Equity Team
human rights
Human Rights Awards Program - Deadline: Monday, January 12, 2022 has passed, new date TBD - The goal of the Awards Program is to promote the development of programs for the advancement and protection of human and civil rights within the Association. There are several nomination categories:
CTA Chapter Human Rights Award
CTA Service Center Council Human Rights Awards
American Indian/Alaska Native Human Rights Award
Cesar Chavez “Si Se Puede” Human Rights Award
CTA Member Human Rights Award
CTA Peace and Justice Human Rights Award
African American Human Rights Award
Human Rights Award for LGBTQ+ Advocacy
Pacific Asian American Human Rights Award
Students with Exceptional Needs Human Rights Award
Human Rights Award for Women’s Advocacy
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Program - Deadline: Friday, February 11, 2022 has passed - new date TBD - Award Amount: up to $6,000 - This scholarship encourages students of color to become educators, school nurses, school counselors or school therapists and to promote professional growth for teachers and ESP members of color.
Cesar E. Chavez and Dolores Huerta Education Award Program - Deadline: Friday, March 18, 2022 - Award Amount: up to $550 - Provides recognition for educators and their students who demonstrate an understanding of the vision and guiding principles embraced by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta.
lgbtq+
LGBTQ+ Safety in Schools Grant And Scholarship Program in Honor of Guy DeRosa - Deadline: Monday, May 31, 2022 - Award Amount: up to $2,500 - Created to promote human and civil rights by making our public schools safe for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning+ persons.
GLSEN: Ready, Set, Respect! Elementary Toolkit
LGBTQ Youth - Nat’l Assoc. of School Psychologists
HRC: Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools
CTA Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues Advisory Committee
CTA SOGIIAC 2020 Google Slides Presentation
women’s rights
National Women’s History Month 2021
New 2021 – CTA – Women’s Rights Committee (WRC)
Members are appointed by CTA President
Members were referred by CTA Directors (Margie Granado is a member)
Their responsibility is to identify issues and concerns that impact CTA female members and work with CTA Leadership to address these issues. They advocate on behalf of CTA female members directly to CTA.
There is currently no flyer or documentation outlining this committee.
The first member meeting I attended was held in January at the Issues Conference.
The second meeting was held during the Equity and Human Rights Conference.
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2021 Women’s History Theme
The theme for 2021 National Women’s History Month captures the spirit of these challenging times: Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced.
Since most 2020 women’s suffrage centennial celebrations were curtailed, the National Women’s History Alliance is extending the celebration into 2021, and expanding on the 2020 Theme. The National Women’s History Alliance is determined that the important roles of multicultural suffragists and voting rights activists continue to be recognized and honored. We refuse to allow their voices to be silenced, even by a pandemic. These deepen our understanding and shine a brilliant new light on local women’s political involvement, development, and leadership. Despite tremendous opposition, they refused to be silenced.
Resources
Clio Visualizing History is dedicated to supporting curricular advances that foster gender equality and improved gender relationships.
Lesson Plans for Grades 3 - 12: https://www.cliohistory.org/click/classroom/lesson-plans
National Women’s History Alliance:
https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/womens-history-month/womens-history-month-history/
Women’s History Month:
https://womenshistorymonth.gov/
Click! The Ongoing Feminist Revolution: