This guide was written with the hope you will embark on this reading journey in community, it can certainly also be engaged independently. Within this guide, a variety of prompts, paired texts, and extension activities invite you to extend your learning beyond the pages of Punished for Dreaming. 

Beloved ancestor Audre Lorde said, “Revolution is not a one-time event. It is becoming always vigilant for the smallest opportunity to make a genuine change.” This guide invites your intentional, long-term engagement in a journey toward healing, justice, and revolution. The prompts and activities are designed for return engagement and ongoing reflection. The reminders to take care and invest in community are evergreen and always relevant. Paired with Punished for Dreaming, this guide encourages readers to sit in and with the stories, analyses, and dreams found within the pages. 

Punished for Dreaming is an invitation to listen, critique, heal, and fight for the schools and world we deserve. May the contents of this guide provide space for your reflection, rage, sorrow, dreams, and questions. May it be a companion that encourages you to feel, think deeply, and engage in meaningful dialogue and action. Above all else, may it serve as a reminder to take good care of yourself and your people in this struggle.