Tools to help prepare your classroom and your students to practice civil discourse, an essential skill for effective civic participation.

A packet of resources to engage students in peaceful dialogues about supporting safe school environments.

Examples of prevention, intervention and education strategies in order to promote inclusive school environments where young people can learn, thrive and become their best selves.

A lesson plan providing a 'non-traditional history of the United States' developed by UCLA professor Pedro Navarro, Jr.

A monograph serving as a helpful tool for better understanding how nonviolent discipline is created, sustained and shaped by repression.

Suggestions, strategies and resources for teachers to help make discussions about news stories productive and rich in dialouge, such as create safe environment, express feelings freely, generate questions, share facts and take action.

A document explaining the First Amendment as a guaruntee of free speech, religion, the press, association and petition.

A lesson plan to help students understand what non-violent resistance is and reflect on current day and historical examples.

Approaches and acitivities for teaching about elections.

A lesson plan about the integration of the democratic principles od equality, freedom and civic engagement into society.

A copy of a Chicano Student Movement newspaper article about Sal Castro from August 1969.

Developed by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations to educate and engage youth to treat all persons with respect, actively and energetically affirm the rights of every person and mobilie to establish and maintain peace.

General Guidelines for Addressing Mental Health Needs in the School Environment. PFA is an evidence-informed approach for assisting children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of a critical incident, disaster, or terrorism. PFA is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short and long-term adaptive functioning. 

A list of ideas for bringing socialism into the classroom. The strategies can be acted upon indiviually or in a larger setting. The tactics also bring opportunties for students to read, write, research, think critically and talk with each other.

Not in Our School Campaign is an ongoing commitment to empower students to create safe and inclusive environments that are free of bullying, anti-gay harassment, bigotry, racism, and all forms of intolerance.

Letter from Education Secretary Arne Duncan dated Dec. 31, 2015 reminding his collegues that our nation's students do not experience discrimination and are getting a good education in environments that are structured to enhance learning.

Mechanism for teachers to deal with difficult moments in the classrom.

These resources are designed to stimulate active student participation in critical conversations. It suggests: Students should look for a chance to air their own views, hear their opponents' views, and examine both. And more importantly, for students to understand that closure of a controversy dos not mean one side wins.

Offers description of what is permitted by California state law on how to exercise their free speech rights on campus or duirng the school day.

1969 Original Policy for Handling Sit-Down Demontrations pg 1

1969 Original Policy for Handling Sit-Down Demonstrations pg 2

Chicano Student Movement Newspaper March 1968

Chicano Student Movement Newspaper June 1968

Chicano Student Movement Newspaper November 1968

Chicano Student Movement Newspaper February 1969