1.3_Educating Young Workers to Build Activism
Channel: Pacific Northwest Labor History Association
Date: 2021-08-05

Session 1.3             Educating Young Workers to Build Activism
Presenter: 
Ephraim Weisstein

How can progressives counteract the lies of yesterday and today in order to build a powerful movement for social and economic justice?  One effective strategy is to educate potential rising voices for justice, including young people and those of color, to the truths about who we are as a nation and how we got here. This workshop will describe a curriculum designed for such an audience – one that focuses on the role of activist citizens and the events that helped drive the American story. 
In addition to providing an overview of the curriculum, the workshop will demonstrate a few of the teaching methods employed to engage and motivate participants.
 Ephraim Weisstein is an educational Consultant and lives in Portland, Oregon.