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[Lynne Walter <>]

Hi Juliette,

Here is a list of social justice-themed books for youth/young folks I pulled together for something else.  I'd also recommend getting in touch with your local literacy council, if you haven't already, as they would be a natural partner for this kind of event (and could then be a future anti-violence partner, too).  Literacy Council of Wake County, (919) 787-5559, ask for Danielle, Molly, Kat, and/or Katie (you can tell them I recommended you speak with them).

take care,
Lynne

• His Own Where, by June Jordan (reissued recently by The Feminist Press)

• June Jordan's Poetry for the People: A Revolutionary Blueprint, by June Jordan

• Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi

• A People's History of American Empire: A Graphic Adaptation, by Howard Zinn, Paul Buhle, and Mike Konopacki (a graphic novel adaptation of the classic A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn)

• Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling

• The Hunger Games series, by Suzanne Collins

• Building Communities from the Inside Out," by John Kretzmann and John McKnight

• Assata: An Autobiography, by Assata Shakur

• A Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth, by Mohandas Gandhi

• "My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation," by James Baldwin (in The Fire Next Time)

• Ceremony, by Leslies Marmon Silko

• Alabanza: New and Selected Poems 1982-2002, by Martín Espada

• Youth Organizing for Community Power, by SOUL (School of Unity and Liberation)

• It's Your World...If You Don't Like it, Change It: Activism for Teens, by Mikki Halpin

• Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace, by Vandana Shiva

• The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, by Naomi Klein

• The Latte Rebellion, by Sarah Jamila Stevenson

• South Africa: Coming of Age Under Apartheid, by Jason Laure and Ettagale Laure

• Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down, by Andrea Davis Pinkney

• Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad, by James Rumford

• Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace, by Shelley Moore Thomas

• If You Lived When Women Won Their Rights, by Anne Kamma

• Whole World Fun Eco Activities, by Christopher Corr

• Freedom River, by Doreen Rappaport

• Martin's Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Doreen Rappaport

• Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights, by Jim Haskins

• Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride, by Andrea Davis Pinkney

• Sé La Vi: A Haitian Story of Hope, by Youme

• The Harvey Milk Story, by Kari Krakow

• Get Involved! Social Justice Activist, by Ellen Rodger and Jon Eben Field

• Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter for Social Justice, by Ann Weil

• The Kid's Guide to Social Action: How to Solve the Social Problems You Choose--and Turn Creative Thinking into Positive Action, by Babara A. Lewis

• I Can Save the Earth!  One Litlte Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, by Alison Inches

• Oh, Freedom!  Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made it Happen, by Casey King and Linda Barrett Osborne

• Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai, by Claire A. Nivola

• When the Whale Came to My Town, by Jim Young

• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 

• Monster by Walter Dean Myers

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-Thich Nhat Hanh

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Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:58:58 -0500
Subject: [Prevent-Connect] Re: Books re: Social Justice for 5-8 year old?

 

Hi Juliette, 

I know you said you're looking for books specifically so I don't know how useful this will be (sorry in advance if it isn't!), but if you're also interested in activities and article readings to illustrate/practice SJ with young folks, the Southern Poverty Law Center puts out a journal called "Teaching Tolerance" and one of their more recent issues might be useful. The Spring 2011 edition covers topics like the human side of the immigration debate, combating anti-Muslim bias, improving diversity in STEM classes, teaching about human trafficking, unlearning the "R" word, media literacy, and attitude change with regards to gender dynamics and bullying. In the back of the issue is a list of go-to teaching tools, which includes preK through 12 reading selections on SJ issues (this might be the section that's most useful for your purposes). 

Here's the pdf if you're interested: http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/Teaching_tolerance_39.pdf

Thanks for putting this out there, always interested to see what SJ readings/teachings pop up on the listserves! 

Jonathan
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Jonathan Yglesias, MS
Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator

Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance
5008 Monument Ave, Suite A
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 377.0335

www.vsdvalliance.org/primary_prevention

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Alice Vachss <> wrote:

The American Library Association publishes a number of lists of recommended books for young readers, broken down into age groups and topics. I think the list that sounds closest to what you've described is The Amelia Bloomer Book List (inspired by a picture book about a dozen years ago called "You forgot your skirt, Amelia Bloomer!). I'll try to enclose a link but it's a long one so in case it does not work, searching for ALA and Amelia Bloomer should get you here:

http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/CFApps/awards_info/award_detail_home.cfm&FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20and%20Scholarships&uid=571079592A8D790A

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On 26 Jan 2012 at 9:31, Juliette Grimmett wrote:

Hey all -

Our Women's Center is starting a Read and Feed program with the local community.  This program is focused on teaching about social justice to children.  Part of this will include bringing children's books addressing or modeling social justice, i.e. female leads, different family systems, and a variety of cultures/ethnicities, etc.

Can anyone recommend age appropriate books dealing with these SJ issues, and even specifically related to bystander interventions and/or violence prevention?

Thanks so much!

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Juliette Grimmett
Assistant Director, NC State Women's Center
Interpersonal Violence Services
Office for Institutional Equity & Diversity
324 Harrelson Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695
(919) 515-2012

24-7 NCSU CONFIDENTIAL HOTLINE: RSVP-919-618-7273 (RAPE)
ncsu.edu/womens-center
ncsu.edu/themovement

  

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