We Are Committed to
SoCal POCIS is committed to giving every student the tools they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. We encourage our students and teachers to work together in a constructivist teaching environment, creating a community that learns from and teaches one another.
We know that in order for our students to get the education they deserve, it takes all of us working together – from transportation to nutrition services, instructional assistants to coaches, teachers and administrators alike.
RESOURCE TOPICS
RECOMMENDED ESSAYS & ARTICLES
SUGGESTED BOOKS
VIDEOS
SUGGESTED WORKSHOPS & OPPORTUNITIES
RESOURCE TOPICS
ANTISEMITISM
- Antisemitism and its Impacts (Facing History)
- Antisemitism (Learning for Justice)
- Antisemitism Education (Berkeley Hillel)
CHILDREN & RACE
- Students of Color, History of Oppression
- How to Raise a Black Son in America
- What White Children Need to Know About Race
- Children Are Not Colorblind: How Young Children Learn Race
- Lying to Children about the California Missions and the Indians
- Study: White and Black Children Biased Toward Lighter Skin
- Responding to Hate and Bias at School
- Ways to Thoughtfully Celebrate Juneteenth
DIVERSITY IN THE CURRICULUM
- DEI Under Fire – PoCC 2024
- Teaching Racial Justice
- Toypurina, A Legend Etched in the Landscape of Los Angeles
- Curriculum as Window & Mirror – Emily Style
- Lying to Children about the California Missions and the Indians
- How Diversity Makes Us Smarter
- Is Diversity the Source of America’s Genius? – Gregory Rodriguez
- Mitigating Unconscious Bias in the Classroom
- Teaching and Education Degree Programs
- Financial Aid and Scholarships for Teaching and Education Majors
- Teaching Multicultural Students
- America’s Islamic Heritage Museum and Cultural Center
- Kizh Nation – Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians
- Immigrants and Immigration – Terminology and Statistics Resource
- Racial Justice in Education – Resource Guide
- Ten Black Scientist that Teachers Should Know
- The March – Civil Rights Media Gallery
- When the Suffrage Movement Sold Out to White Supremacy
- Next Step in Diversity Training: Teachers Learn to Face Their Unconscious Biases
ISLAMOPHOBIA
MICROAGGRESSIONS
- Unmasking ‘racial micro aggressions’
- Universities Are Trying to Teach Faculty How to Spot Microaggressions
- Where Are You From?
POWER & PRIVILEGE
- An Invitation to White Teachers
- The Right Hand of Privilege – Steven Jones
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Backpack – Peggy McIntosh
- The Origin of “Privilege” – Joshua Rothman
- At New York Private Schools, Challenging White Privilege from the Inside
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
- 10 Ways White People Are More Racist Than They Realize
- White Millennials Are Products of a Failed Lesson in Colorblindness
- American Racism in the ‘White Frame’
- Civil Rights Then and Now
- Constitutional Rights Foundation
- White Supremacy Culture
- How to Manage When Things Are Not Okay (And Haven’t Been For Centuries)
RECOMMENDED ESSAYS & ARTICLES
- The Right Hand of Privilege – Steven Jones
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Backpack – Peggy McIntosh
- Learning in an Inclusive Community – Mara Sapon-Shevin
- Curriculum as Window & Mirror – Emily Style
- The Changing Faces of America – Lise Funderburg
- 25 Fascinating Charts of Negotiating Styles Around the World – Gus Lubin
- The Economic Truth About the Model Minority – Imara Jones
- The Next America – Paul Taylor
- The Origin of “Privilege” – Joshua Rothman
- Is Diversity the Source of America’s Genius? – Gregory Rodriguez
- Excuse Me, ameriKa
- At New York Private Schools, Challenging White Privilege from the Inside
- Education Week Leaders to Learn From: Christopher Chatmon
- Celebrating Skin Tone: The Science and Poetry of Skin Color
- The Power of Reclaiming my Asian Name
- King was a Critical Race Theorist Before There was a Name for it
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
- What White Children Need to Know About Race
- Lying to Children about the California Missions and the Indians
- 10 Ways White People Are More Racist Than They Realize
- White Millennials Are Products of a Failed Lesson in Colorblindness
- How Diversity Makes Us Smarter
- Children Are Not Colorblind: How Young Children Learn Race
- American Racism in the ‘White Frame’
- The Truth about ‘Preaching to the Choir’
- To My Black Son’s Future Teacher: See My Child
- How to Talk to Your Kids About Charlottesville
- Why are people still racist? What science says about America’s race problem.
- History, Human Rights, and the Power of One
- Teen Created Racial Literacy Curriculum: Tell Me Who You Are
- The Costs of Code Switching
- An Architect of Critical Race Theory…
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Children’s Author Tells the True Story About Columbus’ Exploits
SUGGESTED BOOKS
VIDEOS
- Study: White and Black Children Biased Toward Lighter Skin
- The Danger of the Single Story by Chimamanda Adichie
- Upworthy: Gender Bias and Double Standards
- Where Are You From?
- Mellody Hobson: Color Blind or Color Brave?
- If Black People Say the Stuff White People Said
- If Asians Said the Stuff White People Said
- Korean Mom’s PSA
- Jay Smooth – How to Tell Someone They Sound Racist, Moving the Race Conversation Forward
- How to Raise a Black Son in America
- Jay Smooth – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race
- The Conversation with Black Women on Race
- Universities Are Trying to Teach Faculty How to Spot Microaggressions
- Non vs. Anti Racist
- The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
SUGGESTED WORKSHOPS & OPPORTUNITIES