What Came Before: Remembering Movements with Philadelphia’s Teacher-Organizers

Authors

  • Dana Morrison West Chester University of Pennsylvania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14288/ce.v12i7.186611

Keywords:

teacher organizing, teacher movement, social movements, social justice unionism, learning in social movements, unions, teacher unions

Abstract

This article discusses the relationship between the contemporary teacher movement and the social, political, and labor movements of the past. Using interviews with Philadelphia teacher-organizers, this investigation highlights specific past movements that shaped, informed, and inspired their work in the City.  More specifically, the significance of the Jewish labor movement and Black liberation movements will be explored, underscoring the ways that many of today’s movement teachers learn from and stand in solidarity with the movements that came before.

Author Biography

Dana Morrison, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Dana Morrison joined the faculty at West Chester University in the Spring of 2018. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Delaware, specializing in Sociocultural and Community-Based Approaches. Dr. Morrison also holds a B.A. in Sociology from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. in Liberal Studies from Villanova University.

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Published

2021-03-31

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 7 (2021): Contemporary Educator Movements: Transforming Unions, Schools and Society in North America

Section

Contemporary Educator Movements: Transforming Unions, Schools, and Society

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Copyright (c) 2021 Dana Morrison

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