Education Justice: Build Power, Dismantle Oppression

The MTA brings together anti-oppression initiatives to help members learn, reflect and take action. Access committees, resources and statewide programs to connect, build collective power and work toward equity in schools, campuses, unions and communities.

Strengthening Our Communities Through Equity and Justice

The MTA is engaged in anti-oppression work on multiple fronts. This space is meant to bring those initiatives together so members can easily access committees, resources and actions taking place throughout the state. Whether you are just starting to learn about oppression or want to be more actively engaged, there are several pathways forward. Use these resources to help you learn, reflect and connect with people and take advantage of programming available to you. Building our power will prepare and equip us to dismantle oppression within our organizations, our local unions, our schools, campuses and communities.

Submit or find actions to help build our collective power.

Use these resources to support collaborative work within your local union, school, and community. We hope they deepen your understanding and strengthen your ability to be an effective, transformative agent of change.

Use all of these resources for collaborative work within your local union, school and community. We hope that the insights you learn from these resources will help to expand your understanding and complement your work so that you can be an effective and transformative agent of change.

If there are additional resources you’d like the MTA to share, please email us.

Action Groups

Ethnically Marginalized Affairs Committee

LGBTQ+ Issues Committee

Equal Opportunity Council

Human Relations Committee

Locals Confronting Racism

See how we’re taking action

Resources for Anti-Oppression

Learn, connect and take meaningful steps to be an effective agent of change.

Lesson Plans

Designed for early education through high school classrooms, as well as for use with school staff. Topics span a wide range of racial and social justice issues.

Films

Watch independently or host screenings followed by community dialogue at your school, local or community center.

Agents of Change
This powerful documentary to all our members so you can share it with your colleagues, students, locals and community. We hope you are as engaged and inspired by its timeless content as we were. It captures the true essence of unity, solidarity, activism, people power and change as we continue to fight these same challenges today!

Watch the film

Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?
Began as a “live documentary” about one white filmmaker’s reckoning with his family’s racist past. Travis Wilkerson’s great-grandfather murdered a Black man in 1946, and decades later, Wilkerson set out for Alabama to try and figure out what happened.

Books

Read or share selections, including chapters for book clubs, affinity groups, workshops, or training courses.
Take advantage of MTA's partnership with Libby and access hundreds of curated titles FREE for MTA members.

MTA Reads & Libby Suggest a Book

Racial & Social Justice Organization

Explore, learn from and connect with broader movements and ongoing work.

Tools and Frameworks

Use as handouts for workshops and trainings, or to deepen your understanding of key concepts and approaches.

Articles and Excerpts

Expand your perspective and share with others across learning spaces as you build transformative justice practices.

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