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Red State Revolt – Eric Blanc

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

Join Eric Blanc at 7 pm on May 8 — the day of Portland’s own teacher union walkout — as he reads from his timely new book Red State Revolt.  Educators across the country are rising up against low pay, privatization, and austerity. Former high school teacher Eric Blanc has been on the ground reporting on this historic upsurge for The Nation, Jacobin, and The Guardian. His new book Red State Revolt describes the inspiring story of the teachers’ strike wave and analyzes why it points the way forward for all working people. Join us for a discussion of the strikes — from West Virginia, to Washington, to Los Angeles — and their lessons for today’s struggles to defend our schools and public services for all. “Eric Blanc has…

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Teachers Summer Reading Night

Annie Bloom's Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR, United States

Come celebrate the end of the school year! Expert recommendations for your summer reading from our very own Rosanne Parry. Treats! Giveaways!

Free

Education: Refugee, Integrating Authentic Literature in the Classroom with Alan Gratz

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Alan Gratz is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seventeen novels for young readers, including Ground Zero, Refugee, Allies, Grenade, Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065, and Ban This Book. Through his well-researched books, Alan strives to help young readers build empathy and understand how other kids live—their hopes, their struggles, and their motives—so that readers can view the characters as human beings and not as statistics. In this online session, participants will hear Alan talk about his book Refugee. Refugee is the story of three young people from different eras and different parts of the world who are connected by their desperate, perilous attempts to flee dangerous situations in their homelands and their dreams of a better, safer tomorrow. He will talk about his…

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