Teach About Toxins and Organizing for Environmental Justice

Exposure to toxic chemicals is on the rise — placing the health and longevity of our students at great risk. Invisible in air and water, toxins should be made visible in the curriculum. We offer lessons and resources for the classroom, along with stories about organizing for environmental justice.
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Square banner with text: The Condemnation of Blackness: Lies We're Told About Crime, An interview with Khalil Gibran Muhammad. Zinn Education Project Teach the Black Freedom Struggle class. Also includes a photo of Dr. Muhammad and his book cover.

Lies We’re Told About Crime

As part of our Teach the Black Freedom Struggle series, historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad joined educators Jesse Hagopian and T. J. Whitaker to discuss his book, The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America.
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The Condemnation of Blackness: Lies We’re Told About Crime

Historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad joined educators Jesse Hagopian and T. J. Whitaker to talk about his book, The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America. This session was part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online people’s history series.
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Teaching Media Literacy on Palestine-Israel

Journalist and author Norman Solomon joined Rethinking Schools editor and high school teacher Jesse Hagopian to discuss how Solomon’s book, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine, relates to coverage of current events in Palestine-Israel, and strategies for teaching media literacy.
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Climate Emergency: Media Silence Compounds the Risk

This year the Earth shattered climate records, and the entanglement of militarism and fossil fuels reveals new atrocities every day. However, Hurricane Otis and other disasters that signal climate emergency receive little to no mainstream media coverage and context.
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Protestor holding a sign showing the damage, in numbers, that the Israeli siege has had on Palestinians.

Teaching the Crisis: A High School Teacher’s Story

As the crisis intensifies in Palestine and Israel, we are hearing stories like this one about responses from colleagues and students. Let us know if you have used or adapted any of the teaching resources in this growing Zinn Education Project collection and/or what sort of support or restrictions you’ve encountered.
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