CLX Social Justice League
February 2018 Newsletter
Check out our upcoming CLX Parent/Caregiver Social Justice Workshops!
All sessions will take place at Claxton Elementary and registration for each workshop is encouraged! Due to limited resources, childcare is available for Claxton families only. Sign in from 5:45-6pm and workshops are from 6pm-8pm
Light snacks will be provided
Register for each session here:
Understanding and Addressing Microaggressions: Workshop #3 link
Talking with Your Kids About Race: Workshop #4 link
Support our team + receive a #clxsocialjustice shirt!
We're trying our best to round up social justice related events that are happening in the community, so hang on to your hat, because there are some awesome things happening this winter!
Nikole Hannah-Jones: Ending Racial Inequity in Our Schools
The Asheville City Schools Foundation and UNC Asheville will host an exclusive speaking engagement featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones titled “Ending Racial Inequity in Our Schools: What Actually Works?” to benefit the Asheville City Schools Foundation on Wednesday, February 28 at 7:00 PM in Lipinsky Hall on campus at UNC Asheville.
To purchase tickets over the phone, please contact Rebecca Abide at 828-350-6174
Wednesday, Feb 28, 2018, 07:00 PM
Lipinsky Hall, Library Lane, Asheville, NC, USA
Woke Wednesdays!
We begin the night by honoring our YOUTH voices with an opening performance by youth SLAMMer. Then a spoken word, poetry or theater showcase by a LOCAL artist. Following that hour set, the floor opens up for open mic for those that want to share (calling on the ELDERS) - sign up available at the beginning of each event. Then, dance your heart out with DJ Phantom Pantone playing the latest in electronic dance music from around the world! #wokewednesdays
DOORS OPEN AT 7PM. 1ST 10 EARLY BIRDS GET IN FREE!
❤ $4 COVER @ DOOR // All proceeds go to the artists!
Wednesday, Feb 28, 2018, 07:00 PM
THE BLOCK off biltmore, South Market Street, Asheville, NC, USA
Creating Supportive Schools, Homes & Communities for LGBTQ Youth
Open to parents, educators, coaches, faith leaders, and anyone who works with or cares about young people.
Panelists include:
Todd Rosendahl, Time Out Youth and EqualityNC
JaNesha Slaughter, Asheville Writers in the Schools
Libby Kyles, Youth Transformed for Life
Adrian Parra, Youth OUTright
Jenny Vial, Buncombe Partnership for Children
Melissa Wilson, School-based psychotherapist
Sponsored by the Campaign for Southern Equality, Youth OUTright, Tranzmission, Blue Ridge Pride and Equality NC.
Tuesday, Mar 13, 2018, 06:00 PM
Friendship Hall, 20 Oak Street, Asheville, NC First Congregational UCC Church
Teaching with Primary Source Documents Mars Hill University
Register here: https://goo.gl/oaWdfd
Monday, Jul 9, 2018, 08:00 AM
Mars Hill University, Athletic Street, Mars Hill, NC, USA
Thank you to the families that attended our last Family Voices night! Family Voices Night is an intentional effort to invite families of color to conversation with the Claxton Social Justice Team. This opportunity gives voices to families we do not normally hear from and offer feedback on experiences their students of color have had while at Claxton.
Here are the notes and action steps from this session!
Our next session will be Thursday, March 27 at 6-8pm!
Our next Mix It Up at Lunch Day is on Tuesday, February 27! We'd love to have you at Claxton during lunch to help facilitate conversations and to mix it up! Contact Mark Ackerman, mark.ackerman@acsgmail.net, if you would like to help.
Mix It Up at Lunch on October 31...
Students sat with kids from other classes...
Facilitators helped with conversation!
Folks We're Following:
CoThinkk on Facebook: CoThinkk is a “giving circle” that uses our collective time, talent, and treasure towards investment strategies that address education, economic mobility/opportunity, and leadership development towards impacting some of the most critical social issues facing African-American & Latinx communities in Asheville and Western NC.
Have some recommendations for us? Retweet, share or post with #clxsocialjustice
Podcasts:
Healing Justice Podcast: Healing Justice Podcast is convening conversations at the intersection of collective healing and social change. Hosted by Kate Werning and featuring guests sharing conversations and practices from the worlds of organizing, wellbeing, sustainability, anti-racism/anti-oppression social justice work, spirituality, and activism.
Podcast: Seeing White: A 14-part documentary series exploring whiteness in America—where it came from, what it means, and how it works.
Podcast: The Waters and Harvey Show: This Asheville podcast explores the experiences of historically marginalized people and their communities, and considers the influence those experiences have within our increasingly diverse society.
Podcast: The Show About Race: the podcast that gets real in not-so-post-racial America
Books:
The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys: Schools that routinely fail Black boys are not extraordinary. In fact, they are all-too ordinary. If we are to succeed in positively shifting outcomes for Black boys and young men, we must first change the way school is "done." That’s where the eight in ten teachers who are White women fit in . . . and this urgently needed resource is written specifically for them as a way to help them understand, respect and connect with all of their students.
Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education: A timely indictment of the corporate takeover of education and the privatization—and profitability—of separate and unequal schools, published at a critical time in the dismantling of public education in America
*SHOUT OUT to workshop participant, Cheryl Johnson for sharing these books!*
Articles:
Teaching Hard History: Resources from Teaching Tolerance on teaching American slavery
In schools, a growing push to recognize Muslim and Jewish holidays: An article from The Washington Post
INTERACTING WITH POLICE IN SCHOOLS: An article from ACLU North Carolina
Race and the Literary Canon: Middle and high school teachers can re-examine classic novels by exploring issues around race and social justice with students.
Actions for Allies for LGBTQ students: Here you can find specific ways to be an ally for LGBTQ students of color, students with disabilities, & trans and GNC students.
Meet the Claxton Social Justice League!
What is your team all about?
Our team has been working on racial equity since 2014 when we received funding from Asheville City Schools Foundation and a recap of that work can be found here.
This year, we are self-funded with the support of Claxton administrators and our fabulous Claxton PTO. Our team felt strongly that we need to carry the momentum of our work on and were able to build a bigger team to create sustainability for our school in order to make sure we have socially just and culturally responsive classrooms.We strive to grow our work with trust in each other, the process, and ourselves that will see us through any imperfection to a place of deeper understanding and respect for all.
We will continue to measure our progress by the changes we see in ourselves, and the whole Claxton staff, and the impact those changes have on our students.
Contact Us!
Link to our CLX Social Justice Website
#clxsocialjustice
Email: kimberly.eggett@ashevillecityschools.net
Website: https://sites.google.com/acsgmail.net/clxsocialjustice/home
Phone: 828-350-6500
Facebook: facebook.com/claxtonelem
Twitter: @claxtonelem