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Papalotzin and the Monarchs: A Bilingual Tale of Breaking Down Walls

A large red butterfly blows other butterflies over a pile of stones.
When a wall is built between the Great North and the Great South, nothing can pass by it, not the clouds or the wind or even the monarch butterflies. When both sides begin to suffer, Papalotzin, Royal Butterfly, breaks down the Great Wall.
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Rigoberto González
Grade Level
K-2 3-5
Topic
Immigration Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Economics
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Diversity Action
July 2, 2014
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Supporting Children of Immigrant Families

Millions of young people in the United States are children of immigrant families. And many immigrant children are feeling high levels of fear and anxiety right now due to the current anti-immigrant political environment. All students in the U.S. have a right to public education, “regardless of a child’s or guardian’s citizenship, immigration status, or English language proficiency. These rights were upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in its landmark 1982 decision in Plyler v.

  • Supporting Students from Immigrant Families
  • Understanding and Responding to Trauma
  • Resisting Hate in Education
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The Learning Center and Civics for Democracy

Introducing LFJ’s Learning Center, our new online popular education space for everyone (adults, youth and children), offering learning for civic and political action. The Learning Center continues our Community Justice Sites programming in our Southern states and extends our resources to a national audience. This new landing page and menu provides links to our new learning resources and series.

  • Our Votes Matter: Action Steps in Planning to Vote
  • Civics for Democracy
  • The Learning Center