Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force
Newsletter
June 21, 2023 ~ Hyde-Addison ES
Greetings from the Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force. This is our final newsletter of the 2022-23 school year. We’ll be taking a summer break and resuming activities in the 2023-24 school year. Please join the Equity and Anti-Racism conversation at Hyde-Addison by emailing hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov and requesting to be added to the Task Force email list maintained by the school, joining us on Konstella, utilizing the resources here, and/or participating in the monthly Task Force virtual meeting at 4pm on the last Friday of every month during the school year. As parents, teachers and staff, we are interested in doing our part to promote equity and end racism in constructive, supportive ways.
Summer Resources
Over the summer, we encourage you to review past newsletters to explore the variety of books, articles and ideas shared.
Our September 2022 newsletter celebrated and provided resources related to Hispanic Heritage Month.
Our October 2022 newsletter looked ahead to and provided resources related to American Indian Heritage Month (November).
Our November 2022 newsletter provided racial justice resources related to Thanksgiving and looked ahead to Universal Human Rights Month (December) and International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3).
Our December 2022 newsletter included an “Equity in the News—2022 Year End Review” and profiled some winter holidays readers might not be very familiar with.
Our January 2023 newsletter looked ahead and provided resources related to Black History Month (February).
Our February 2023 newsletter was packed with resources related to the Month of Ramadan, Women’s History Month (March) and the history of policing in the United States.
Our March 2023 newsletter celebrated National Arab American Heritage Month (April), World Autism Awareness Day (April 2), and Emancipation Day (April 16).
Our April 2023 newsletter celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
Our May 2022 newsletter closed out the school year with celebrations of National Caribbean American Heritage Month (June), Juneteenth (June 19), and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month (June).
Celebrating Diversity at Hyde-Addison ES
Did your student recently celebrate any holidays or traditions related to their race or ethnicity or other identities? Please share any photos or videos related to your celebrations via email: hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov.
Upcoming Holidays & Observances
LGBTQ+ Pride Month (June)
Caribbean American Heritage Month (June)
Disability Pride Month (July)
Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary (July 26)
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (August 9)
Disclaimer: The Hyde-Addison ES Equity and Anti-Racism Task Force is an independent group not associated with DCPS and any viewpoints or activities associated with this group are not endorsed by DCPS.
