Ethics In Education Network

What happens when Black and Latinx young people in Harlem grow 35+ varieties of fruits and vegetables, run their own farmer's market, design composting systems, construct gardens, organize for community wellbeing, and call themselves the Gaia Renaissance Collective?

Citizenship happens.

On May 30th, we will host our 5th Global Saturday Salon with members of The Brotherhood Sister Sol's (BroSis) Environmental Program.

📣 Learning to Citizen: Tales of Youth Voices, Agency, and Care
📅 Saturday, May 30, 2026 | 11:30 AM EDT | on Zoom

🖤 BroSis is a Harlem-based organization that has spent more than 30 years at the forefront of racial, economic, educational, environmental, and gender justice. Through "unconditional love, wraparound support, and programming that invites Black and Latinx young people to examine their roots, define their stories, and awaken their agency", BroSis embodies exactly what it means to learn to citizen.

Meet the voices joining us:

🔹 Nando Rodriguez — Senior Manager for Environmental Programming at BroSis. Nando first joined BroSis as a youth member in 1995 and never left. As a high schooler, he designed an original composting bin that BroSis members still use today. He now coordinates all environmental programming, including the youth-run Hamilton Heights Farmer's Market, which sells over 4 tons of fresh food to local residents each season.

🔹 Camila Salcedo — 16-year-old sophomore at Thurgood Marshall Academy and 4-year BroSis member.

🔹 Elias De Leon — 17-year-old junior at Kipp Charter School and 3-year BroSis member.

Come with us to meet agency where it lives and to honor learners already doing the work.

✅ Pay what you can. Register at edfortheworldwewant.net

We're so excited to share this one with our community! 👇

On Saturday, May 9 at 9AM EDT, the Global Saturday Salon series returns with Learning to Citizen: Tales of Youth Voices, Agency, and Care.

The speakers? Two remarkable Grade 12 students from Green School Bali — Manon Tiange and Scarlett Gonella — presenting real research projects on labor invisibility in Bali and the link between water insecurity and plastic pollution in Indonesia. They're joined by Dr. Benjamin Freud, Head of Upper School and Strategic Lead for Regenerative Education at Green School Bali.

This is exactly the kind of conversation the Ethical Schools community was built for — young people exercising genuine agency, asking hard questions, and doing something about it.

📌 Free to attend | Pay what you can
📌 Zoom | May 9 | 9AM EDT
Register here → edfortheworldwewant.net

Tag an educator who needs to see this. 👇

How do we ensure students feel safe to disagree with their teachers while maintaining a social justice-focused classroom?

In our latest episode, Dr. Anthony Johnston returns to discuss his new book, “Introduction to Secondary Teaching.” We explore the intersection of teacher wisdom, evidence-based research, and the ethical challenges of grading and cultural capital.

Whether you’re a veteran educator or just starting out, this conversation offers a fresh look at the "wisdom of practice."

👉 Listen to the full episode and find the transcript here: https://ethicalschools.org/2026/04/upskilling-teachers-elements-of-social-justice-focused-teaching/

🔊 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VgsEOvUpPS8e0Tdy9heKa?si=nBdXli3CTQSDcpAR7xMDDw

🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upskilling-teachers-elements-of-social-justice/id1459925807?i=1000762247396

▶️ Listen on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/UDT2ZMeTiDU?si=4qcbmJDrJmMboRBd



https://ethicalschools.org/2026/04/upskilling-teachers-elements-of-social-justice-focused-teaching/

Ethical Schools Podcast Upskilling teachers: Elements of social justice-focused teaching

We share brief presentations from the third of the “Saturday Salons” that Ethical Schools is sponsoring with three international partners. Kerry Kirk Pflugh is the executive director of the New Jersey School of Conservation. She also comes with extensive background experience at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Tom Roderick is the author most recently of Teach for Climate Justice: A Vision for Transforming Education. He was also the Founding Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility. Deb L. Morrison is a Learning Designer and Advisor at the University of Washington and a Lead Author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report 7. They talk about how educators can respond to the urgent environmental crises we face.

> Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5jnjjN6z2rvyzmDZNeHf6b?si=ngS6vIQhSGKDtNOPxrBtlQ

> Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/global-conversations-nature-place-and-education-salon-3/id1459925807?i=1000757320255

> Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HigP_ALdMrk?si=gmJR0GY3cK-dw6RE

> Learn more and join us at globalconversations.net

https://ethicalschools.org/2026/03/global-conversations-nature-place-and-education-salon-3/

Global Conversations: Nature, Place, and Education, Salon #3 - Ethical Schools We share brief presentations from the third of the “Saturday Salons” that Ethical Schools is sponsoring with three international partners. Kerry Kirk Pflugh is the executive director of the New Jersey School of Conservation. She also comes with extensive background experience at the New Jersey D...

New Episode! We welcome back Dr. Ujju Aggarwal (The New School) to discuss her book "Unsettling Choice: Race, Rights, and the Partitioning of Public Education". In Unsettling Choice, Dr. Aggarwal focuses on the intersection of public education and gentrification. The book is based on her work with mothers at a Head Start center in NYC. We discuss the race and class discrimination the parents faced and whether exclusion is inherent in school choice programs.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation with Dr. Aggarwal here:
https://ethicalschools.org/2026/03/school-choice-who-does-the-choosing/

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/62kH9SsK6lzPAUp55U5wK8?si=y4xmBObsS36iickgErBo3g

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ethical-schools/id1459925807

- YouTube: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ethical-schools/id1459925807

School Choice: Who Does the Choosing? - Ethical Schools We welcome back Dr. Ujju Aggarwal, assistant professor at The New School, to speak about her book, Unsettling Choice: Race, Rights, and the Partitioning of Public Education. In Unsettling Choice, Dr. Aggarwal focuses on the intersection of public education and gentrification. The book is based on he...