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G E T S T U D E N T S R E A D Y for The Great Kindness Challenge Week, Jan.
24–28, 2022. Sign up your school at thegreatkindnesschallenge.com,
then download a checklist (available for younger and older kids) for
students to complete during the week. Even a simple task such as smiling at
someone, as the Dalai Lama says, "is the start of opening your heart to be
compassionate to others." And smiling is contagious!
K O R E M A T S U W A S J A I L E D for his
defiance of the WWII incarceration
of Japanese Americans, which he
contested as unconstitutional. The U.S.
Supreme Court upheld his conviction;
it was finally reversed in 1983. Find
curriculum toolkits at the Korematsu
Institute (korematsuinstitute.org)
and standards-aligned lesson plans
on the Japanese American experience
during WWII — with its connections to
current events — at PBS Learning Media
(ca.pbslearningmedia.org).
Kindness
Matters
CCA Winter Conference
The Community College Association is holding its Winter Conference Feb. 11–13,
2022, in San Diego at the Doubletree by Hilton San Diego Mission Valley. The
conference highlights advocacy, along with lobbying and contract enforcement
issues. It will offer a bargaining, grievance and advocacy academy, and will
address legislation pertaining to community colleges. Get details and register at
cta.org/conferences.
Fred Korematsu Day,
Jan. 30
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