Defending Social Justice Teaching at Seattle’s MLK Day Celebration
For those in the Seattle area, please join us for this important panel prior to the 34th Annual MLK Day Rally and March: The Need For Increased Social Justice Teaching — And The Obstacles Such Education Faces Social justice education, such as ethnic studies courses,...
White Privilege Revisited
Much has been written about White Privilege–so much that I was hesitant to add yet another article on the topic. But current events made a compelling case to revisit it, which I tried to do through my latest Everyday Feminism article. Take privilege #7: I Have...
The Story of the Seattle Race Curriculum Controversy Finally in Print
It’s finally here: the story of the Seattle Race Curriculum Controversy in print (at least 1700 words of it, anyway). I confess that Z Magazine wasn’t my first choice for publication. I haven’t read the magazine, promoted in the classic lefty...
Upcoming Speaking Engagement at the Northwest Conference on Teaching for Social Justice
On Saturday, October 17th–at the Northwest Conference on Teaching for Social Justice–Sooz Stahl, Gerardine Carroll, and I will again be teaming up to tell the story of the Race Curriculum Controversy: Discussion: A Case Study of the Race Curriculum...
5 Reasons It’s Hard to Trust the Seattle School District–Reflections on the Strike in Seattle
By Gerardine Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Chelsea Palmer, and Molly Pritchard, all of whom are public school teachers and Seattle Education Association members Note: This article was written on September 14th, and the data included reflect that date. Since the...
Curriculum for White Americans to Educate Themselves on Race and Racism–from Ferguson to Charleston
When teaching about race and racism, I invite participants to consider the following analogy: Think of racism as a gigantic societal-sized boot. “Which groups do you think are fighting the hardest against this boot of racism?” I ask them....
Recognition from the University of Washington’s American Association of University Professors
I’m very grateful to be honored by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), University of Washington Chapter. Last week, they granted me the Courage in the Pursuit of Social Justice Award for “[my] courage in undoing racism in Seattle...
A Brief History Lesson on Racism That We Desperately Need to Learn
I encourage you to listen to this interview with historian Richard Rothstein that aired a couple weeks ago on NPR’s Fresh Air: Historian Says Don’t ‘Sanitize’ How Our Government Created Ghettos In just 35 minutes, Rothstein succinctly explains how...
Time to Take on Male Privilege
Perhaps because of the race curriculum controversy, perhaps because of the thick taboo that hangs over race (particularly among White Americans), I often default to writing about race. As this year’s Feminism Unit approached, I pushed myself to take my first...Disclaimer:
This website is named after the high school course, Citizenship and Social Justice, that Seattle Public Schools unsuccessfully tried to extinguish stemming from the complaints of one white family opposed to study of race and racism.
However, the website is NOT connected to this course nor intended for student use.
Dedicated to social justice and civic engagement, it is the personal website of educator and writer Jon Greenberg.
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Why Doesnt Hollywood Care About Latino Stories
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Batista Becomes First Black Principal Dancer In
Batista becomes first Black principal dancer in Pacific Northwest Ballet history
A New Great British Bake Off Episode Stereotypes
A new ‘Great British Bake Off’ episode stereotypes Mexican culture, viewers say
Latino Superheroes Are Saving The Day In Hollywood
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10 Lgbtq Movies You Have To Watch This Fall
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Stranger Things Caleb Mclaughlin Just Called
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