NYSUT Social Justice

  • Social Justice Resources

    NYSUT, along with our partners at AFT and NEA, have compiled a number of social justice resources for educators and activists.

  • About NYSUT Social Justice

    Social justice lies at the heart of unionism, demonstrating the power of grassroots action and effecting change within our communities.

  • Implicit Bias Workshop

    Learn how to promote social unity and increase cultural awareness in your school and community by attending this new NYSUT workshop for members and local affiliates.

  • Members of Color

    Embracing our Diversity, Celebrating our Unity.

  • Pathways to Leadership

    NYSUT Pathways to Leadership, a project to support NYSUT BIPOC members who strive to own their power and strengthen their skills to take on leadership roles within their union, workplace, or community.

  • Civil and Human Rights Committee

    A committee to advance the union’s efforts to promote equity and social justice.

  • LGBTQ Resources

    Educating peers and advocating for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning/Queer colleagues.

  • Women's Committee

    Learn more about the NYSUT Women's Committee.

  • Many Threads, One Fabric

    Launched in the summer of 2020, “Many Threads, One Fabric” is a series of NYSUT and AFT virtual town halls exploring racial justice, diversity and equity issues.

  • AAPI History Poster

    NYSUT members celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by sharing their stories.

  • Black History

    NYSUT members and leaders are telling their stories in video testimonials as part of our Black History Month celebration. More to come!

  • Hispanic Heritage

    NYSUT celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with a poster honoring America Ferrera. An actress, producer, director and activist, Ferrera is the first Latina and the youngest person (at age 23) to win an Emmy Award for best lead actress in a comedy series.

  • Social Justice Organizations

    Organizations around the world to help advance your social justice agenda.

What's New << >>

  • NYSUT Poster Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 5/18/2026
  • March is Women's History Month
    Free poster celebrates Jane Goodall’s legacy     3/2/2026
  • Free NYSUT poster honors Andrew Young 1/22/2026
  • A space where members are seen, heard 12/12/2025
  • Commemorating 70 Years of Courage: Rosa Parks Anniversary Poster 12/1/2025
  • Free NYSUT poster celebrates Native American Heritage Month,
    Nov. 1–30     10/31/2025
  • Free NYSUT poster celebrates LGBT+ History month 10/2/2025
  • Celebrate Juneteenth 6/18/2025
  • NYSUT Social Justice hosts student art exhibit 6/12/2025
  • NYSUT Social Justice to host Truth Talks featuring Asian American and Pacific Islanders and Jewish American Heritage 5/20/2025
  • Free poster celebrates women in the military 3/14/2025
  • Free NYSUT poster celebrates Black History Month, Feb. 1-28 1/31/2025
  • November justice conference unites three NYSUT committees 11/26/2024
  • Indigenous schools help preserve native culture for future generations 11/25/2024
  • NYSUT Pathways to Leadership program graduates inaugural class 10/4/2024
  • FREE NYSUT poster celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 9/15/2024
  • NYSUT 2024 Social Justice Academy graduates nine new locals 7/19/2024
  • This July, Celebrate Disability Pride Month! 7/17/2024
  • Celebrate Juneteenth! 6/18/2024
  • NYSUT Poster Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 5/8/2024
  • NYSUT celebrates student artists at inaugural exhibition 4/3/2024
  • Challenges of teaching Black history focus of February program 2/21/2024
  • NYSUT named top fundraising company nationwide for supporting Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2/20/2024
  • NYSUT and partners launch One-in-Five campaign to combat cycle of childhood poverty 1/24/2024
  • Poster celebrates Native American Heritage Month 10/25/2023
  • In rural Galway, educators thwart censorship attempts 10/17/2023
  • Clyde-Savannah educators push to uphold intellectual freedom 10/6/2023
  • New poster celebrates tennis legend Billie Jean King for LGBTQ+ History Month 10/4/2023
  • Birmingham to Buffalo: Teaching Assistant Ethel Kline talks about her purpose 9/20/2023
  • Free NYSUT poster celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 9/14/2023
  • Celebrating workers’ rights at Labor Day events 9/11/2023
  • 'Thoughts on this Labor Day.' By NYSUT President Melinda Person. 9/4/2023
  • NYSUT Members of Color Affinity and Action Project Inaugural Convening 8/31/2023
  • NYSUT Social Justice Academy graduates first cohort 7/20/2023
  • NYSUT statement on devastating Supreme Court rulings 6/30/2023
  • Celebrate Juneteenth! 6/16/2023
  • NYSUT educators are keeping books in schools, celebrating diverse and inclusive stories 6/13/2023
  • NYSUT Many Threads, One Fabric event celebrates Juneteenth 6/9/2023
  • “Many Threads, One Fabric” event celebrates Asian, Pacific Islander American Heritage Month 5/19/2023
  • SOUNDS OF WELLNESS: A Virtual Black History Month Event 2/27/2023
  • Response to Tyre Nichols' Death & Resources for Members 1/28/2023
  • NYSUT members give back for MLK Day 1/19/2023
  • New poster celebrates Native American Heritage Month 11/8/2022
  • 'Healthy School Meals for All' coalition calls for funding to end childhood hunger in schools 10/27/2022
  • Salamanca High School teachers honored for human rights education 9/14/2022
  • Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with our new Jorge Ramos poster 9/1/2022
  • At Buffalo rally, education unions stand up to hate 6/3/2022
  • ‘We need a voice’: Long Island educators form AAPI advocacy group 5/26/2022
  • NYSUT steps up support for Amazon and Starbucks workers 4/21/2022
  • NYSUT Disaster Relief Fund seeks donations to help Ukraine citizens 3/9/2022
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    AAPI Heritage Month Poster - Yuri Kochiyama

    NYSUT Poster Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

    Learn about the life and legacy of Yuri Kochiyama, whose experiences in incarceration camps, the Jim Crow South and Harlem shaped her lifelong fight against racism, war, hatred and injustice.
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    Jane Goodall - Celebrate Women's History Month

    March is Women's History Month
    Free poster celebrates Jane Goodall’s legacy

    Womens History Month
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    Andrew Young, BHM 2026

    Free NYSUT poster honors Andrew Young

    NYSUT celebrates Black History Month with a free poster honoring Andrew Jackson Young Jr., a pioneering American politician, diplomat and civil rights leader whose career has spanned more than six decades.
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    MOCAA 2025

    A space where members are seen, heard

    The second annual NYSUT Members of Color Conference united 400 educators in Albany to celebrate joy, build power through hope, and advance racial and social justice.
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    Rosa Parks

    Commemorating 70 Years of Courage: Rosa Parks Anniversary Poster

    December 1, 2025 marks 70 years since Rosa Parks’ courageous refusal to give up her bus seat—an action that ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott and reshaped the Civil Rights Movement. To commemorate this milestone, NYSUT is offering a free, limited-edition poster celebrating Parks’ enduring legacy. NYSUT members can download the poster at nysut.org/publications.
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    Native American History Month 2025

    Free NYSUT poster celebrates Native American Heritage Month,
    Nov. 1–30

    Native American Heritage Month
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    LGBTQ+ History Month - James Baldwin

    Free NYSUT poster celebrates LGBT+ History month

    NYSUT honors LGBT+ History Month with a James Baldwin poster. Celebrate his legacy as a writer, activist, and voice for justice.
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    Celebrate Juneteenth

    On Thursday, June 19th, NYSUT will celebrate Juneteenth, the nation’s official commemoration of the ending of slavery in America.
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    Dobbs Ferry third-grader Neema Cappa-Zafindramahavita received an honorable mention for her art at NYSUT’s second annual juried student art exhibition.

    NYSUT Social Justice hosts student art exhibit

    From ballpoint pen and paper to ceramic pottery, student works of art in various mediums were on display at NYSUT’s Tarrytown Regional Office for the second annual juried student art exhibition as part of the statewide union’s Social Justice initiative.
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    NYSUT Social Justice to host Truth Talks featuring Asian American and Pacific Islanders and Jewish American Heritage

    This month, NYSUT’s Social Justice Department will continue its “Truth Talks” virtual series with two new installments dedicated to raising historical awareness.
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    Celebrate Women's History Month

    Free poster celebrates women in the military

    NYSUT celebrates Women’s History Month with a new poster honoring women in the military.
    The 1948 Women’s Armed Services Integration Act formally allowed women to serve in the military, but women have had an impact on the armed services for more than 200 years.
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    NYSUT celebrates black history month with a free poster of Ketanji Brown Jackson

    Free NYSUT poster celebrates Black History Month, Feb. 1-28

    NYSUT celebrates Black History Month with a poster celebrating Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman and first former federal public defender to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Jackson was nominated to the post on Feb. 25, 2022, by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn into office the same year.
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