical Pedagogy Institute deem that it is unsafe to meet in person, the Collaborative format will be changed from a 4 day in-person event to a more spread out 4 week virtual event. If moved to a virtual format, participants will meet Tuesdays and Thursday 2 PM – 6 PM ET from July 11 to August 4, 2022. Should this change in format be necessary, participants will be notified one month prior to the Collaborative.

COVID-19 Considerations

Masks will be mandatory for all participants and facilitators.

the Institute logo - a white square with a black outline. Inside the square is the mathematical radicand symbol, w/4 resistance forearms/fists, all of varying shades of skin color & heights, breaking through the top of the radicand. Forearm on the far left has a wristband w/the Philly pride flag colors (black, brown, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) & the 2nd to last 1 on the right has a wristband w/the trans flag colors (baby blue, light pink, white, light pink, baby blue)

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