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OUR MISSION

Abolitionist Teaching Network's mission is simple: develop and support educators to fight injustice within their schools and communities. Utilizing the intellectual work and direct action of Abolitionists in many forms, including community organizers, educators, parents, social workers, counselors, lawyers, therapists, artists, health care providers, and incarcerated folx, we will organize and take action for educational freedom. 

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Black History Month EVENTS

January 21: Co-conspiratorship: How White Educators Should Approach & Teach Black History

January 21: Co-conspiratorship: How White Educators Should Approach & Teach Black History

January 21: Co-conspiratorship: How White Educators Should Approach & Teach Black History

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Few teacher education programs ground future educators in a deep understanding and appreciation for Black history, let alone demonstrate how white educators should approach teaching the subject. Join this exceptional panel of white educators in conversation about how to enact co-conspiracy in educational settings from early-education through higher education.

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January 28: Teaching Black History: A Time to Love on Us

January 21: Co-conspiratorship: How White Educators Should Approach & Teach Black History

January 21: Co-conspiratorship: How White Educators Should Approach & Teach Black History

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Black History Month is a time to celebrate, rejoice, and acknowledge how Black people have shaped the world. Celebrating Black History must begin with a love for Black people. This amazing panel will discuss what it means to teach Black History from the belief that you must love Black people to teach about Black people. 

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February 4: Black Joy: A Celebration of Black Teaching

January 21: Co-conspiratorship: How White Educators Should Approach & Teach Black History

February 18: Black Homeschooling: An Abolitionist Approach

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Black educators build on an a tradition of excellence, pride, and self-reliance - and we know that all students benefit from having a Black teacher. Unfortunately, too many Black educators find themselves over-taxed, under-supported, and isolated. Let’s celebrate and support us in a virtual space designed by Black Teachers Matter and Abolitionist Teaching Network. Who knows? You might leave this session having connected with your next mentor or mentee! 

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February 18: Black Homeschooling: An Abolitionist Approach

February 18: Black Homeschooling: An Abolitionist Approach

February 18: Black Homeschooling: An Abolitionist Approach

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Black homeschooling shows us the agency, self-determination, radical imagination, and power of Black people to create communities that center Black liberation. This extraordinary panel of Black homeschooling experts will discuss the history of Black homeschooling, how families can get involved, and why the time of Black homeschooling is now. Join the movement!

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February 25: Black Futures & Black Joy

February 18: Black Homeschooling: An Abolitionist Approach

February 25: Black Futures & Black Joy

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Our future is BLACK and filled with JOY. This beautiful panel will take us on a journey of a Black future filled with joy, justice, art, and love. 

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Wisdom Fridays

February 5: Wisdom Friday with Torie Weiston-Serdan

February 5: Wisdom Friday with Torie Weiston-Serdan

February 5: Wisdom Friday with Torie Weiston-Serdan

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Wisdom Fridays are held the first Friday of each month. We interview a seasoned BIPOC educator who inspires us to thrive as educators. We dive deep into the healing practices, pedagogy and love for teaching children of color.


For this first Wisdom Friday, join us and dive deep into the healing practices and pedagogy of Torie Weiston-Serdan, facilitated by ATN co-founder Bettina Love.

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March 5: Wisdom Friday with Cynthia Dillard

February 5: Wisdom Friday with Torie Weiston-Serdan

February 5: Wisdom Friday with Torie Weiston-Serdan

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April 2: Wisdom Friday with Chelsey Culley-Love

February 5: Wisdom Friday with Torie Weiston-Serdan

April 2: Wisdom Friday with Chelsey Culley-Love

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What We Do

Activists in Residence

Activists in Residence

Activists in Residence

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The heart of ATN rests on the network’s Activists in Residence (AiR) and the sites in which those AiRs organize. We are currently accepting applications for AiRs until January 25th.

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Grants

Activists in Residence

Activists in Residence

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ATN awards grants to teachers who strive to disrupt inequalities and injustice within their schools, communities, or both.  

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Podcast

Activists in Residence

Radical Self Care

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Co-Founders of ATN, Dr. Bettina Love and Chelsey Culley-Love, host the podcast Teaching to Thrive. Click here to access episodes, transcripts, and questions for reflection.

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Radical Self Care

Resources for Agitators

Radical Self Care

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If teachers are not well, how can we expect the students to be well?

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Resources for Agitators

Resources for Agitators

Resources for Agitators

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Explore podcasts, videos, and articles to support your agitation. Coming soon: a directory of resources in your community!

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Teaching Guide

Resources for Agitators

Resources for Agitators

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In August, 2020, we released a guide for racial justice and abolitionist social and emotional learning. It's been downloaded thousands of times and used in hundreds of schools already. Join the movement!

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Virtual Freedom School

Virtual Freedom School

Virtual Freedom School

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We invite kids ages 9-14 with big ideas about freedom to study with us! The entirely free Virtual Freedom School will introduce complex questions about freedom and help kids find answers that are meaningful for their lives. Applications are due January 6, 2021.

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Yearly Conference

Virtual Freedom School

Virtual Freedom School

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Starting in the summer of 2022, ATN will hold a yearly conference in Atlanta, GA to gather radical minds around the issues that impact schools and communities.

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Your support and contributions will enable us to create Abolitionist Teachers and programming for educational liberation. Your generous donations fund this mission.

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