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title: "How do you address narratives of \"us\" vs. \"them\"?"
description: Read the latest Facing Today post from Jackson Tse, a former Facing History intern, about how and why we should remember the victims and honor the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre.
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 Read the latest Facing Today post from Jackson Tse, a former Facing History intern, about how and why we should remember the victims and honor the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre.

| Having trouble reading the email? View it as a web page..  Manage your email preferences. Facing History & Ourselves: San Francisco Bay Area Digest December 21, 2016 How do you address narratives of "us" vs. "them"? History has taught us the dangers of dividing people between "us" vs. "them." Read the latest Facing Today post from Jackson Tse, a former Facing History intern, about how and why we should remember the victims and honor the survivors of the Nanjing Massacre. He urges us to take a stand against the currents of racial discrimination, hate speech, and violence.  Facing Ourselves is Not Easy Facing History’s Los Angeles Director, Liz Vogel, discusses how the rise in violence and hate speech in the US after the presidential election offers a chance for us to face ourselves and stand up to injustice. Facing History during a turbulent present Read a new feature in The Boston Globe about how our mission—equipping educators with curriculum tools on prejudice and injustice—has never been more relevant. Featured Events Outstanding professional development for educators. Thought-provoking community events. Find an event in the San Francisco Bay Area or join us online! Literature in the Facing History Classroom Educator Workshop: January 12, 2017 Hayward, CA Facing Ferguson: News Literacy in a Digital Age Educator Workshop: February 4, 2017 San Francisco, CA The Nanjing Atrocities: Crimes of War Educator Workshop: February 28, 2017 San Francisco, CA Democracy at Risk: Holocaust and Human Behavior We invite you to explore the fully revised, digital edition of Holocaust and Human Behavior in a local workshop. In today’s world, questions of how to best build and maintain democratic societies that are pluralistic, open, and resilient to violence are more relevant than ever. Join us in Hayward on the evening of March 30, 2017 for this workshop. New Lesson: Discovering Identity Use this lesson plan to help your students explore the relationship between identity, family, and race through filmmaker Lacey Schwartz’s autobiographical documentary, Little White Lie, about discovering her identity. Update Your Profile on FacingHistory.org Facing History and Ourselves equips educators and youth with skills that allow them to wrestle with today's issues through the lens of history. We believe that by empowering our youth, they will build a more engaged, moral, and compassionate society. We've been doing this for 40 years and it's never been more important. We invite you to join us on this journey.   Facing History, San Francisco Bay Area 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 269 Oakland, CA 94612  510-786-2500 . |
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