Our purpose is to educate ourselves and our members about the many issues around inequalities and inequities in our world today.
Once we begin the journey of learning, we can begin to find solutions to these inequities, both in ourselves and our own lives, and in the lives of those around us.
For more information or to get involved, contact Alex Lucini.
The Racial & Social Justice Committee meets every month at 5:00pm at NEARI HQ. Join us!
Resources
Supporting our LGBTQ+ Students
NEA offers educators LGBTQ+ information, tools, and resources they need to support transgender and non-binary students, to be more inclusive of LGBTQ+ history in their classrooms, and to stop LGBTQ+ bias and intolerance in our public schools.
Black Lives Matter @ School
NEA is committed to working with educators towards eradicating racist systems that keep students from attaining the best public education possible. The following resources can help promote deeper understanding around the issues of racism and violence with colleagues, students, and families.
Climate Justice
As a union of educators, we know that our students are at the vanguard of the climate change and environmental justice movement. Public school systems are usually the largest employers in their communities and have a crucial role to play in addressing the climate crisis.
Host a Disability Rights & Inclusion Book Club
NEA members have a unique and powerful opportunity to advocate for meaningful change, to challenge ableism and biases, and to become allies with and for individuals with disabilities. Download free reading guides and get tips on facilitating a bookclub for supporting Disability Rights.
Bring the King legacy alive in your classroom!
The King Center classroom resources are designed to help educators teach about Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, nonviolence, and the civil rights movement. From bite-sized educational videos to interactive lesson plans, The King Center resources support social-emotional learning; character-building; diversity, equity, and inclusion learning objectives; and, social justice learning objectives.
School-Based Mental Health Training
Address the complex needs of students experiencing adoption, foster care, or kinship care and support the well-being of K-12 students! Acess free, web-based, interactive training for your school and school district from National Adoption Comptency Mental Health Training Initiative.
