Message given at Durham Friends Meeting, May 7, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ingrid Chalufour, clerk of Peace and Social Concerns introduced this morning’s book in this way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Good Morning Friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I will start by asking you to hold the Obadiah Brown Benevolent Fund Committee in the light this week as they review our proposal and decide if we will receive a grant from them. They meet on Friday and we hope to hear next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A part of introducing social justice to young children is introducing them to injustice. Whether it impacts their own lives or the lives of others, whether it is a part of history or the present day, injustice is a part of the package. One of the things we will explore and clarify for ourselves next year is what are the injustices to introduce young children to, when, and how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I happen to believe that injustice should always be introduced to young children in the context of activists who are working to correct the injustice. We have shared quite a few of those books with you and I have another one today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I share a book by Duncan Tonatiuh, a prolific author and illustrator of social justice books for young children. This book tells the story of the Mendez family in the 1940s in California. It is a true story and the author did a great deal of research, interviewing Sylvia Mendez and using actual text from the court files. The book is called Separate is Never Equal<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n .You can hear the book read here<\/a>, from Reading Is Fundamental. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Message given at Durham Friends Meeting, May 7, 2023 Ingrid Chalufour, clerk of Peace and Social Concerns introduced this morning’s book in this way: Good Morning Friends! I will start by asking you to hold the Obadiah Brown Benevolent Fund … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-at-11.22.39-AM-842x1024.png\")
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