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Association of Raza Educators Annual Conference:

posted Jan 19, 2012 1:11 AM by A.R.E. Los Angeles
¡Aqui Estamos, Educamos, Transformamos y No Nos Vamos!
 
Attend the largest and most important annual gathering 
of progressive 
Raza
 Educators in the United States
 
6th Annual
Association of Raza Educators (ARE) Conference 
APRIL 14th, 2011
Lincoln High School
San Diego, CA


Keynote Speakers:
• Sean Arce: Teacher, Mexican American Studies Program, Tucson, AZ. Sean is currently one of the principle organizers in the fight to save the Mexican American Studies in the Tucson City Schools.
• Maria Reyes: Freedom Writers Foundation, Los Angeles, CA. Maria was portrayed as one of the main characters in the movie, Freedom Writers.
 
Conference Topics Will Include:
  • Critical Pedagogy: Theory and Practice
  • Media and Education
  • Immigration and Its Relationship to Education of Raza Youth
  • Role of Community In Education
  • Art and Culture
  • Educational Empowerment and Self-determination
  • Violence, Drugs, and Imprisonment of Raza Youth
  • The Struggle Against Cutbacks and Teacher Layoffs
  • Corporate Take Over and Privatization of Public Education
ALSO: There will be numerous vendors displaying/selling books, t-shirts, posters, Raza-Indigenous art, and more!
 
RESERVE YOUR SPACE FOR THIS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT CONFERENCE 
 REGISTRATION OPEN NOW 
                                                                                    http://www.razaeducators.org/conference12/theme2012.html
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