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Engaging with current events is an essential part of educating young people to be informed and humane citizens in a democracy. Join us virtually for a workshop where we will explore how to bring unfolding events into the classroom, and model adaptable strategies that foster thoughtful classroom conversations.

Dr. Danielle Allen and Dr. Peter Levine discuss the necessity of fostering active civic participation and ways we can work across differences and break down polarization to build a stronger democracy.

In this webinar, we introduce educators to Judith Heumann’s 2021 memoir, Being Heumann, an Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist and the young adult version: Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution.

In this virtual educator workshop in partnership with the New-York Historical Society, we look to remember the meaning of the word genocide and the conditions that drove a lawyer named Raphael Lemkin to coin this term to describe a horrific crime — a crime that prior to 1944 lacked a name and legal repercussions. By understanding the meaning of the term genocide and the human suffering to which it refers, our students will be able to use it with care while appreciating the need to wrestle with our obligations towards those victimized by a range of human rights violations.

Join Facing History and the New-York Historical Society in person for an exploration of how individuals and institutions work to maintain and expand access to civil rights and democratic freedoms. Reflect on, what lessons does history offer on what’s needed to strengthen and sustain democracy today? Among the historical moments we will explore are the collapse of the Weimar Republic in Germany, and the Reconstruction Era in the United States. This event will be hosted in person. 

Roger Brooks has announced his plan to retire after a highly successful tenure at Facing History. We celebrate all he has accomplished with gratitude and launch our search for his successor.

Welcome! We've created a list to help you explore the best of what we have to offer. It covers topics including educator competencies, classroom resources, inspiring stories, and more.

Entering a new school year, full of possibility.

Get to know the redesigned FacingHistory.org. Building community has never been easier. 

Learn about the play Common Ground Revisited, which explores various ways that key historical actors may have experienced the 1970s school desegregation in Boston and the different ways that contemporary Bostonians relate to these historical events.

Design Partner Ron Radziner believes that the work of building empathy, historical understanding, and striving for equity never ends, and it belongs in the workplace. Radziner says their partnership with Facing History "has really been a gift to the firm."

Facing History and Ourselves announces the organization received an historic contribution from novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.