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NAVIGATING POLITICS WITH DIGNITY IN THE NEW DECADE

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

Assuring young people’s safety and inclusion is not political.

Our democracy can only survive if  young people are taught that disagreement is not disrespect; and we are all committed to creating and protecting the environment for civil discourse.

 Our history is not just words in a book and dates to be memorized.  Our history is about a country struggling to uphold the belief that all people have inalienable rights and that this core value builds and strengthens our communities

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ARTICLES. LESSON PLANS. WEBINARS. DISCUSSION GUIDES. 

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES. COVID-19 RESOURCES. 2020 ELECTION RESOURCES.

ARTICLES & BLOGS

Pieces to support and challenge you.

Communiquette

Pandemic Holiday Survival: Principles for Setting Boundaries and Meaningful Connection

Here are some principles to set boundaries and find meaningful connection with people during this…
Navigating Politics with Dignity Articles

How to Make Civics Education Matter

Cultures of Dignity's student editorial advisors joined NPR for a discussion on the importance of…
Communiquette

Getting Beyond Tantrums and Tirades to Real Conversations

Conflict is inevitable; we have to get better skilled at handling it. How are we…
Navigating Politics with Dignity Articles

How Recognition and Understanding Can Reframe Our Disagreements

Using recognition and understanding to frame where others are coming from allows us to take…
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RESOURCES

Articles, lessons, and materials from organizations we love

Responding to the Violence at the US Capitol

Facing History and Ourselves

Responding to the Insurrection at the US Capitol

New York Times Learning Network

 

Teaching Resources for the Storming of the U.S. Capitol by Pro-Trump Extremists

Teaching Tolerance

Leading Conversations After the Insurrection in Washington DC

EdWeek

Caring for Students in the Wake of a Traumatic News Event

New York Times

Parenting While Shocked

MindShift

How To Talk To Kids About The Riots At The U.S. Capitol

Election, BLM, and Community Resources

Pew Research Center

America is exceptional in the nature of its political divide

NPR

Now Is A Good Time To Talk To Kids About Civics

Fast Company

How to Disagree with Your Family on Thanksgiving and Remain Civil

CNN

How to talk to kids about Thanksgiving so that they really get it

ADL Education

The Election is Over, Now What?

Washington Post

Six ways adults can help children make sense of a divisive election

Teaching Tolerance

 Voting and Voice Guide

Teaching Tolerance

All Students Need Anti-Racism Education

Facing History and Ourselves

Teaching Resources for the 2020 Election

edutopia

With Stress in Schools Increasing, Simple Strategies to Stay Calm

Teaching Tolerance

Teaching the 2020 Election: What Will You Do On Wednesday?

NPR

Will 2020 Be The Year of the Young Voter?

Vox Article

The often-overlooked reasons why young people don’t vote

ABC News

Voter Registration deadlines by state

USA.gov

Find Your Local Election Office

Teaching Tolerance Article

The Black Lives Matter Movement Goes Beyond Black and White

Teaching Tolerance Article

Responding to Hate and Bias in the West

ADL Lesson Plan

Sexism and the Presidential Election

Teaching Tolerance Lesson Plan

Consuming and Creating Political Art

New York Times Learning Network Article

Teaching Tolerance Article

Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus

Teen Vogue/IPSOS Survey

What Young People Want from 2020

Journalist’s Toolbox

Fact-Checking Resources

ADL Article

The Coronavirus Surfaces Fear, Stereotypes and Scapegoating

NPR

How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race

Teaching Tolerance

Affirming Black Lives Without Inducing Trauma

Greater Good Magazine

Four Ways Teachers Can Reduce Implicit Bias

New York Times

ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES

Books, movies, podcasts, and articles

When They See Us

Movie

Netflix

13th

Movie

Netflix

If Beale Street Could Talk

Movie

Netflix

Trevor Noah

Video

Trevor on the complexity of what is happening in the US

How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change

Article

Barack Obama on Medium

The 1619 Project

Article

New York Times Magazine

Between the World and Me

Book

Tah-Nehisi Coates

I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

Book

Austin Channing Brown

Death of George Floyd in Context

Article

The New Yorker

You shouldn’t need a Harvard degree to survive birdwatching while black

Article

Washington Post

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism

Book

Robin DiAngelo, PhD

So You Want To Talk About Race

Book

Ijeoma Oluo

Pod Save The People

Podcast

Crooked Media

Code Switch

Podcast

NPR

Tiny Guides on Dignity

Resource

Cultures of Dignity

1619 Podcast

Podcast

The New York Times

COVID-19 RESOURCES

Articles, lessons, and materials to support you in these times of uncertainty

MindShift Article

Resources For Teaching and Learning During This Period of Social Distancing

New York Times Learning

Jen Cort for AMLE

Students Need Chances To Connect

Educational Resources

Reuters

Unequal education: Pandemic widens race, class gaps in U.S. schools

Cultures of Dignity Blog

Webinars

Join us for these upcoming webinars and watch past webinars!

Cultures Of Dignity

Webinar – Bullying: Define, Prevent, Address

What is the difference between school environments of respect vs school environments of dignity? First,…
Social Emotional Wellness And Emotional Granularity Webinar
Cultures Of Dignity

Social Emotional Wellness and Emotional Granularity: Managing Emotions in Hard Times and All of the Time

Part 1: What is Social Emotional Learning (SEL)? The Collaborative for Academics, Social, and Emotional…
SEL teachable moment
Cultures Of Dignity

Webinar – SEL is Not a Program, it’s a Teachable Moment

We covered so much during our last webinar: SEL is Not a Program, it’s a…
Hiding From Adults webinar
Cultures Of Dignity

Webinar – What are young people hiding from adults and how do we pull back the curtain?

In the Wizard of Oz, it’s a wizard who is hiding the truth behind a…
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