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California Educators! Join MOT in honoring #BlackHistoryMonth through Equity Partnerships on Tuesday, 2/16 at 2:30 PM. Give the People What They Want: Using the 7 Cs Family Engagement Framework to Create Equity Partnerships (RSVP: https://bit.ly/36Xw15g)... How can families, schools, and communities create equity partnerships in a virtual learning environment? Join Dr. Angela Clark Louque to gain insights into how educators and families can create school partnerships that encourage and influence families in becoming an integral part of students’ educational lives and academic achievements. Learn the 7 Cs model for family and community engagement to open access and opportunity while revealing ways to forge more culturally inclusive partnerships. #educators #teachers #professionaldevelopment #bhm #BHM2021 #equity #ccpep #culturalproficiency #equitypartnerships #LeadingWhileFemale

California #Educators! Join Rick Guidotti, Founder of Positive Exposure, for his profound and dynamic MOT Masterclass: Empowering Students Living with Disabilities in the Classroom Oct. 26, 3:00 - 4:15 PM. POSITIVE EXPOSURE: Self Acceptance = Self-Esteem = Self Advocacy Author, Ted Talk Speaker, Photographer, and Founder of Positive Exposure, Rick Guidotti, shares insights and practices on ways to best meet the social and emotional needs of students with disabilities as wel...l as their families/caregivers. He will share insights on the social and psychological experiences of people of all ages and ethno-cultural heritages living with genetic, physical, behavioral and cognitive conditions. Broaden perspectives on seeing each individual living with a disability first and foremost as a human being with his/her unique challenges, rather than as a specific diagnosis/disease entity. Take away Positive Exposure’s free virtual tools, exhibits, and resources to support self-esteem and self-advocacy in the classroom environment. Read more and register here: https://bit.ly/2TegZk7. This session advances diversity, inclusion, and social justice standards for all educators of all grades.

The unique MOTivating Teen Volunteer Program at the Museum of Tolerance introduces teens to the importance of Holocaust remembrance and encourages them to promote tolerance and respect within their own communities. Teen Volunteer Sophia Soll was inspired to paint a series of portraits of the Holocaust Survivors she met at the MOT. Sophia reflects I did my part in documenting the history of the Holocaust, something that is crucial for future generations. . .... . #HolocaustEducation #holocaustsurvivor #education #MuseumFromHome #homeschooling #neverforget See more

Holocaust Survivor Testimony: Alek Gancman

Bernard Cohen, the lawyer who won victory for interracial marriage in Loving v. Virginia has died at the age the 86. The MOT recognizes his courageous arguments before the Supreme Court as a very young lawyer, hoping to overturn what he called "the last de jure vestige of racism" in the U.S. https://wapo.st/2HcB7QP

Holocaust Survivor Testimony: Dr. Raul Artal-Mittelmark

Join MOT, Simon Wiesenthal Center Midwest Region, The Breman Museum and the Decalogue Society of Lawyers for a very special film screening and discussion of MIKVA! DEMOCRACY IS A VERB. Participants will have exclusive online access to view the film from October 18 until October 22, 2020. Register now at https://bit.ly/2SU9rTA, the link to the film will be e-mailed to you before the 18th. Join us for a conversation on October 21st. Liebe Geft, Director of the Museum of Tolerance, will moderate a discussion with Sanford D. Horwitt, executive producer and author. Judge Mary Lane Mikva, daughter of Abner Mikva, and Lynn Sweet, Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! This year, more states, cities, and communities than ever will observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day. They’re part of a larger movement... to see a more complete and accurate history of the United States taught in our schools and public spaces. For a brief look at why Indigenous Peoples' Day mattersand for links to videos of presentations from the 2020 Indigenous Peoples' Day Virtual Teach-In, presented by the museum and Teaching for Changesee Rethinking How We Celebrate American History at http://bit.ly/IPD2020update #indigenouspeoplesday #IndigenousPeoplesDay2020 #nk360

Holocaust Survivor Testimony: Martha Sternbach

The Museum of Tolerance is excited to host a virtual screening and discussion of a new film from Resetting the Table. PURPLE models a political conversation that uplifts and inspires even while going toward the heat of passionate political differences. Click the event link to learn more about the film and to register! #PurpleDoc #Weneed2talk

Happy World Teachers’ Day 2020! Celebrating educators who create bright futures and are the inspiration for the greatest minds. Dedicating this quote wall in the Museum’s 2nd floor Action Lab to educators: I am only one, but still I am one #WorldTeachersDay #worldteachersday2020

Holocaust Survivor Testimony: Harry Davids

The Simon Wiesenthal Center/ Museum of Tolerance mourn the loss of Holocaust Survivor speaker, Elane Norych Geller. Elane shared her riveting testimony for over forty years, and inspired countless visitors to the MOT with her strength, courage and hope. Pictured in the second photo are two young boys who took advantage of the extraordinary opportunity to meet and hear from Elane at the MOT. Elane reached out to audiences of any size and all ages with a powerful message of tolerance and humanity.