by Jon Greenberg | Dec 23, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Everyday Feminism, Race and Racism, Roads to Racial Justice
The following is based on an excerpt from my Everyday Feminism article, 7 Undeniable Reasons Why Claiming You’re ‘Not Political’ Makes No Sense, and is part of the series Roads to Racial Justice. While the introduction was written prior to inauguration, the list is...
by Jon Greenberg | Aug 6, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Everyday Feminism
In 2002, a group of high school girls approached their male teacher and argued that his course needed to include a study of gender. After all, it was titled “Citizenship and Social Justice” and included an intensive study of race and racism. Predictably, this White...
by Jon Greenberg | Feb 16, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Everyday Feminism, Race and Racism, Race Curriculum Controversy
I was quite certain I had enough ammunition to justify firing back at a weapon increasingly used to shut down social justice teaching – particularly anti-racist teaching. The weapon? Accusations that discussing race and racism is “divisive.” While waiting for my...
by Jon Greenberg | Jan 14, 2016 | Civic Engagement, Event, Race and Racism, Race Curriculum Controversy
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,...
by Jon Greenberg | May 14, 2015 | Civic Engagement, Everyday Feminism, Featured
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...