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Parenting 4 Social Justice : Tips, Tools, and Inspiration for Conversations & Action with Kids.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berkfield, Angela.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child rearing--United States.
- Child rearing.
- Social justice--United States.
- Social justice.
- Race awareness in children--United States.
- Race awareness in children.
- Anti-racism--United States.
- Anti-racism.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (395 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Green Writers Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- "In 2015, social justice educator and activist Angela Berkfield held her first Parenting for Social Justice workshop. Now it is time to share those tools and inspiration. This book discusses race, class, gender, disability, healing justice, and collective liberation, initiating age-appropriate and engaging conversations with kids about social justice issues. Included are ideas for taking action as families, from making protest signs and attending a local march, to trying healing meditations and consciously connecting with people from different backgrounds. Resources for further learning and activities that readers can engage in on their own or as part of a group." -- Description provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedications
- Contents
- Foreword by Autumn Brown
- Foreword by Chris Crass
- A Note about Language and Content
- Introduction-by Angela Berkfield
- How I came to write this book
- What this book is about
- Who this book is for
- About the co-authors
- How this book is structured
- How you can use this book
- Take care of your heart and body
- Healing justice practice
- Chapter 1: Social Justice (In Brief)-by Angela Berkfield
- Quotes
- What is Social Justice?
- Privilege and oppression
- Distinction between diversity and social justice
- A note on culture
- What can I do?
- Community of practice questions
- Chapter 2: Parenting For Social Justice-by Angela Berkfield
- What is Parenting for Social Justice?
- How do we parent for social justice?
- Community of practice discussion questions
- Chapter 3: Parenting For Racial Justice-by Chrissy Colón Bradt and Angela Berkfield
- Poem and Quotes
- Our stories
- The stories we are told are the stories we tell
- Talking with kids
- Reading/listening/watching together
- Taking action
- Chapter 4: Parenting For Class &
- Economic Justice-by Jaimie Lynn Kessell and Angela Berkfield
- Chapter 5: Parenting For Disability Justice-by Rowan Parker and Abigail Healey
- What is disability justice?
- Healing justice practice.
- Community of practice discussion questions
- Chapter 6: Parenting For Gender Justice-by Leila Raven
- Story
- Chapter 7: Parenting For Collective Liberation-by Angela Berkfield
- Collective liberation, intersectionality, and emergent strategy
- Chapter 8: Looking Back and Looking Forward-by Angela Berkfield
- Taking time to reflect
- You've got this, and we've got each other
- Appendix A: Social Justice Frameworks
- Appendix B: Definitions
- Resources
- Additional Resources
- Social Justice Book for Kids
- Acknowledgements
- Author Bios and Family Photos.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Berkfield, Angela Parenting 4 Social Justice
- ISBN:
- 9781950584857
- OCLC:
- 1309047178
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