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Curriculum Criteria


To be eligible for the Education for Liberation Network database, educational materials must fall into at least one of the following categories:

  • History of communities that have experienced systemic discrimination in the US including people of color, women, the poor/working class and LGBT people
  • History of communities that have experienced systemic discrimination internationally
  • Geography and environment of the Global South
  • Organizing and other forms of political and social engagement
  • Political, economic or social analysis from a progressive perspective
  • Current events from a progressive perspective
  • Cultural pride for communities of color
  • Science and math materials that are directly related to social justice
  • Lessons that connect art with individual and/or communal empowerment of disenfranchised groups
  • Social justice teacher education materials

These curriculum materials must:

  • Be appropriate for grades kindergarten through high school
  • Be widely accessible or obtainable through the internet or by mail
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The Gulf Oil Disaster
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