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For students interested in a career in law:

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The Federal Judges Association and the Federal Bar Association are sponsoring an essay contest for high school students! The contest asks students to consider how the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment applies in high schools, colleges and graduate schools, whether in admissions, classrooms or on athletic fields.
For more information, and to enter the contest, visit
                               www.fedbar.org/Civics18​​                                                                                                                                      

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Resources to fight hate and racism:

• The Southern Poverty Law Center has published "Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide."
   
• Teaching Tolerance offers a vast wealth of resources and a Learning Plan Builder to help teachers build lessons around social justice standards aimed at prejudice reduction. 
   
• A Twitter campaign, #charlottesvillecurriculum, is generating a trove of ideas for teaching tolerance, including contributions from the National Council of Teachers of English and Education Week. Brightly, an online reference for parents, also has relevant material, including “Books to help kids understand the fight for racial equality.”
   
• Unite Against Hate! offers resources for students, educators, and families as they engage in current national dialogue about racism, hate, and bias, compiled by the National Education Association.
   
• The Alliance for Excellent Education has produced: "Condemning Racism and Bigotry While Using Charlottesville as a Teachable Moment: Resources for Teachers, Parents, and Others" available here: tinyurl.com/CharlottesvilleResources.
   
• The Anti-Defamation League explains the teachable moments resulting from the recent Charlottesville events in “Lessons to Teach and Learn from ‘Unite the Right'."
   
• Future Ready Librarians from around the country are sharing Anti-Racist Resources in response to the tragic Charlottesville events.
   
• Common Sense Media provides a list of resources for educators seeking to develop an inclusive culture in their classroom and teach social and emotional skills to students.
   
• In “Talking to Children When Hate Makes Headlines,” CNN offers resources to teachers and parents now having conversations about hate and bigotry with children.
   
• Teach Plus compiled a list of Tools and Resources for Teaching About Race, History, and Other Issues Related to Charlottesville.
   
• Edutopia’s site features “How to Teach Beyond Ferguson,” by José Vilson, a middle school math teacher and coach, who provides tools and strategies for having difficult but necessary conversations.

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​The News Literacy Project (NLP) is a nonpartisan national education nonprofit that works with educators and journalists to teach middle school and high school students how to sort fact from fiction in the digital age. NLP provides these students with the essential skills they need to become smart, active consumers of news and information and engaged, informed citizens.
www.thenewsliteracyproject.org/
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Many resources are available from the very popular We the People program! http://www.civiced.org/wtp-the-programwww.civiced.org/wtp-the-program
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Here is a great site to teach your students about civil  discourse: 
​https://www.edutopia.org/article/hot-button-topics-civil-discussions-anne-vilen-katie-dulaney
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