Black Lives Matter at Work
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FROM AL TO LA: THE LARGEST UNION<br />
The Largest Union<br />
Jesse Hagopian, Se<strong>at</strong>tle Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Associ<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>Black</strong> Student<br />
Union advisor<br />
The 2015 NEA RA voted to support a resolution th<strong>at</strong> calls on educ<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
to, "examine concepts of equal justice under the law, racial justice, and<br />
institutional racism in their classrooms," in addition to a call to "develop<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ements of support for <strong>Black</strong> <strong>Lives</strong> <strong>M<strong>at</strong>ter</strong> resolutions..."<br />
As well, educ<strong>at</strong>ors from around the country overwhelming passed a<br />
resolution against the use of the white supremacist symbol of the<br />
Confeder<strong>at</strong>e b<strong>at</strong>tle flag. The resolution directs the NEA towards, "efforts<br />
to remove the Confeder<strong>at</strong>e b<strong>at</strong>tle flag from public schools and public<br />
spaces."<br />
These resolutions<br />
taken together signal<br />
the influence of the<br />
<strong>Black</strong> <strong>Lives</strong> <strong>M<strong>at</strong>ter</strong><br />
movement on the<br />
largest union in the<br />
United St<strong>at</strong>es and an<br />
important<br />
development of the<br />
anti-racist<br />
consciousnesses of<br />
teachers.
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