Feminism
Teaching children to understand rejection and respect boundaries
Consent education includes helping young people accept another person's decision without pressure, retaliation or entitlement.
From the archive
August 2017
Essays and reporting from a month focused on consent education, Black community spaces, policing, online conduct and body-positive classrooms.
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Race
Why Black community spaces serve an essential purpose
Following debate over a Black feminist festival in Paris, this commentary considers why community-specific spaces can support safety, connection and wellbeing.
Race
Cleveland officer dismissed over application disclosures
An archive report examines the 2017 dismissal of Timothy Loehmann, the officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014, and the distinction between an administrative decision and broader accountability.
Race
Listening, boundaries and responsible participation online
A practical commentary on responding to conversations about racism without recentring oneself or demanding additional emotional labor from marginalized participants.
Identities
How educators can build a body-positive classroom
Ideas for responding to weight-based teasing and creating an elementary classroom where students encounter respectful, inclusive language about bodies.
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These articles reflect the events and editorial context of August 2017. Introductions have been summarized for clarity and sensitive subjects are described without reproducing abusive or graphic wording. Follow each article link for its complete archived discussion.