Ugly Sweater & Hot Chocolate Party

Pull up in your most outrageous holiday knit and toast the season with community, cocoa, and a little friendly competition—while supporting our friends at .

What’s happening:

• 🎁 Entry: $10 suggested donation or bring new/gently used books to donate to Teach Tank's Liberation Libraries (especially books that feature Black and Brown characters and/or themes of social justice and affirming identities)
• ☕️🍪 Free hot chocolate + holiday cookies (while supplies last)
• 🎶 DJ set
• 🛍 Last-minute holiday shopping: books, gifts, and Zora’s Place merch
• 🏆 Ugly Sweater Contest. There will be prizes!! Winners announced at 7:15 PM (must be present to win).

Why we’re gathering:
This is a party with a purpose—your donations help Teach Tank continue their work getting books and liberatory resources into our communities.

Come for the vibes, stay for the cause, and leave with your holiday shopping handled. 🎄📚

Teach Tank is a teacher-led collective committed to critical pedagogy, community care, and transformative professional learning. We create curriculum, lead workshops, and build spaces of belonging that support educators in delivering rigorous, responsive and humanizing instruction.

What are Liberation Libraries?

In response to the violence and terror ICE/CBP has imposed on our communities, many families are keeping their children home from school. Teach Tank has created the Liberation Libraries to bring learning directly to students' doorsteps. Young people deserve education rooted in cultural pride, creative expression, joy, and healing. The Liberation Libraries have beautiful books, lessons on freedom fighters, art supplies, wellness resources, and hands-on learning activities that uplift the stories, beauty, and resilience of Black and Brown history and culture.

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