Teacher Activist Groups (TAG), of which the network is a member, invites you to participate in No History is Illegal: A Campaign to Save our Stories. No History is Illegal is a month-long solidarity campaign in support of Tucson's Mexican American Studies (MAS) program, which has been banned by right-wing Arizona politicians.

In the month of February, strike back against this attack on our history by teaching lessons from and about the banned MAS program. On the No History is Illegal website you will find a guide that includes sample lesson plans from the MAS curriculum, as well as creative ideas and resources for exploring this issue with students. Whatever happens in Arizona, we can keep the ideas and values of MAS alive by teaching about them in our classrooms, our community centers, our houses of worship, our homes…

TAG is launching this campaign on February 1 because that is the first day on which Tucson schools must comply with this law. It is also the first day of African American History Month. And as Dr. King warned us, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” What is happening in Arizona is not only a threat to Mexican American Studies, it is a threat to our right to teach the experiences of all people of color, LGBT people, poor and working people, the undocumented, people with disabilities and all those who are least powerful in this country.

Our history is not illegal. Please join us by pledging your support.

Visit: www.teacheractivistgroups.org/tucson