How can we—as educators, parents, and community members—push back against organized bigotry in schools? In this episode, Western States Center Fellows Adrienne van der Valk and Rae Page look at the strategies and tactics anti-democracy groups use, and talk to three educators about how they use their voices within their spheres of influence to...

• Guide young people away from hate,
• Empower themselves and their colleagues through community organizing, and 
• Create awareness of anti-democracy influences at the systems level. 

Learn how you can use your sphere of influence to defend democracy and strengthen schools against hate in Part II of this limited series from Western States Center. Be sure to subscribe so you won't miss Part III, when we look at how to change and replace bigoted narratives—at the societal level, within our communities, and even in our homes. 

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