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Celebrate CSEW MAY 18–24 Each May, California salutes the important contributions of classified school employees during Classified School Employee Week (CSEW). This year, the theme is " Trusted, Inclusive, United." Classified employees have earned respect as educators and partners in the education community. More importantly, they have become recognized as essential frontline workers who keep our schools up and running while making a difference in the lives of the students they serve. Memorial Day MAY 26 The federal holiday is a day for remembering and honoring those who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. NEA offers multi-grade classroom lesson ideas to teach students about the significance of Memorial Day. Visit nea.org and search "Memorial Day lesson ideas." Social Justice Champions The CTA Human Rights Awards were presented in March to nine individuals — members who have worked tirelessly to lift up their students and communities. The awards celebrate the diversity of racial equity and social justice work that CTA members create, challenge and participate in. Pictured above — top row, from left to right: Errol Garnett, Philip Charles Crawford, Greg Lawson, Ron Gochez, Shelby Anderson, Wei-Tsu Loh; bottom row: Oscar Pinto, Lee Wygand, CTA Vice President Leslie LIttman, CTA President David Goldberg, CTA Secretary-Treasurer Erika Jones, Donna Fernandez. Read the 2025 awardees' stories in the March issue at cta.org/2025-human-rights-awards. Labor Together A few labor events are on the calendar along with recognition of International Workers Day on May 1. (IWD, also known as May Day or Labour Day, has its roots in the 1886 Haymarket strike in Chicago, which secured the eight-hour workday.) May 12–14 is California Labor Federation and State Building and Construction Trades Coun- cil, Joint Legislative Conference & Union Day at the Capitol, an annual event in Sacramento; calaborfed.org/events. Aug. 8–10 is the Strategic Labor Research Conference, held at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA. Keynote speaker: Mar- shall Ganz; register by May 16, bit.ly/3Yuui1N. 11 M AY 2 0 2 5