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Policing and the Legacy of Racial Injustice

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Resistance and Black History

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Engaging in Antiracism Work: During Black History Month and Beyond

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Democracy and Current Events

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A Brief History of Curriculum Censorship

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Youth Voice as Civic Action

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Becoming and Belonging

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Engaging with Text Selection in ELA Classrooms

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Revolutionary: Judy Heumann on Disability Rights, Youth Activism & Storytelling as a Tool for Change

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Facing History & Ourselves
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Facing History & Ourselves is more than our name. It is an active and continuous process that calls on each of us to connect the choices of the past to those we face today. To build a more just and equitable future, we must face our history in all its complexity, Are you ready to face history with us?

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John Lewis

Facing History & Ourselves is more than our name. It is an active and continuous process that calls on each of us to connect the choices of the past to those we face today. To build a more just and equitable future, we must face our history in all its complexity, Are you ready to face history with us?

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John Lewis

Civil Rights Leader and Congressman Get Inspired by John Lewis’ Legacy

Dolores Huerta

Facing History & Ourselves is more than our name. It is an active and continuous process that calls on each of us to connect the choices of the past to those we face today. To build a more just and equitable future, we must face our history in all its complexity, Are you ready to face history with us?

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Dolores Huerta

Activist and Upstander Learn How to Stand Up from Dolores Huerta

Elie Wiesel

Facing History & Ourselves is more than our name. It is an active and continuous process that calls on each of us to connect the choices of the past to those we face today. To build a more just and equitable future, we must face our history in all its complexity, Are you ready to face history with us?

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Elie Wiesel

Holocaust Survivor and Author Teach “Night”, Elie Wiesel’s story of survival

George Takei

Facing History & Ourselves is more than our name. It is an active and continuous process that calls on each of us to connect the choices of the past to those we face today. To build a more just and equitable future, we must face our history in all its complexity, Are you ready to face history with us?

Learn how you can experience Facing History

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Japanese American Incarceration Survivor and Entertainer Examine Difficult History with George Takei

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And hopefully, they will always remember what happened to us and make sure that it won't happen again.

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Facing History: A Conversation on Racism, Gentrification, and Education in Let the Little Light Shine

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Chicago, IL
Please join Facing History for a conversation exploring racial justice and civic agency in Chicago, and screening of clips from the award-winning documentary “Let the Little Light Shine”.
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Community Event

Revolutionary: Judy Heumann on Disability Rights, Youth Activism & Storytelling as a Tool for Change

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Virtual
Join us for a special presentation from internationally recognized disability justice leader Judy Heumann.
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Community Event

A Conversation with Judy Heumann about Taking Action When It’s Uncomfortable

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Virtual
Join a dialogue with disability rights leader Judy Heumann as Facing History concludes our 2022-2023 All Community Read.
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New York Benefit

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New York, NY
We are Facing History: Choosing to Participate
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Choices in Little Rock: An Approach to Teaching the Civil Rights Movement

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This self-paced online workshop will introduce you to the Choices in Little Rock unit and help prepare you to teach this unit in your classroom.
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Professional Learning

Teaching Red Scarf Girl

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This interactive self-paced workshop helps teachers develop a customized plan for teaching Red Scarf Girl informed by Facing History’s approach.
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Professional Learning

Getting Started with Holocaust and Human Behavior

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Virtual
This interactive self-paced workshop will support you in teaching a short unit of study of Holocaust and Human Behavior.
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Professional Learning

Teaching for Equity and Justice in the Context of Jewish Education

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Virtual
This self-paced online workshop has been tailored specifically for educators in Jewish settings as they move to more equitable practices that enable all students to find their voice and civic agency, become critical thinkers, and be fully engaged in their education.
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Professional Learning

A New Approach to Teaching the Reconstruction Era

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Virtual
Registration has closed for this online course. Check Facing History’s upcoming professional learning events to view other courses.
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Professional Learning

Holocaust and Human Behavior

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Virtual
Registration has closed for this online course. Check Facing History’s upcoming professional learning events to view other courses.
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Professional Learning

A New Approach to Teaching To Kill a Mockingbird

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Virtual
Registration has closed for this online course. Check Facing History’s upcoming professional learning events to view other courses.
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Professional Learning

Teaching the History and Legacies of Canada’s Residential Schools

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Virtual
In this interactive, facilitated online course, participants join a virtual community to explore the history and legacies of Canada’s Residential Schools, using primary source texts, survivors’ personal testimonies and live online learning classes that will equip educators to better understand the devastating history and the long-lasting impact of the Indian Residential School system, as well as Indigenous communities’ historic and contemporary fight for a promised education.
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Professional Learning

Explorations: Building More Inclusive Schools with Facing History

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Virtual
Registration is now closed. The Explorations workshop will be offered again on April 25-26. View the key points section below for additional details.
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Professional Learning

Democracy at Risk: Holocaust & Human Behavior

Virtual
In this workshop, participants will study the fragility of democracy in Weimar Germany, the ensuing Holocaust, and the legacies of this history through an in-depth case study. The first day of this event will be hosted in person.
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Professional Learning

Teaching with Testimony: Learning from Descendant Stories

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Virtual
Join us in conversation with Caren Osten Gerszberg, daughter and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, and Spirit Tawfiq, daughter of Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the “Little Rock Nine,” as we discuss the unique and valuable perspective descendent stories can add to your classroom.
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Professional Learning

Discussing Race in the Classroom with KS3 and KS4 Students

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Virtual
Support your students in engaging with the topic of race in a safe and constructive way.
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    Facing History students are 94% more likely than their peers to report that their class motivated them to learn.
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    92% of Facing History teachers agree that Facing History helps their students stand up for what they believe even when others disagree.
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    91% of elective teachers agree or strongly agree that their Facing History course promoted their students’ abilities to ground reading, writing, and speaking in evidence from text.
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