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Each week we send out an email to our D.C. area audience, and once a month to our national audience. If you missed an issue, you can now view it here.


January 2012
     
Jan. 6, 2012
Opium Nation, Obama's Diplomacy in Iran and more!
  • Upcoming Author Events
  • Split This Rock Poetry Festival
  • Sale Items
Jan. 20, 2012
NATIONAL
Best Books of 2011, American Indian Literature for Kids, & Social Justice Education
  • Best Books of 2011
  • American Indian Titles by Debbie Reese at American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)
  • Rethinking Columbus Banned in Tucson
  • Interview with Michelle Alexander on The New Jim Crow and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
  • Teaching for Change: Social Justice Education in Action
     

 

December 2011
     
Dec. 16, 2011
NATIONAL
Melissa Harris-Perry, Tayari Jones, Holiday Picks and More
  • December Author Events at 14th & V Sts.
  • Holiday Gift Picks
  • Give the Gift of Rethinking Schools Magazine
  • SAVE THE DATE! Split This Rock Poetry Festival
  • Three Ways to Support Teaching for Change
  • Sale Items
       

 


November 2011
   
Nov. 4, 2011
Consuming the Congo, Blood on the Tracks, and Ashamed to Die
  • Upcoming Author Events
  • October Bestsellers
  • Teaching About Africa K-12 Workshop
Nov. 16, 2011
NATIONAL

Amazing Author Events, Educator Conferences, Book Drive
  • Author Events in Review
  • History Steps Out of the Photograph: John Carlos Speaks to Students
  • Capturing Stories, Honoring Teachers
  • Two TFC Blog
  • Upcoming Educator Conferences
  • Sale Items
     

 

October 2011

   
Oct. 4, 2011
Who's Afraid of Post Blackness, Quality Education as a Constitutional Right, Plus More
  • Upcoming Author Events
  • September Bestsellers
Oct. 21, 2011
King's Legacy Occupies Wall Street and D.C., Bibliburro Book Reviews and More
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy Occupies Wall Street and Washington, D.C.
  • Two New Children's Books
    Fail to Honor the Biblioburro's Story
   
September 2011
 
September, 2011
NATIONAL

Back to School with Rethinking Schools, StoryCorps, and the Zinn Education Project
  • Featured Teaching Resources: Rethinking Schools
  • National Latino Heritage Month
  • Capturing Stories, Honoring Teachers
  • 10 New Free Teaching Activities at the Zinn Education Project
  • Class Sets Available
  • Special Event and Fundraiser
     

August 2011
   
August 5, 2011
Authors Honor Howard Zinn and More News
  • Upcoming Events at 14th & V
  • July Bestsellers
  • Special Event and Fundraiser
     
July 2011

 
July 2, 2011
Teaching for Change Helps Boost DCPS Library and More
  • July Events at 14th & V
  • June Bestsellers
  • Teaching for Change Partners with D.C. High School to Bolster Library Collection
July 20, 2011
NATIONAL
Summer Reading for Change
  • Reading with a Purpose
  • Book Review: Caribbean Connections: Dominican Republic
  • Planning to Change the World: A Plan Book for Social Justice Teachers
  • Teaching for Change Partners with D.C. High School to Bolster Library Collection
  • D.C. Events
   

June 2011
     
June 2, 2011
We Must Not Be Afraid to Be Free and More June Events
  • Support the Bookstore, Support Teaching for Change
  • Upcoming Author Events at 14th & V
  • Classroom Book Sets
 
May 2011
   
May 2, 2011
Bernie Sanders, John Sayles, Teacher Discount Week
  • May Author Events at 14th & V
  • Teacher Appreciation Week - 15% Off, May 2-8
  • April Bestsellers
  • Bookseller Katie Seitz's Chalkboard Art is Just the Start to a Great Event
  • Mark Your Calendars! Teaching for Change Fundraiser at Gala Theater, June 7
May 12, 2011
NATIONAL
Children, Arab Heritage, and Anti-Bias Education
  • Children, Arab Heritage, and Anti-Bias Education Article by Louise Derman-Sparks with Merrie Najimy
  • Recommended Arab and Arab American Booklist
  • More Reading for Educators
  • Bookseller Katie Seitz's Chalkboard Art is Just the Start to a Great Event
  • Teachers Depend on Teaching for Change for Great Resources: Buy a fundraiser ticket or make a donation
   

April 2011

 
April 1, 2011
Jammin' for Justice, Events, and More from Teaching for Change
  • Jammin' for Justice Fundraiser
  • April Author Events
  • March Bestsellers
  • Bulk Discounts Available
April 15, 2011
NATIONAL
Justice for Schools: Discounts on Teaching Materials
  • Bulk Discounts Available
  • Teaching for Change's Classroom Bestsellers
  • Teaching for Change Publications for the Classroom
  • Jammin' for Justice Fundraiser
April 22, 2011
NATIONAL
Earth Day: Is It Too Late?
  • Earth Day Book Event: Black Tide
  • Got Coal?
  • Plastics and Consumer Culture
  • Water
  • Solutions for Understanding and Action
  • Jammin' for Justice Fundraiser - Mon., April 25
 

March 2011

   
March 4, 2011
  • Upcoming March Events
  • February Bestsellers
  • Google e-Books
  • Teaching for Change Blog
  • On Sale Now: DVDs, Posters, Classroom Book Sets
March 18, 2011
People's Uprisings: Past and Present, Home and Abroad
NATIONAL
  • Books on Labor and Organizing
  • Articles: Wisconsin, Fostering Children's Thinking About Fairness and Cooperative Action, Shock Doctrine, U.S.A., and Democracy Born in Chains
  • History Provides Perspective
  • Books About North Africa
  • Books on Revolution and Resistance
  • On Sale Now!
  • D.C. Area Author Events
   

February 2011

 
February 4, 2011
  • February Author Events
    at 14th & V St.
  • Upcoming Educator Events
  • January Bestsellers
  • Sports and African American History TV Program Watch Party with Dave Zirin
  • DVDs on Sale
February 18, 2011
NATIONAL
  • Nikki Giovanni's Rosa Dispels the Myths
  • Recent Posts from the Zinn Education Project
  • Rethinking President's Day
  • South Asian Authors
  • Enid Lee on Beyond the Superman Solution
  • On Sale Now: DVDs, Posters, Classroom Book Sets

 

    February 25, 2011
  • Shining a Light on Whistleblowing
  • Women's Voices, Women's Stories
  • New and Featured Women in Poetry
  • New Young Adult Titles
  • On Sale Now: DVDs, Posters, Classroom Book Sets
 

January 2011
 
January 7, 2011
  • January Author Events
    at 14th & V St.
  • Upcoming Educator Events
  • Google eBooks Now Available on Our Webstore
  • In Depth with Phyllis Bennis on C-Span's BookTV
  • December Bestsellers
  • You Are Invited to Just Cause Happy Hour Fundraiser for Teaching for Change
January 14, 2011
NATIONAL
  • Haiti: One Year After the Earthquake
  • Recommended Resources by Rethinking Schools Magazine
  • Zinn Education Project on the 2011 Working Assets/CREDO Ballot
  • Upcoming D.C. Area Events
January 28, 2011
  • Beyond the Superman Solution Event with Enid Lee
  • South Asian Authors and Titles
  • We Miss You, Howard Zinn!
  • Don't Mourn, Organize! events
December 2010
 
December 3, 2010
  • Gift Ideas from Our Staff and Board
  • November Bestsellers
  • Fundraising Event with Dave Zirin
December 10, 2010
  • New and Featured
  • Google eBooks Now Available
  • Gift Picks
  • Teaching for Change Fundraiser with Dave Zirin
  • Amazon Drops WikiLeaks
   
November 2010
 
Nov. 5, 2010
  • Teaching for Change's Busboys and Poets Bookstore Featured in Shelf Awareness
  • October Bestsellers
  • Workshop: Teaching About Immigration: Borders or Barriers?
Nov. 11, 2010
NATIONAL
  • Teaching About Daniel Ellsberg and The Pentagon Papers
  • New and Featured
  • Teaching for Change's Busboys and Poets Bookstore Featured in Shelf Awareness
  • Reading Lists for Children, Parents and Educators
Nov. 19, 2010
  • The Hurtson/Wright Legacy Award Winners
  • New and Featured People's History Titles
  • Staff News
   
October 2010
   
Oct. 1, 2010
  • Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christopher Columbus
  • The Furious Dance Party with Alice Walker
  • A.C.T.O.R. Series on "School Reform"
  • Hands on the Freedom Plow
Oct. 15, 2010
  • The Americas Book Award Winners
  • Create Dangerously Book Event with Edwidge Danticat
  • Teaching for Change Curriculum Downloads
Oct. 20, 2010
  • Create Dangerously Book Event with Edwidge Danticat -- TONIGHT!
  • Upcoming Author Events
   
September 2010
   
Sept. 2, 2010
  • Phenomenal Fall Author Schedule
Sept. 10, 2010
  • Voices from the Anti-War Movement
  • Best Sellers of August 2010
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Sept. 17, 2010
  • The Furious Dance Party with Alice Walker
  • Teaching for Change 20th Anniversary Book Events
  • Baltimore Book Festival
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August 2010
 
Aug. 4, 2010
  • No Rain in the Amazon
  • Early Childhood Resource List: Learning About Racial Identity and Fairness
  • Planning to Change the World 2010-2011
Aug. 11, 2010
  • The Bomb
  • Happy Birthday Howard Zinn Event
  • Children's Books
Aug. 19, 2010
  • Happy Birthday Howard Zinn!
  • The People Speak-DVD
  • People's History Titles
Aug. 26, 2010
NATIONAL
  • Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching
  • Updated Civil Rights Teaching Site 
  • New Civil Rights Related Titles
  • Civil Rights Biographies
  • Children and Young Adult Civil Rights Titles
  • Celebrating SNCC's 50th Anniversary

July 2010
July 1, 2010
NATIONAL
  • The Meaning of the 4th
  • Summer Reading Lists
July 8, 2010
  • Obamistan!
  • Our Summer Reading List
July 15, 2010
  • The Culture and Literature of Arab and Arab Americans
  • Featured Publisher: Interlink Publishing
  • Summer Reading list
  • Planning to Change the World Planner - Now Available
July 22, 2010
  • Bad Sports
  • Planning to Change the World Planner
July 30, 2010
NATIONAL
  • Planning to Change the World
  • Recommended Resources from Planning to Change the World
  • More Recommended Teaching Resources from Teaching for Change
  • e-Newsletter Archives
June 2010
June 3, 2010
  • Selected Bestsellers
  • African American Science Fiction and Fantasy
  • Become a 20th Anniversary Sponsor
June 10, 2010
  • Soccer and Society
  • Dave Zirin
  • Child of the Civil Rights Movement
  • Donor Plaques for 20th Anniversary Sponsors
  • Upcoming Author Events
June 17, 2010
  • 2010 Americas Awards
  • Julia Alvarez
  • Caribbean Connections: The Dominican Republic
  • Upcoming Author Events
  • Become a 20th Anniversary Sponsor
June 23, 2010
NATIONAL
  • Summer Reading List: Reading With a Purpose
  • Zinn Education Project In the News
  • Beyond Heroes and Holidays

May 2010
 
  • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
  • NCORE Is Just One Month Away
May 21, 2010
NATIONAL
  • Immigration Stories
  • NCORE Just Two Weeks Away
  • Newsletter Archives--Now Online
  • Teaching for Change Gets Social
  • Social Justice DVDs--Now On Sale
  • Become a 20th Anniversary Sponsor

 

May 28, 2010
  • NCORE is here!
  • Observing Memorial Day, Working Towards Peace
  • Iraq Veterans Against the War
  • Become a 20th Anniversary Sponsor
 
April 2010
  • Science Is for Everyone
  • Iraq Veterans Against the War
April 16, 2010
NATIONAL
  • Gearing Up for NCORE
  • Upcoming Author Events
  • Don't Miss NCORE in June!
  • Celebrating May Day
  • Iraq Veterans Against the War

March 2010
  • Women's History Month
  • The Feminist Press
  • Split This Rock Poetry Festival
  • Split This Rock Poetry Festival
  • New and Featured
  • The Feminist Press
March 18, 2010
NATIONAL
  • Honoring SNCC's 50th Anniversary
  • Staughton Lynd in D.C.
  • The Feminist Press
  • Teaching for Change 20th Anniversary Fundraiser
  • Upcoming Conferences
  • Keeping the Focus on Haiti
  • The Feminist Press
  • Teaching for Change 20th Anniversary Fundraiser
  • Books on El Salvador
  • Copper Canyon Press
  • Teaching for Change 20th Anniversary Fundraiser

February 2010
  • Black History
  • NYCORE Conference
  • Books for Rethinking President's Day
  • Black History
Feb. 19, 2010
NATIONAL
  • Global Warming and Climate Change
  • Split This Rock Poetry Festival
  • Culture Is Our Weapon
  • Split This Rock Poetry Festival

January 2010

 
  • Black History
  • TransAfrica Forum
  • Zinn Education Project Website 2.0
  • Split This Rock Poetry Festival
  • NCORE
  • Black History
  • Teaching About Haiti
  • Featured Organization: TransAfrica Forum
  • Black History
  • We Salute Howard Zinn