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CRSJ News – June 2025

SEA Racial & Social Justice Newsletter – June 2025

It is summertime Seattle Educators, 

It’s time to relax, let your feet and hair go! Be free my fellow superheroes, you all have done your job, and it is time to bee free… I hope you all are ready for some sun and a bit of freedom to sit with a quiet book in your favorite space and just be. My hope is that if you have kids them and or just family will allow you time to yourself and if they don’t make time… School will be back sooner then we can count the days we are off. So, take advantage of this opportunity and let yourself just BE FREE!

This month’s issue has resources about:

• A Call Out to Help Uplifting Educators Voice with the 9:29 
• Resources for Educators 
• Professional Development 
• Local Community & Labor Engagements 

CRSJ Team: Director Elizabeth Ward-Robertson, Nisha Daniel, Matt Legacki, Toni O’Neal, Davina Diaz, Jennifer Matter, Charjit Dhoot, and Uni-Serve Director Uti Hawkins

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Reflect it has been 5yrs since the death of George Floyd – 9:29 minutes:

We will be lifting the conversation around SRO in Seattle Public Schools 

 

SEA CRSJ Len Hill Leader & Advocacy Grants  

Will return for another round to support educators in the 25-26 school year. All grant funds are now closed, and all reimbursements are due to the CRSJ Director by August 1, 2025.

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Resources for Educators: 

James Baldwin “The Fire Next Time”

NK Jemisin “The Inheritance trilogy”

“How to Say No” – Adam Grant Ted Talk

“Feeling Stressed? The Answer isn’t to ‘Just Relax’” – Aditi Nerurkar Ted Talk

Professional Development Opportunities   

4–6-hour WEA Inclusionary Practices, Multilingual & Multicultural Zoom Courses on WEA Win: https://wea-win.org/events/637 

Local Community & Labor Engagements: 

  

   

More in the Month of June!  

June – African American Music Appreciation & PRIDE Month 

June – National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week

June – Stop the Violence WEAR ORANGE

June 12 – Loving Day  

June 13 – NEA Global Majority Conference in Seattle

June 14 – African New Year / Odunde Festival

June 14 – WEA Spokane Pride Day  

June 15 – Father’s Day

June 18 – Seattle Public School Last Day

June 19 “Juneteenth” – Learn about how to thoughtfully celebrate Juneteenth

June 21 – Summer Solstice

June 29 – WEA Seattle Pride Day

August 2025 – CRSJ Conference (date tbd)

Thank you!