Racial Justice and Nonviolence Education
Title | Racial Justice and Nonviolence Education PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Romano |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 185 |
Release | 2022-07-14 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1000595439 |
This book examines the role that community-based educators in violence-affected cities play in advancing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s radical nonviolent vision for racial and social justice. This work argues that nonviolence education can help communities build capacity to disrupt and transform cycles of violence by recognizing that people impacted by violence are effective educators and vital knowledge producers who develop unique insights into racial oppression and other forms of systemic harm. This book focuses on informal education that takes place beyond school walls, a type of education that too often remains invisible and undervalued in both civil society and scholarly research. It draws on thousands of hours of work with the Connecticut Center for Nonviolence (CTCN), a grassroots organization that presents an ideal case study of the implementation of King’s core principles of nonviolence in 21st-century urban communities. Stories of educators’ life-changing educational encounters, their successes and failures, and their understanding of the six principles of Kingian nonviolence animate the text. Each chapter delves into one of the six principles by introducing the reader to the lives of these educators, providing a rich analysis of how educators teach each principle, and sharing academic resources for thinking more deeply about each principle. Against the backdrop of today’s educational system, in which reductive and caricatured treatments of King are often presented within the formal classroom, CTCN’s work outside of the classroom takes a fundamentally different approach, connecting King’s thinking around nonviolence principles to working for racial justice in cities deeply impacted by violence. This book will be of much interest to students of conflict resolution, race studies, politics and education studies, as well as to practitioners in the field.
Curriculum Violence
Title | Curriculum Violence PDF eBook |
Author | Erhabor Ighodaro |
Publisher | Nova Science Publishers |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-07 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781626188556 |
This book examines the historical context of African Americans' educational experiences, and it provides information that helps to assess the dominant discourse on education, which emphasises White middle-class cultural values and standardisation of students' outcomes. Curriculum violence is defined as the deliberate manipulation of academic programming in a manner that ignores or compromises the intellectual and psychological well being of learners. Related to this are the issues of assessment and the current focus on high-stakes standardised testing in schools, where most teachers are forced to teach for the test.
Nonviolence & Racial Justice
Title | Nonviolence & Racial Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Luther King (Jr.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Civil rights movements |
ISBN | 9781888305753 |
Speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr., on June 27, 1958 at the Friends General Conference Meeting held in Cape May, NJ; recalls the assistance of Quakers to the civil rights struggle.
(Re)Teaching Trayvon
Title | (Re)Teaching Trayvon PDF eBook |
Author | Venus E. Evans-Winters |
Publisher | Sense Pub |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2014-09-19 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9789462097834 |
The authors bring you in this edited volume a collection of essays that address the relationship between racial violence, media, the criminal justice system, and education. This book is unique in that it brings together the perspectives of university professors, artists, poets, community activists, classroom teachers, and legal experts. With the Trayvon Martin murder and legal proceedings at the center of reflection and analysis, authors poignantly provide insight into how racial violence is institutionalized and consumed by the mass public. Authors borrow from educational theory, history, gender studies, sociology, cultural studies, the arts, legal scholarship, and personal reflection to begin the dialogue on how to move toward education for racial and social justice. The book is recommended for secondary educators, community organizers, undergraduate and graduate social science and education courses.
Rise for Racial Justice
Title | Rise for Racial Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Colette N. Cann |
Publisher | Teaching for Social Justice |
Pages | |
Release | 2022-08-26 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780807767146 |
This book highlights the work of Rise for Racial Justice, an organization that launched a public racial literacy campaign in 2020 when the nation's interest in exploring the history and present reality of anti-Black police violence was at a high. Protests following the murder of George Floyd focused the public's attention on anti-Black racism, sparking calls for racial justice. There was a resulting demand for antiracism training to help make sense of the ongoing twin pandemics of anti-Black racism and White supremacy. This book makes a unique contribution to the discussion about antiracism training for K-12 school communities. In Rise for Racial Justice: How to Talk About Race With Schools and Communities, the authors draw on the experiences of antiracism facilitators as they teach about race, racism, and racial justice. This book shares curricula, pedagogical strategies, tools, and practices that support the learning and engagement of educators and youth learners. Book Features: Examples of curricula and suggested pedagogy for antiracism training geared toward teachers and other adults in leadership and/or parenting roles. Tools to help school communities talk about race and racism, as well as practices for pursuing racial justice. Practical, narrative-based advice about the opportunities and challenges of engaging in antiracism training.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Title | Letter from Birmingham Jail PDF eBook |
Author | MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. |
Publisher | Penguin Classics |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780241339466 |
This landmark missive from one of the greatest activists in history calls for direct, non-violent resistance in the fight against racism, and reflects on the healing power of love.
Revolutionary Nonviolence
Title | Revolutionary Nonviolence PDF eBook |
Author | James M Lawson |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 2022-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0520387848 |
A persuasive account of the philosophy and power of nonviolence organizing, and a resource for building and sustaining effective social movements. Despite the rich history of nonviolent philosophy, many people today are unfamiliar with the basic principles and practices of nonviolence––even as these concepts have guided so many direct-action movements to overturn forms of racial apartheid, military and police violence, and dictatorships around the world. Revolutionary Nonviolence is a crucial resource on the long history of nonviolent philosophy through the teachings of Rev. James M. Lawson, one of the great practitioners of revolution through deliberate and sustained nonviolence. His ongoing work demonstrates how we can overcome violence and oppression through organized direct action, presenting a powerful roadmap for a new generation of activists. Rev. Lawson’s work as a theologian, pastor, and social-change activist has inspired hope and liberation for more than sixty years. To hear and see him speak is to experience the power of the prophetic tradition in the African American and social gospel. In Revolutionary Nonviolence, Michael K. Honey and Kent Wong reflect on Rev. Lawson's talks and dialogues, from his speeches at the Nashville sit-in movement in 1960 to his lectures in the current UCLA curriculum. This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to Rev. Lawson's teachings on how to center nonviolence in successfully organizing for change.