Teachers Against Child Detention (TACD) Teach-In For Freedom

Sunday, February 17, 2019 starting at 9:00 a.m. MT (11:00 a.m. ET)

San Jacinto Plaza El Paso, TX

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Our RI teachers will present at 10:00 a.m. MT (12:00 p.m. ET)

Rhode Island teachers will participate in Teach-In for Freedom to demand justice for detained migrant children

Several Rhode Island teachers, including the 2018 RI Teacher of the Year Kristin Hayes-Leite, will travel to El Paso, with their colleagues from across the country to take part in the Teach-In for Freedom.

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About the Teach In 

Educators from across the country including a cohort of past and present Teachers of the Year and several NEA members, like 2018 RI Teacher of the Year Kristin Hayes-Leite will be traveling to El Paso, TX for a Teach-In for Freedom to demand the U.S. government end the detention and criminalization of immigrant children and their families.

TheTeach-In for Freedom will be live streamed and broadcast across YouTube, Facebook, and other media outlets. A teacher from each state (preference given to a Teacher of the Year) will prepare a short block of instruction on child incarceration, child detention, trauma, immigration, human rights, etc.

What you can do?

• ​Travel to El Paso (registration and travel recommendations here: https://www.teachersagainstchilddetention.org/travel)
• Donate to Teachers Against Child Detention to help defer travel costs, book costs, etc.
• Record a Video: Show your support by making a video to call for the government to end the detention and criminalization of immigrant children and their families. 
• Contribute to a Book Drive: Details are at this link - bit.ly/TACDBooks

Answering the Call

Read 2018 RI Teacher of the Year Kristin Hayes-Leite's blog post on why she is getting involved with the Teach-in for Freedom.

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