Abolitionist Teaching: Understanding and Challenging Systems of Policing through Children's Literature by Sarah D. https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la A critical text set for the possibility of a new world, free from the impacts of colonization, incarceration, and policing on the collective and the futures of our young people. en-us 2021-11-30 22:20:29 UTC 2023-10-24 21:22:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Essential Questions sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931611440
  • In what ways has colonization shaped schools and other youth-centered spaces, and how do these spaces contribute to policing and incarceration today?
  • How are incarcerated people portrayed in literature and specifically in children's literature? How does that impact the narrative we teach children around people who are incarcerated?
  • How do incarceration and policing intersect with age, race, gender, class, immigration status, dis/ability, sexuality, etc?
  • How can we re-envision the future of our collective outside of the structures established by colonization?
    • ]]>     2021-12-06 16:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931611440     Tonatiuh, D. (2018). Undocumented - A Worker's Fight. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931684388 2021-12-06 17:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931684388 de la Peña, M. & Robinson, C. (2021). Milo Imagines the World. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931692371 While on a subway ride with his older sister, Milo imagines the stories of the people he encounters along the way. Once they arrive at their stop, one of the boys on the train is getting off on the same stop as him – to attend visiting hours at a prison - and he realizes you cannot truly know someone’s story without knowing them.]]> 2021-12-06 17:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931692371 Woodson, J. (2015). Visiting Day. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931700370 It's visiting day for a little girl and her grandma, who are going to see the girl's father, her grandmother's son. From a first-person perspective, this story illustrates the thoughts and observations of the daughter of an incarcerated father, who gets to see him one day per month. From offering to take gifts to a neighbor's son at the prison, to sharing home made food with other passengers on the bus on the way there, Visiting Day add's a community perspective to an unfortunately familiar story of visiting incarcerated loved ones.]]> 2021-12-06 17:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931700370 Kendi, I. (2020). Antiracist Baby. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931706818 A Learning Guide to Antiracist Baby]]> 2021-12-06 17:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931706818 Kaba, M. (2018). Missing Daddy sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931711449 2021-12-06 17:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931711449 Bollinger, M. & Tran, D. (2012). 101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed U.S. History. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931721415 2021-12-06 17:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931721415 Derman-Sparks, L. (2018). Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931727668 2021-12-06 17:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931727668 Cornelison, S. & de Anda, D. (2019). La Luna Mango. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931751332 2021-12-06 17:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931751332 Holmes, J. & Ruffin, K. (2017). Deena Misses Her Mom. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931763937 2021-12-06 17:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931763937 Danticat, E. (2015). Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931768302 While her mother is incarcerated in an immigration detention center awaiting her papers, young Saya longs for her mother's voice and Haitian stories. Her father writes to reporters and politicians and Saya tries to be strong when she and her father have bittersweet visits to the detention center. One day Saya, whose mother calls her wpsiyòl - or nightingale - writes her own story, and her father sends it to a reporter who is able to shine a public light on her family's separation.]]> 2021-12-06 17:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931768302 Voices on Youth Incarceration. (2021) When you Hear Me, You Hear Us. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931775821 This anthology of poetry and personal stories centers the voices of those directly impacted by the incarceration of young people in the United States.]]> 2021-12-06 17:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931775821 Books for White Teachers sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931781286 2021-12-06 17:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931781286 Andreas, J. (2004). Addicted to War Why the U.S. Cant Kick Militarism. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931791365 2021-12-06 18:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931791365 Christensen, L., Karp, S., Peterson, B., and Yonamine, M. (2019). The New Teacher Book. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931814924 2021-12-06 18:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931814924 Butler-Wall, A., Cosier, K., Harper, R., Sapp, J., Sokolower, J., & Bollow Tempel, M. (2016). Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931821397 2021-12-06 18:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931821397 Sanchez, A. (2019). Teaching a People’s History of Abolition and the Civil War. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931824904 2021-12-06 18:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931824904 Gutstein, E. & Peterson, B. (2013). Rethinking Mathematics – Second EditionTeaching Social Justice by the Numbers. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931827361 2021-12-06 18:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931827361 Woodson, J. (2020). Harbor Me. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931832847 After their teacher provides them a safe and private space to share each week, called the ARTT (A Room To Talk) Room, Haley and five of her classmates learn that while their stories are all so different, they are not alone in the difficult situations they are facing. Touching on incarceration and policing in many forms - prisons, immigration, racial profiling - Harbor Me illustrates the ways these issues impact children and their families, especially when intersected with race and class. ]]> 2021-12-06 18:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931832847 Waters, M. (2020). For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931836417 2021-12-06 18:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931836417 Beacon House Teen Writers. (2017). The Day Tajon Got Shot sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931840287 2021-12-06 18:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931840287 Middle East Children’s Alliance. (2012). A Child's View From Gaza: Palestinian Children's Art and the Fight Against Censorship. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931856546 2021-12-06 18:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931856546 Ebeid, R. (2020). Baba, What Does My Name Mean?: A Journey to Palestine. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931862110 2021-12-06 18:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931862110 Youth at Lajee Centre in Aida Refugee Camp. (2005). The Boy and The Wall. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931865861 2021-12-06 18:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931865861 Kilgore, J. (2015). Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People's Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931895574 2021-12-06 18:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931895574 Letra Chueca Press. (2020). You are la voz! sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931977356 Letra Chueca Press]]> 2021-12-06 19:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931977356 Project NIA and Free Write Jail Arts & Literacy Program. (2013). About A World Without Prisons Art Exhibition. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931987375 2021-12-06 19:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931987375 Liao, A. (2016). What do you need to do to make things right? sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931993402 Restorative Posters by Project NIA]]> 2021-12-06 19:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931993402 Ross, S. (2016). What Happened? sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931996552 Restorative Posters by Project NIA]]> 2021-12-06 19:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931996552 Locks, D. (2016). What Is Needed To Make Things Right? sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931997749 Restorative Posters by Project NIA]]> 2021-12-06 19:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931997749 Groves, K. (2016). If You Caused Harm. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931998697 Restorative Posters by Project NIA]]> 2021-12-06 19:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1931998697 Brown Recluse Zine Distro sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932008384 Brown Recluse Zine Distro was created to support + center zines written by queer and trans people of color; BRZD was born  was born in the spirit of visibility + in the spirit of celebrating our cultures. Brown Recluse exists to strengthen our ties + highlight our intersectional, relatable experiences.]]> 2021-12-06 19:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932008384 Project Nia. (2015). Community Safety Looks Like... sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932019754 Community Safety Looks Like...]]> 2021-12-06 19:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932019754 The Education for Liberation Network & Critical Resistance Editorial Collective (2021). Lessons in Liberation: An Abolitionist Toolkit for Educators. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932026444 2021-12-06 19:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932026444 Jenkins, E. (1999). Ella Jenkins and a Union of Friends Pulling Together. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932032217 2021-12-06 19:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932032217 Jenkins, E. (1992). We Are America's Children. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932041741 2021-12-06 19:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932041741 Sesame Street - Parental Addiction Series sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932056073 2021-12-06 20:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932056073 Sesame Street - Family Homelessness Series. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932057495 2021-12-06 20:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932057495 Sesame Street - Incarceration Series. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932060467 2021-12-06 20:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932060467 Sesame Street - Foster Care Series. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932060982 2021-12-06 20:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1932060982 Elliot, Z. (2020). A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1934607322 This picture book based poem-for-healing illustrates the many feelings a young Black person experiences in the midst of loss and highly visible police violence. Touching on joy, sorrow, fear, anger, pride, peace, compassion, hope, and finally love, this picture book lightly shows the complex experience of Black children today, all while centering a hopeful and optimistic future.]]> 2021-12-07 21:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1934607322 Bourdier, E. (2014). Hazelnut Days. sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1934609630 While many stories of incarcerated parents focus on the positive relationships between parent and child, Hazelnut Days includes a difficult but vital acknowledgment of people as complicated beings. While the young boy describes knowing his father and him "belong together" and wanting to one day race to "see who's the fastest," he is also observant of his father's anger and the unhealthy relationship between him and his mother. Less of an optimistic read, this story carefully narrates the important reality of many family dynamics as difficult and multifaceted.]]> 2021-12-07 22:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1934609630 Color Legend sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1934622732 White: Media for young people
    Yellow: Media created by young people
    Red: Resources for educators
    Green: Art and other media]]>     2021-12-07 22:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1934622732     Free Minds Writers. (2020). They Called Me 299-359: Poetry by the Incarcerated Youth of Free Minds sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1934627697 2021-12-07 22:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1934627697 Critical Resistance. What is the PIC? What is Abolition? sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1934656926 Critical Resistance Abolitionist Resources]]> 2021-12-07 22:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/1934656926 Practicing New Worlds sarahdirks2 https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/2761746025 2023-10-24 21:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sarahdirks2/6c78hp3kfgxi02la/wish/2761746025