July 12 Deadline for Workshop Proposals: Northwest Teachers for Social Justice Conference

Dear Portland Area Rethinking Schools friends,

The deadline for submitting a workshop proposal for the 2nd annual Nortwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference -- to be held in Olympia, Saturday Oct. 3 -- has been extended to July 12. You can download a workshop proposal form at the Portland Area Rethinking Schools website (www.portlandrethinkingschools.org) or at the NW Teaching for Social Justice site, www.nwtsj.org.

Please consider submitting a proposal. And, of course, I hope you'll put it on your calendar to attend the conference. Ira Shor will be the keynoter. Ira has written numerous wonderful books including the groundbreaking "Critical Teaching and Everyday Life," and the excellent "A Pedagogy for Liberation," with Paulo Freire, undoubtedly the most accessible introduction to Freire's work. There will be engaging workshops, displays from numerous social justice education groups, including Rethinking Schools, and a chance to network with caring and committed educators from around the region.

Best, Bill Bigelow
for the Portland Area Rethinking Schools steering committee