Ideas This Week
Ideas This Week is your hub for updates on all things Facing History—from announcements and featured press to expert interviews, impact stories, and essays on the ideas driving our work.
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March Assemblies (UK)
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of March for use with S1-S4 and KS3-KS4 students.
![Vigil in Solidarity With Charlottesville](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/Vigil_in_solidarity_with_Charlottesville_36159687270.jpg?h=b044a8f9&itok=cI5CHTl1)
February Assemblies (UK)
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of February for use with S1-S4 and KS3-KS4 students.
![Vigil in Solidarity With Charlottesville](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/Vigil_in_solidarity_with_Charlottesville_36159687270.jpg?h=b044a8f9&itok=cI5CHTl1)
Identity and Belonging: A Student’s Perspective
Facing History student Evelyn shares her poignant reflections on identity, the pervasiveness of stereotyping and the need to belong.
![Portrait of Evelyn Adamson](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/EvelynAdamson.jpg?h=7e74fac4&itok=qOuReywv)
January Assemblies (UK)
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of January for use with S1-S4 and KS3-4 students.
![Three hands holding the Hasma, the Star of David, and the Cross.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/2006_Sumbolsofthethreemonotheisticfaiths_FH127109.jpg?h=7685ba0d&itok=6AzAV4-0)
Facing History UK - 2023 in Review
As 2023 comes to a close we look back at what we've achieved together to grow our community and stand up to bigotry and hate.
![Educators listening to Facing History & Ourselves staff speak.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-08/-3284.jpg?h=b69e0e0e&itok=LQc5xN_a)
Challenging Racial and Religious Hatred in the Classroom
A look at recent teacher training sessions to support teachers in discussing racial and religious hatred in the classroom.
![British Muslim Heritage Center in Manchester, United Kingdom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/89d8eee9-963c-4e8b-ae1b-773df34741a3.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=VnEqTJ8b)
Religious Inclusion in the Workplace with Prof. Binna Kandola
Much emphasis has been placed in recent times on racial and gender inclusivity, but an area that's often overlooked is religious inclusion.
![Facing History speaker in front of audience](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/20231121_185626.jpg?h=1edf5e40&itok=PQC3AhUw)
December Assemblies (UK)
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of December for use with S1-S4 and KS3-KS4 students.
![Vigil in Solidarity With Charlottesville](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/Vigil_in_solidarity_with_Charlottesville_36159687270.jpg?h=b044a8f9&itok=cI5CHTl1)
Allyship in the Classroom: Trans Awareness Week
Trans Awareness Week and Trans Remembrance Day represent an opportunity for teachers to consider how to create an affirming classroom for trans students.
![Supporters at London Trans Pride 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/1.jpg?h=57024e64&itok=6nVg82dT)
18 Teacher Resources on Native American History and Culture
Below are 18 resources that middle and high school teachers can turn to when developing lesson plans related to the roles of Native American peoples in American history and contemporary life. These resources include online exhibitions at the Smithsonian; the Smithsonian’s Native Knowledge 360° Educational Initiative; the work of the Mitchell and Hood Museums; and the growing work of Facing History in these thematic areas.
![Three members of the Sioux tribe pose in Indian Village, 1898.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Black%20Foot-Standing-Bear_Big_Eagle_Sioux_ca_1898.jpg?h=26ac82e5&itok=5rYHkhl2)
November Assemblies (UK)
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of November for use with S1-S4 and KS3 - KS4 students.
![Colorful chant and a transgender symbol](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-10/iStock-847839366.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=Oaf7Bqso)