The Danger of Silence Transcript (en español)
In Spanish, this is a transcript of Clint Smith's TEDtalk about finding the courage to speak up against ignorance and injustice.
![Students work at their desks.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-08/Somerville_Massachusetts_Classroom_2017_FH256559.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=tO-PWoKO)
The Man Box
In this personal narrative, a young person shares their experience of being vulnerable with their male friends.
![Two female students work together at their desks.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-07/Somerville_Massachusetts_Classroom_2017_%20FH256803.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=74WEpHMh)
The Man Box (en español)
In Spanish, in this personal narrative, a young person shares their experience of being vulnerable with their male friends.
![Two female students work together at their desks.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-07/Somerville_Massachusetts_Classroom_2017_%20FH256803.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=74WEpHMh)
Safia’s Story
In this personal narrative, a young person reflects on her experience participating in pageants and being a Black, Muslim, woman growing up in the Midwest.
![A student highlights a paper at their desk.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-07/Roosevelt_Classroom_2017_FH260867.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=Du27Tsuf)
Safia’s Story (en español)
In Spanish, in this personal narrative a young person reflects on her experience participating in pageants and being a Black, Muslim, woman growing up in the Midwest.
![A student highlights a paper at their desk.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-07/Roosevelt_Classroom_2017_FH260867.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=Du27Tsuf)
José's Story
In this personal narrative, a young person shares their experience coming out to family as a gay, Latino, Catholic man and their social justice work at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center.
![Two male students write at their desks.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Cleveland_Classroom_2019_FH2100139.jpg?h=78aab1d8&itok=eGCF5ua2)
José's Story (en español)
In Spanish, in this personal narrative a young person shares their experience coming out to family as a gay, Latino, Catholic man and their social justice work at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center.
![Two male students write at their desks.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Cleveland_Classroom_2019_FH2100139.jpg?h=78aab1d8&itok=eGCF5ua2)
Untitled Poem by Beth Strano
Read this poem by Beth Strano with your students to consider what a brave classroom community looks like.
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Identity Chart (UK)
Identity charts are a graphic tool that can help students consider the many factors that shape who we are as individuals and as communities.
![Diagram with the student's name in the center surrounded by adjectives.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Identity_Chart_UK.jpeg?h=bfe9072a&itok=iDQI3kzl)
Laundrymen and Movies
Learn about the prejudice, stereotypes, and victimization Chinese and Chinese Americans faced in the US in the 1920s.
![This is a photograph of Wong Kim Ark from an federal immigration investigation case conducted under the Chinese Exclusion Acts (1882-1943).](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/1904_IdentificationPhotographonAffidavitforWongKimArk_FH2173435.jpg?h=7218466b&itok=ayWMLquu)
Community Matters: A Facing History & Ourselves Approach to Advisory
Our advisory curriculum contains a year’s worth of activities, student handouts, and best practices to help you build student-centered spaces where honest questioning, discussion, and social and academic growth can occur.
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