Join Rethinking Schools, Penguin Random House, Defending the Early Years, and Black Lives Matter at School for a virtual launch and celebration of Main Street: A Community Story About Redlining by Britt Hawthorne and Tiffany Jewell. The webinar will feature a conversation with the authors, followed by a panel of early childhood and elementary educators discussing how to teach young learners about the history of redlining and the power of community organizing.
Date: Thursday, February 5th
Time: 4pm PT/ 6pm CT / 7pm ET
Participants will need access to Zoom. Register for the Zoom link.
ASL Interpretation will be available.
The event is free. To make events like this available to more educators and activists, we would greatly appreciate your solidarity donation.
Book Description
A girl learns how the history of redlining has affected her neighborhood in this intergenerational picture book about racism, community action, and resilience by two New York Times bestselling authors.
With vibrant illustrations by David Wilkerson and engaging text by Britt Hawthorne and Tiffany Jewell, Main Street celebrates what might happen when neighbors come together for a common goal and everybody pitches in.
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