Walidah Imarisha Inspired Educators at ENSJ's 9th Annual One-day Teaching Conference in 2016
Walidah Imarisha is an educator, writer, public scholar and poet. She is the editor of two anthologies, Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements and the 9/11 anthology Another World is Possible. Imarisha is also the author of the nonfiction book Angels with Dirty Faces: Three Stories of Crime, Prison and Redemption and the poetry collection Scars/Stars. She was a nominated for Oregon's Poet Laureate, and was awarded one of two 2015 James Tiptree Jr. Fellowships. Imarisha has taught in Portland State University's Black Studies Department, Oregon State University's Women Gender Sexuality Studies Department, and Southern New Hampshire University's English Department. For the past six years, she has presented all over Oregon as a public scholar with Oregon Humanities' Conversation Project on topics such as Oregon Black history, alternatives to incarceration, and the history of hip hop.
Keynote Presentation: Often times movements for social justice are very adept at analyzing and critiquing existing power structures and inequalities, which is absolutely needed. But how do we also create space individually and especially collectively to dream of alternatives? Walidah Imarisha will talk about her work around science fiction and social change, and how she has been helping to facilitate communities envisioning new just worlds so they can begin to do the work of pulling those dreams into reality.
Walidah Imarisha is an educator, writer, public scholar and poet. She is the editor of two anthologies, Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements and the 9/11 anthology Another World is Possible. Imarisha is also the author of the nonfiction book Angels with Dirty Faces: Three Stories of Crime, Prison and Redemption and the poetry collection Scars/Stars. She was a nominated for Oregon's Poet Laureate, and was awarded one of two 2015 James Tiptree Jr. Fellowships. Imarisha has taught in Portland State University's Black Studies Department, Oregon State University's Women Gender Sexuality Studies Department, and Southern New Hampshire University's English Department. For the past six years, she has presented all over Oregon as a public scholar with Oregon Humanities' Conversation Project on topics such as Oregon Black history, alternatives to incarceration, and the history of hip hop.
Keynote Presentation: Often times movements for social justice are very adept at analyzing and critiquing existing power structures and inequalities, which is absolutely needed. But how do we also create space individually and especially collectively to dream of alternatives? Walidah Imarisha will talk about her work around science fiction and social change, and how she has been helping to facilitate communities envisioning new just worlds so they can begin to do the work of pulling those dreams into reality.
ENSJ Announces its Keynote Speaker for the 8th One-day Teaching Conference
Jesse Hagopian was the keynote speaker at the 2015 conference held on April 25, 2015, at the Indian Community School in Franklin, Wisconsin. Jesse Hagopian is editor of More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing. Mr. Hagopian is a high school history teacher at Garfield High School in Seattle, WA, a union representative, and founding member of Social Equality Educators. To learn more about this social justice advocate and activist, listen to his recent appearance on KUOW, Seattle's NPR station and his recent appearance on Democracy NOW. Join in the conversation by visiting Jesse's blog: I am an Educator: Jesse Hagopian's Lesson Plan for Liberation.
Jesse Hagopian was the keynote speaker at the 2015 conference held on April 25, 2015, at the Indian Community School in Franklin, Wisconsin. Jesse Hagopian is editor of More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing. Mr. Hagopian is a high school history teacher at Garfield High School in Seattle, WA, a union representative, and founding member of Social Equality Educators. To learn more about this social justice advocate and activist, listen to his recent appearance on KUOW, Seattle's NPR station and his recent appearance on Democracy NOW. Join in the conversation by visiting Jesse's blog: I am an Educator: Jesse Hagopian's Lesson Plan for Liberation.
7th Annual Anti-racist Anti-bias Teaching Conference Hosts Curtis Acosta
* ENSJ 7th annual conference began with the keynote speaker, Mr. Acosta, a veteran high school teacher in Tucson developed and taught Chican@/Latin@ literature classes for the district's acclaimed Mexican-American Studies (MAS) program. His keynote provided an uplifting message of activism and hope.
* The conference included 24 interactive engaging breakout sessions that engaged participants in topics such as ACT 31, gender justice, and empowering ELL students. View the full conference program here.
*Co-sponsors of the 2014 Conference included The Indian Community School, Rethinking Schools, Colectivo Coffee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, National Louis University, Carroll University, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA), YWCA Southeast Wisconsin, and Wisconsin Council for Teachers of English. Friends of the Conference included Plowshare Center, Waukesha, Project for Community Transformation, Marquette University, and Debra Dosemagen, Ph.D.
6th Annual Anti-racist Anti-bias Teaching Conference held on April 20, 2013.
* Educators’ Network for Social Justice was pleased to welcome Dr. Kevin Kumashiro as conference keynote speaker. Dr. Kevin Kumashiro is Dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco and Director for Anti-Oppressive Education and president of the National Association for Multicultural Education. He researches approaches to teaching and teacher education that challenge different forms of oppression in schools and society. The Indian Community School served as the conference site and attendees felt as though they'd been inspired by the space and the conference conversations.
* Co-sponsors of the 2013 Conference included Rethinking Schools, Indian Community School, Carroll University, National Louis University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, Milwaukee Teachers Education Association, Alterra Coffee, YWCA Southeast Wisconsin, Milwaukee Area Academic Alliance in English: UW-M College of Letters and Science
* The Conference Program offered a diverse selection of topics.
* Educators’ Network for Social Justice was pleased to welcome Dr. Kevin Kumashiro as conference keynote speaker. Dr. Kevin Kumashiro is Dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco and Director for Anti-Oppressive Education and president of the National Association for Multicultural Education. He researches approaches to teaching and teacher education that challenge different forms of oppression in schools and society. The Indian Community School served as the conference site and attendees felt as though they'd been inspired by the space and the conference conversations.
* Co-sponsors of the 2013 Conference included Rethinking Schools, Indian Community School, Carroll University, National Louis University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, Milwaukee Teachers Education Association, Alterra Coffee, YWCA Southeast Wisconsin, Milwaukee Area Academic Alliance in English: UW-M College of Letters and Science
* The Conference Program offered a diverse selection of topics.
The Anti-racist Anti-bias Teaching Conference celebrates its 5th anniversary.
* The Indian Community School served to inspire attendees at the 5th annual conference on April 21, 2012. As conference chairperson, Mary Hauser added several organizational structures to improve attendees experience-this included having attendees select their sessions upon registering on the day of the conference. The keynote speaker, Linda Christensen, began the day with inspiring stories of social justice teaching. ENSJ also welcomed featured speaker, James Kirylo. Kirylo is the author of the recently released book, Paulo Freire: The Man from Recife. According to many, the book is one of most comprehensive texts in English that covers the life and work of Paulo Freire who is one of the most important progressive educators the world has seen in the last 50 years.
* Co-sponsors for the 2012 Conference included: The Indian Community School, Rethinking Schools, Alterra Coffee, National-Louis University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, Milwaukee Area Academic Alliance in English, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA), National-Louis University, Carroll University , The Plowshare Center, Waukesha
* The Indian Community School served to inspire attendees at the 5th annual conference on April 21, 2012. As conference chairperson, Mary Hauser added several organizational structures to improve attendees experience-this included having attendees select their sessions upon registering on the day of the conference. The keynote speaker, Linda Christensen, began the day with inspiring stories of social justice teaching. ENSJ also welcomed featured speaker, James Kirylo. Kirylo is the author of the recently released book, Paulo Freire: The Man from Recife. According to many, the book is one of most comprehensive texts in English that covers the life and work of Paulo Freire who is one of the most important progressive educators the world has seen in the last 50 years.
* Co-sponsors for the 2012 Conference included: The Indian Community School, Rethinking Schools, Alterra Coffee, National-Louis University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, Milwaukee Area Academic Alliance in English, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA), National-Louis University, Carroll University , The Plowshare Center, Waukesha
David Stoval energized the 4th Annual One-day Conference on Anti-racist Anti-bias Teaching in 2011.
2011 Anti-racist/Anti-bias Teaching ConferenceENSJ’s fourth annual One-day Conference on Anti-racist, Anti-bias Teaching was hosted once again at the beautiful Indian Community School in Franklin, Wisconsin on April 2, 2011. David Stovall proved to be the perfect choice to open he 4th annual conference!
2011 Anti-racist/Anti-bias Teaching ConferenceENSJ’s fourth annual One-day Conference on Anti-racist, Anti-bias Teaching was hosted once again at the beautiful Indian Community School in Franklin, Wisconsin on April 2, 2011. David Stovall proved to be the perfect choice to open he 4th annual conference!
2010 Anit-racist Anti-bias Teaching Conference welcomed Sonia Nieto as the keynote speaker.
* Over 300 people attended ENSJ’s third annual One-day Conference on Anti-racist, Anti-bias Teaching on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Hosted at the Indian Community School in Franklin, Wisconsin, with conference keynote speaker Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy and Culture at UMASS - Amherst and recipient of numerous teaching and social justice awards.
* Co-sponsors for the 2010 Conference include: The Indian Community School, Rethinking Schools, Alterra Coffee, National-Louis University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, Latinas en Acción, Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English, The Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association (AFT 2169), Alverno College, Mt. Mary College, Carroll University Department of Education, Milwaukee Area Academic Alliance in English, UW-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA)
* 2010 ENSJ Conference Planning Committee: Royal Bonde-Griggs (Chair), Judy Gundry, Angel Hessel, Mary Hauser, Cathy Sansone, Ava Hernández, Lee Abbott, Wansheba Townsend, Marilyn Diaz, Julie Kailin, Beth Kaplan, Karen Kelley Rigoni, and Sherri Jones.
* Over 300 people attended ENSJ’s third annual One-day Conference on Anti-racist, Anti-bias Teaching on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Hosted at the Indian Community School in Franklin, Wisconsin, with conference keynote speaker Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy and Culture at UMASS - Amherst and recipient of numerous teaching and social justice awards.
* Co-sponsors for the 2010 Conference include: The Indian Community School, Rethinking Schools, Alterra Coffee, National-Louis University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, Latinas en Acción, Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English, The Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association (AFT 2169), Alverno College, Mt. Mary College, Carroll University Department of Education, Milwaukee Area Academic Alliance in English, UW-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA)
* 2010 ENSJ Conference Planning Committee: Royal Bonde-Griggs (Chair), Judy Gundry, Angel Hessel, Mary Hauser, Cathy Sansone, Ava Hernández, Lee Abbott, Wansheba Townsend, Marilyn Diaz, Julie Kailin, Beth Kaplan, Karen Kelley Rigoni, and Sherri Jones.
Over 275 people attended the 2nd Annual Anti-racist Anti-bias Teaching Conference in 2009.
* The second annual Anti-racist/Anti-bias Teaching Conference was held at the Indian Community School on March 28, 2009. Rosemary Christensen started the conference with a well-received keynote on the oral traditions of teaching and twenty-eight workshops were offered by educators on a range of social justice teaching topics.
* Thanks to everyone who participated, and to our co-sponsors: The Indian Community School, Rethinking Schools, Alterra Coffee, National-Louis University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, The Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association (AFT 2169), Milwaukee Area Academic Alliance in English, Mt. Mary College, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA), YWCA-Greater Milwaukee
* 2009 Conference Planning Committee: Karen Kelley (Chair), Judy Gundry, Andrew Hurie, Angel Hessel, Kim Cosier, Mary Hauser, Amy Miller, Cathy Sansone, Sherri Jones, Julie Kailin, Larry Hoffman, Beth Kaplan, Royal Bonde-Griggs, and Marilyn Diaz.
* The second annual Anti-racist/Anti-bias Teaching Conference was held at the Indian Community School on March 28, 2009. Rosemary Christensen started the conference with a well-received keynote on the oral traditions of teaching and twenty-eight workshops were offered by educators on a range of social justice teaching topics.
* Thanks to everyone who participated, and to our co-sponsors: The Indian Community School, Rethinking Schools, Alterra Coffee, National-Louis University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education, The Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association (AFT 2169), Milwaukee Area Academic Alliance in English, Mt. Mary College, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA), YWCA-Greater Milwaukee
* 2009 Conference Planning Committee: Karen Kelley (Chair), Judy Gundry, Andrew Hurie, Angel Hessel, Kim Cosier, Mary Hauser, Amy Miller, Cathy Sansone, Sherri Jones, Julie Kailin, Larry Hoffman, Beth Kaplan, Royal Bonde-Griggs, and Marilyn Diaz.