For our full social media directory, see
cta.org/social. #OurVoiceOurUnion #WeAreCTA
facebook.com/wearecta
@WeAreCTA
youtube.com/californiateachers
@WeAreCTA
WeAreCTA
International Women's Day on March 8 cel-
ebrates women's achievement. It is also an
opportunity to raise awareness against bias and
take action for equality. Are you in? Will you
actively call out gender bias, discrimination and
stereotyping each time you see it?
Cross your arms to show solidarity.
Strike the IWD 2022 pose and share your
#BreakTheBias #IWD2022 image, video,
resources, presentation or articles on social
media to encourage all to commit to helping
forge an inclusive world. Find resources at
internationalwomensday.com.
#BreakTheBias
Artwork
by
student
Aaliyah
Ruiz;
teacher
Nicole
Brady;
Ontiveros
Elementary
School
¡Sí Se Puede!
Yes we can! Celebrate the lives of labor and civil rights icons Cesar
Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Cesar Chavez Day is March 31 (his
birthday), a state holiday in California. It's followed by Dolores
Huerta Day on April 10 (her 92nd birthday this year).
The State Board of Education offers a model curricu-
lum on Chavez's life and work for multiple grade levels at
chavez.cde.ca.gov/modelcurriculum. United Farm Workers
(ufw.org) created a supplemental curriculum kit that offers a color-
ing book, song book, poster and video. A teacher 's guide includes a
detailed biography, discussion questions and handouts.
Last year, a team of educators including CTA members worked
with the Dolores Huerta Foundation to develop K-12 curriculum
based on her life and legacy. Students can learn about the rich his-
tory of struggle in the Central Valley and the state as they examine
the essential question: "How do people work together to solve prob-
lems and implement the solution?"
"I want students to get a sense of their own empowerment and
the things they can do to make the world a better place," Huerta
said about the curriculum. Find it at doloreshuerta.org. (Read our
story at cta.org/doloreshuerta.)
Enter CTA's Cesar E. Chavez and Dolores Huerta
Education Awards Program
Students from pre-K through higher education can demonstrate
an understanding of the vision and guiding principles embraced
by Chavez and Huerta by submitting a visual arts project or a
written essay. Students must be sponsored by a CTA member.
Awards up to $550 will be given to both the student and the
sponsoring CTA member. Deadline is March 4; for details, go to
cta.org/chavez-huerta-award.
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