Save the Date:
Equity & Justice Forum Community Read: The Other Wes Moore
In honor of Black History Month, DePaul College Prep has chosen to read The Other Wes Moore for their community book club. FXW’s Equity & Justice Forum has accepted DCP’s invitation to have FXW families, particularly in but limited to those in Grades 6-8, read the book and join in their discussion via Zoom on February 8 at 6:30 p.m. Check out this video to learn more about the author, Wes Moore.
RSVP today and pick up your copy of the book at your local Chicago Public Library. If you have any questions, please contact Kendall Mallette.
Sponsored by the Cultural Competency in Curriculum Committee and Community Committee of FXW’s Equity & Justice Forum.
What We Are Reading:
- Talking to Kids About the Violence at the U.S. Capitol
- Grade-level appropriate resources
- Grade 3: Trouble at the U.S. Capitol
- Grade 4: Trouble at the U.S. Capitol
- Grades 5-6: Chaos at the U.S. Capitol
- Grades 6-8: Chaos at the U.S. Capitol
- Grade 9 and up: A Failed Attack on Democracy
As a school with a social justice mission, FXW is committed to Do More with respect to improving the overall quality of community life, educational experience, and circumstances for our Community of Color and marginalized groups here and beyond our four walls. If you have resources to share with the FXW community about equity and justice, please click here.