November is Native American Heritage Month

Look for a great selection of books on Native American and Indigenous “Mighty Girls” for kids and teens: tinyurl.com/7ch7bazn

And families wondering what’s happening in the U.S. to update K-12 curriculum to more accurately reflect the voice, history, and culture of the Native American and Indigenous communities, check out IllumiNative, “an initiative, created and led by Natives, to challenge the negative narrative that surrounds Native communities and ensure accurate and authentic portrayals of Native communities are present in pop culture and media.”  See this report — out just before the pandemic, Sept. 2019 — https://illuminatives.org/

Next Citywide Newton FORJ Meeting Wed, Nov 17th at 7:30p on Zoom

If you would like to join, we will be focusing on the importance of Native American heritage month and how we can better support the advancement of equity for Native American communities in newton and beyond.

Upcoming Book Fair Event Nov. 23rd – CALLING FOR NIGHTTIME & SKY STORIES

Do you have family traditions that have to do with night? From bedtime routines to star gazing to stories of the night sky? What makes the nighttime, stars, moon, planets or cold weather sky special for your family? Tell us about it!

Please contact L-E FORJ PTO Liaison Lanni Isenberg, lanni_harris@yahoo.com

FAMILIES ORGANIZING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (FORJ) is a group of diverse Newton families helping our children learn about issues of power and inequality and how to stand up for racial justice. We seek to generate understanding and curiosity about differences in our society, and to work together towards racial equity.