Teaching Beyond 9/11: Lessons for Solidarity and Justice
Written by Kitty Hu (Communications and Programs Assistant) For many young people in K-20 classrooms today, 9/11 is a day frozen in time, but we must recognize it is part […]
Tag: Education
When Community and Labor Join Forces
Parent, Student and Teacher Partnerships that Yield Systemic Change Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld On March 31st, I sat down for a fast-paced webinar with two veteran organizers, and I knew our conversation […]
Getting Out of Poverty Takes More Than Grit
Written by Jesse McGleughlin Jesse is a recent graduate of Brown University and a 2014 Fulbright recipient. Earlier this month, Aisha Sultan wrote an article for the Atlantic titled “The […]
Updates from our Partners: Somos Mayfair
Somos Mayfair is a long-time partner of BMP on our work on Social Change for Service Providers. They’ve recently started a new campaign to reverse education and health inequities in […]
NYU Wagner’s RCLA to Host Global Social Change Leadership Institute
Through this two-week intensive program, university and graduate students and recent college graduates from across the globe can gain the practical knowledge and skills to effectively advance social justice in […]
Mobilize.org Launches Target 2020
For the first time in the 21st century, the current generation of college-aged Americans will be less educated than our parents. Fewer than 46% of students at 4-year universities complete their degree […]
Suggested Readings on the Commons
We’ve had many requests for a list of articles that we’ve found to be the most helpful when trying to get a grasp on what the commons (and commons-based thinking) […]