Pro-Justice Parenting
Materials released starting January 20, 2025 (10-week course, content is self-paced, and can be done as a part of a cohort or independently)
There is nothing easy about parenting. Every day brings new challenges and just when you think you’ve got it down, a new possibility for worry or drama emerges. It can also be one of the most gratifying and joyful experiences of life.
One of our tasks as parents is to teach our children how the world works and how to be in the world. Pro-Justice Parenting is an approach for that teaching. There are so many things I did not do well as a parent. But one thing I did do well was to teach my children that fairness and justice for all people matters. I taught them that they stand in a long line of people who have struggled against injustice, and I tried to help them find their place in that struggle.
In this self-paced, 10-week course you will join a cohort of parents (or do the work independently) diving into this work and conversation. Each week will have a short reading (or audio clip) accompanied by a reflection prompt that you will reflect on with the other parents or guardians in the cohort. Pro-Justice Parenting author, Katie Kissinger, will join in on discussions throughout the series.
Course participation is FREE.
You are welcome to make a donation to Threads of Justice, if you feel called and have the resources.
Created by KATIE KISSINGER
Over 50 years of experience in the Social Justice Movement. Educator, activist, author. Adjunct College Instructor for 30+ years -- MHCC, PSU, PCC, Chemeketa, OCCC, TBCC, CGCC, CCC, Clark Community College and Pacific Oaks College. Trainer and Consultant in Anti-Bias/Anti-Oppression in Education. Coordination of Early Childhood Education at OMSI (1985-1990). Past Head Start Teacher, Ed Coordinator, and Program Manager. Board Member and Board President of the National Early Childhood Equity Alliance (1998-2002). Founding member of the Threads of Justice Collective. Author: "All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color" (best-selling children's book) 1994 and 2014 Redleaf Press, "Anti-Bias Education in the Early Childhood Classroom: hand in hand step by step" 2017 Routledge Press and “Beat the Drum” 2022 lulu press (children’s book).
Materials released starting January 20, 2025 (10-week course, content is self-paced, and can be done as a part of a cohort or independently)
There is nothing easy about parenting. Every day brings new challenges and just when you think you’ve got it down, a new possibility for worry or drama emerges. It can also be one of the most gratifying and joyful experiences of life.
One of our tasks as parents is to teach our children how the world works and how to be in the world. Pro-Justice Parenting is an approach for that teaching. There are so many things I did not do well as a parent. But one thing I did do well was to teach my children that fairness and justice for all people matters. I taught them that they stand in a long line of people who have struggled against injustice, and I tried to help them find their place in that struggle.
In this self-paced, 10-week course you will join a cohort of parents (or do the work independently) diving into this work and conversation. Each week will have a short reading (or audio clip) accompanied by a reflection prompt that you will reflect on with the other parents or guardians in the cohort. Pro-Justice Parenting author, Katie Kissinger, will join in on discussions throughout the series.
Course participation is FREE.
You are welcome to make a donation to Threads of Justice, if you feel called and have the resources.
Created by KATIE KISSINGER
Over 50 years of experience in the Social Justice Movement. Educator, activist, author. Adjunct College Instructor for 30+ years -- MHCC, PSU, PCC, Chemeketa, OCCC, TBCC, CGCC, CCC, Clark Community College and Pacific Oaks College. Trainer and Consultant in Anti-Bias/Anti-Oppression in Education. Coordination of Early Childhood Education at OMSI (1985-1990). Past Head Start Teacher, Ed Coordinator, and Program Manager. Board Member and Board President of the National Early Childhood Equity Alliance (1998-2002). Founding member of the Threads of Justice Collective. Author: "All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color" (best-selling children's book) 1994 and 2014 Redleaf Press, "Anti-Bias Education in the Early Childhood Classroom: hand in hand step by step" 2017 Routledge Press and “Beat the Drum” 2022 lulu press (children’s book).
Materials released starting January 20, 2025 (10-week course, content is self-paced, and can be done as a part of a cohort or independently)
There is nothing easy about parenting. Every day brings new challenges and just when you think you’ve got it down, a new possibility for worry or drama emerges. It can also be one of the most gratifying and joyful experiences of life.
One of our tasks as parents is to teach our children how the world works and how to be in the world. Pro-Justice Parenting is an approach for that teaching. There are so many things I did not do well as a parent. But one thing I did do well was to teach my children that fairness and justice for all people matters. I taught them that they stand in a long line of people who have struggled against injustice, and I tried to help them find their place in that struggle.
In this self-paced, 10-week course you will join a cohort of parents (or do the work independently) diving into this work and conversation. Each week will have a short reading (or audio clip) accompanied by a reflection prompt that you will reflect on with the other parents or guardians in the cohort. Pro-Justice Parenting author, Katie Kissinger, will join in on discussions throughout the series.
Course participation is FREE.
You are welcome to make a donation to Threads of Justice, if you feel called and have the resources.
Created by KATIE KISSINGER
Over 50 years of experience in the Social Justice Movement. Educator, activist, author. Adjunct College Instructor for 30+ years -- MHCC, PSU, PCC, Chemeketa, OCCC, TBCC, CGCC, CCC, Clark Community College and Pacific Oaks College. Trainer and Consultant in Anti-Bias/Anti-Oppression in Education. Coordination of Early Childhood Education at OMSI (1985-1990). Past Head Start Teacher, Ed Coordinator, and Program Manager. Board Member and Board President of the National Early Childhood Equity Alliance (1998-2002). Founding member of the Threads of Justice Collective. Author: "All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color" (best-selling children's book) 1994 and 2014 Redleaf Press, "Anti-Bias Education in the Early Childhood Classroom: hand in hand step by step" 2017 Routledge Press and “Beat the Drum” 2022 lulu press (children’s book).