The readings in this collection explore the nature of identity, belonging, tolerance, and difference in our increasingly global society.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Standing Up to Hatred and Intolerance
Address today's global challenges with lesson plans focused on current events including the refugee crisis and contemporary antisemitism.
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Bullying & Ostracism
Using Bully in the Classroom
Use clips from the film BULLY, along with additional classroom resources, to address issues of ostracism, bullying, and encourage upstander behavior in your school and classroom.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
What Makes Democracy Work?
Explore definitions of democracy, citizenship, and civic participation through new lessons, readings, audio interviews and more.
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Global Immigration
"Home" by Warsan Shire
British-Somali poet Warsan Shire gives voice to the experiences of refugees in this poem about "home."
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Global Immigration
"How to Bloom in Dark Places” by Warsan Shire
Poet Warsan Shire tells the story of a young Somali-born refugee in this poem from the film Brave Girl Rising.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
"More in Common Than We Thought" – Chicago, Parkland Youth Stand in Solidarity
Read about the meeting of student activists from committed to ending gun violence from Parkland and Chicago.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
#Ferguson Brought National Attention
A New York Times article addresses the role that social media played in rapidly bringing the events in Ferguson to national attention.
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Race & Membership/Eugenics
A Celebration of "Progress"
Learn about the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 and consider the racist themes that were on display.
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Global Immigration
A New Concept of Identity
French writer Amin Maalouf describes the connection between violence and issues of identity and belonging.
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Holocaust
A Statement of Faith
Survivors of the ghetto-camp Terezin share stories about their underground publication Vedem and other acts of spiritual resistance.
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Race in US History
A Strength of My Neighborhood
A high school student describes how his neighborhood in Los Angeles helps him feel connected to the traditions of his family’s “old world” heritage in Mexico.
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