2023 LGBTQ+ Issues Conference Focuses on the Fight for Justice in Public Schools

by: Ed Sibby
2023-10-30
Source: California Teachers Association
11/01/2023

For members and advocates of equity and social justice in public education, Palm Springs provided the perfect backdrop for California Teachers Association’s (CTA’s) 2023 LGBTQ+ Issues Conference.

This year’s conference theme, “The State of the Movement: The Fight for LGBTQIA+ Justice in Schools” ensured a sobering and ultimately hopeful conference that emphasized the power and success of local training, organizing, and action against extremism.

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