Black Lives Matter at School: Early Childhood Edition

Published: March 23, 2021, 9 a.m.

b'Join Black Lives Matter at School educators for a conversation about the new uprising for educational justice in early childhood education.\\n\\nEducation activists Takiema Bunche-Smith, Lale\\xf1a Garcia, Angela Harris, Denisha Jones, Makai Kellogg and Nancy Carlsson Paige discuss the struggle against systemic racism in schools, how we can win real educational justice and the lessons from Black Lives Matter at School organizing focused on early childhood education.\\n\\nThese early childhood educators will discuss how racism impacts the early educational experiences of Black children and will share ideas for centering Black Lives Matter in School from the struggle against systemic racism from their own work. \\n----------------------------------------------------\\n\\nSpeakers:\\n\\nTakiema Bunche Smith, Executive Director, Center on Culture, Race & Equity at Bank Street College\\n\\nAngela Harris, 1st Grade Teacher and Chairwoman of the Black Educators Caucus\\n\\nLale\\xf1a Garcia, 5-6s Head Teacher at Manhattan Country School\\n\\nDenisha Jones, DEY Co-Director and Co-Editor Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice\\n\\nMakai Kellogg, Early Childhood Educator at School for Friends\\n\\nNancy Carlsson-Paige (moderator), DEY\\u2019s Co-Founder, Senior Advisor, and President of the Board\\n\\n----------------------------------------------------\\n\\nThis event is sponsored by Haymarket Books, Defending the Early Years, and Black Lives Matter at School.\\n\\nWatch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/sx6QALDCl5E\\n\\nBuy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org\\n\\nFollow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks'