Jan. 1, 2009: Oscar Grant Killed
Oscar Grant was fatally shot by BART Police in Oakland.
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Period: 2001-
2001 – Present
Feb. 13, 2013: Keystone Pipeline Protesters Circle White House
Activists circled the White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, an oil system that transports crude oil from Canada to various locations in the United States.
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March 16, 2003: Rachel Corrie Killed
Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer while undertaking nonviolent direct action to protect the home of a Palestinian family from demolition.
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March 20, 2003: Iraq War Invasion
It’s worth pausing to note how profoundly corporate textbooks mis-educate our students on the years of warfare in Iraq.
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Nov. 8, 2009: Okinawa Protest
Thousands of Okinawan protesters on the island of Okinawa demanded the removal of the U.S. base there.
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Nov. 25, 2006: Sean Bell Murdered
Sean Bell was murdered by New York City police on the day before his wedding.
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The Red Dot of Environmental Racism
Teaching Activity. By Alma Anderson McDonald.
A teacher looks back on her childhood to discover the meaning of environmental racism. Linda Christensen offers ways to teach about this story with students.
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A teacher looks back on her childhood to discover the meaning of environmental racism. Linda Christensen offers ways to teach about this story with students.
Climate Change and School in a Yup’ik Fishing Village
Article. By Jill Howdyshell.
The author describes how climate change is hitting Indigenous communities in Alaska much harder than other places in the world. And yet, administrators still insist that school discussions should focus on student test scores.
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The author describes how climate change is hitting Indigenous communities in Alaska much harder than other places in the world. And yet, administrators still insist that school discussions should focus on student test scores.
From Mountaintop Removal to Divestment: The Story of Swarthmore Students’ Fight Against Fossil Fuels
Article. By Hannah Jones.
The global movement to get institutions to divest from fossil fuels began with students. This article tells the inspiring story.
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The global movement to get institutions to divest from fossil fuels began with students. This article tells the inspiring story.
Blockadia: Teaching How the Movement Against Fossil Fuels Is Changing the World
Teaching Activity. By Bill Bigelow, Adam Sanchez, and Tim Swinehart.
A role-play activity engages students in building solidarity among different groups and organizations fighting fossil fuels and searching for alternatives.
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A role-play activity engages students in building solidarity among different groups and organizations fighting fossil fuels and searching for alternatives.
Teaching Sacrifice Zones
Teaching Activity. By Rosemarie Frascella. Rethinking Schools.
Our extractive fossil fuel-based economy has always demanded that some people’s homes and health be sacrificed for the benefit of more privileged and powerful others. This article explores how one teacher engages her students in thinking about how “sacrifice zones” play out in their lives.
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Our extractive fossil fuel-based economy has always demanded that some people’s homes and health be sacrificed for the benefit of more privileged and powerful others. This article explores how one teacher engages her students in thinking about how “sacrifice zones” play out in their lives.
June 14, 2001: U.S. Ends Bombing Exercises in Puerto Rico
After decades of protests from activists, the United States announced the end to its bombing exercises in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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June 17, 2015: Charleston Church Massacre
Nine African American churchgoers were gunned down inside a church in an act of white supremacist terrorism.
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June 25, 2002: Tamir Rice Born
Killed by the police only twelve years later, today Tamir Rice was born.
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Sept. 14, 2013: Jonathan Ferrell Killed by Police
Jonathan Ferrell was killed by police in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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June 11, 2002: African American Residents in Louisiana Win Their Fight Against Shell Oil
African Ameican residents of Diamond, Louisiana won their relocation fight with Shell Oil.
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Sept. 15, 2013: Lummi Nation Began Kwel hoy’ Totem Pole Journey
The Lummi Nation begin the Kwel hoy’ Totem Pole journey.
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Sept. 20, 2017: Hurricane Maria Strikes Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico as a major Category 4 storm.
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Oct. 24 and 27, 2018: Hate Crimes in Kentucky and Pennsylvania
Two hate crime shootings in one week, one of African American shoppers in Kentucky and the other of Jewish worshippers in Pittsburgh.
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Dec. 19, 2008: Tim DeChristopher Protests Bureau of Land Management
Tim DeChristopher of Peaceful Uprising protested a Bureau of Land Management auction of public land in Utah’s redrock country.
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Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the 21st Century
Book — Non-fiction. By Barbara Ransby. 2018. 240 pages.
"A love letter to the organizers in the Movement for Black Lives, and a tribute to their increasingly expansive vision."
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"A love letter to the organizers in the Movement for Black Lives, and a tribute to their increasingly expansive vision."
April 10, 2006: Immigrants’ Rights Protests Peak
During a Spring filled with pro-immigrant activism, on this day the largest number of people gathered in over 100 cities in the United States to protest new anti-immigrant legislation.
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June 4, 2010: Haitian Farmers Burn “Gift” of Monsanto Seeds
Approximately 10,000 Haitian farmers protested the donation of 475 tons of Monsanto hybrid seeds.
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June 27, 2015: Bree Newsome Removes Confederate Flag
While politicians debated the implications of taking down the Confederate flag after the white supremacist murder of nine African Americans at Emmanuel AME Church, Bree Newsome scaled the South Carolina state flag pole and took the flag down.
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July 6, 2016: Philando Castile is Killed by Police
Philando Castile, an African American, was shot to death by a police officer at a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Castile had worked as a nutritional supervisor at an elementary school.
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