2nd Annual Boston Area Educators for Social Justice Conference - 5/19/2012

Saturday, May 19 · 9am - 5:00pm
Co-sponsored by TAG-Boston and BESJ:
www.tagboston.org
www.besj.weebly.com

Dear Educator, Organizer/Activist, Student, Youth, Parent, or Community Member,

Registration is now open for the Second Annual Boston-area Educators for Social Justice Conference on May 19th, 9-5pm! (www.besj.weebly.com). The Conference is organized by Teacher Activist Group (TAG) Boston (www.tagboston.org) and will be held at the Curley School in Jamaica Plain. Over the next few weeks, the website will be updated with details about the conference schedule and keynote speakers, but we promise you that we’ve got some fantastic workshops and panels planned.

Conference Aims:

● Facilitate dialogue, share resources and build strategy among those interested in education for liberation

● Develop youth leadership and support youth voice in education

● Build a movement for quality education that combines the visions of youth, communities, families and teachers

Please check out the conference website and register now – it’s free!

This year we are excited to bring two new additions to the conference. Sharing Space will provide attendees the chance to connect with one another and share knowledge, experiences, and strategies around their particular area of interest. Youth-identified Only Space is designed to promote youth-led education and organizing efforts.

Get involved! There's still time to participate in planning this conference.

1) Register for the conference (it’s free!)

2) Pass this information on to others and encourage them to register

3) Consider volunteering at the conference and the days leading up to it

4) Email us your ideas or feedback about the event: besjinfo@gmail.com

For more information, contact besjinfo@gmail.com or find us on the web to register: besj.weebly.com. And yes we will have childcare this year! We look forward to seeing you on May 19th
Location: 493 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, USA

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