English teacher @ Hope High School. Former Beacon TOY 2017 & 2020, Fuse Fellow, dog parent. thoughts & opinions are my own. Black Lives Matter.
Providence, RI
Joined August 2014
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A colleague started this to help the Renaud family during their time of grief. Anything helps! mealtrain.com/trains/nkqz46
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"My grandfather survived Auschwitz, and that is why I fight for a free Palestine."
The words of Talia Baurer from Jewish Voice for Peace, who was one of 57 people arrested at a solidarity demonstration for the people of occupied Gaza in New York City.
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JEWS SAY: STOP THE GENOCIDE OF PALESTINIANS!
Over two-thousand Jews protested in front of the offices and homes of elected officials in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Indiana, Florida, and Los Angeles to demand action to prevent the genocide of Palestinians.
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I’ve spent the past year visiting memorials, monuments, museums, and concentration camps in Germany, exploring how that country remembers the Holocaust. I wanted to understand if there was anything the U.S. could learn. Here’s the story of what I found:
theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
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My tia did not make it, she sacrificed herself protecting the kids in her classroom, i beg of you to keep my family including all of her family in y’all’s prayers , IRMA GARCIA IS HER NAME and she died a HERO. she was loved by many and will truly be missed.
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This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
As a parent, my heart is broken seeing these faces and their ages.
My condolences to their families during this difficult time 🙏🏻
Xavier Lopez, 10. He was a 4th grader at Robb Elementary.
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My precious angel you are loved so deeply. In my eyes you are not a victim but a survivor. I love you always and past forever baby sister, may your wings soar higher then you could ever dream. Till we meet again Tess Marie, love your big sissy🤍
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BLM RI PAC will continue to stand in solidarity with organizations such as @pvdstudentunion , @Ariseducation , @PrYSMFam , and the Counselors not Cops campaign to make schools safer and advocate for the removal of Student Resource Officers!
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Your annual reminder that Dr. King believed in guaranteed universal basic income that gave all people a dignified life, guaranteed housing for all, guaranteed access to a high quality education, & said that “no one should be forced to live in poverty while others live in luxury.”
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Your annual reminder: posting quotes from Dr. King one day out of the year but living a life that runs counter to his teachings the other 364 does not make you an ally in the fight for justice and equality.
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bell hooks reminded us, “To teach in a manner that respects and cares for the souls of our students.” We will remember those words and move them forward.
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Fixed this headline.
ALT Wall Street Journal headline says “Schools confront a wave of student misbehavior, Driven by months of remote learning.” Remote learning has been crossed out and replaced by Twitter user TeacherGrind with “global pandemic.”
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If you are coming out today:
You are courageous
You are affirmed
You are loved
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
#NationalComingOutDay
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Parents, educators: laws cannot stop knowledge. Here is the free #1619Project curriculum by @pulitzercenter. Lots of teachers sharing lesson plans, info, resources. pulitzercenter.org/1619
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Don't mess with The Linda Lindas.
Watch the full concert: lapl.me/YQ2UH9o
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The Liberation Leader Fellowship by @diversity_talks offers high school & college students the opportunity to lead adult participants through workshops and discussions related to anti-racism and combating other forms of systemic oppression. Deadline: 6/4. diversitytalkspd.com/liberat…
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What does "home" mean to you?
We invite you to read Fady Joudah's “Mimesis,” Nikki Giovanni's "Allowables," & @RudyFrancisco's "Mercy" with your students as a way to begin a discussion about the violence in Palestine & Israel.
#GetLiberatED #collectiveliberation #LiberatEDSEL
ALT Mimesis BY FADY JOUDAH My daughter wouldn’t hurt a spider That had nested Between her bicycle handles For two weeks She waited Until it left of its own accord If you tear down the web I said It will simply know This isn’t a place to call home And you’d get to go biking She said that’s how others Become refugees isn’t it?
ALT Allowables By: Nikki Giovanni I killed a spider Not a murderous brown recluse Nor even a black widow And if the truth were told this Was only a small Sort of papery spider Who should have run When I picked up the book But she didn’t And she scared me And I smashed her I don’t think I’m allowed To kill something Because I am Frightened
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John Oliver: "Destroying a civilian residence sure seems like a war crime, regardless of whether you send a courtesy heads-up text." thedailybeast.com/john-olive…
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There is still time to nominate or apply for the 4th cohort of Liberation Leaders from @diversity_talks! This incredible, stipended Fellowship opportunity for HS students & college freshmen is accepting applications until June 4. More info at diversitytalkspd.com/liberat… #edchat
