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Dear movement family,

Yesterday a video of a young Black student in South Carolina went viral. She was assaulted by a school resource officer (cop) in the classroom for refusing to leave. Many of us watched the short footage taken by her classmates with heartwrenching pain. We know that this is the reality for young people across the country everyday. We have been carrying out a long battle against the school-to-prison-pipeline, with many opponents still arguing that school pushout does not exist. In the past 5 years we have connected with youth of color all across the state of North Carolina who witness and experience first hand the violence of racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, and other injustices in their classrooms.

One of the things that we‘ve learned is that not only do schools absorb the hostile and oppressive environments surrounding it, they play an active role in creating the hostile environments that young people are in each day. Schools are not safe for Black and Brown youth. Neighborhoods are not safe for Black and Brown youth. Workplaces are not safe for Black and Brown youth.

There is a fight in North Carolina and across the country to be had. From HB318 and the recent anti-immigrant attacks to racism and islamophobia in our neighborhoods and schools, there are some important gatherings this week in the Triangle area. Come out and fight.
In struggle,
Youth Organizing Institute


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 @ 3PM
Stop H.B. 318, Stop the Hate /Alto H.B. 318, Alto al Odio
Governor’s Mansion
200 N Blount St, Raleigh, NC 27601
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 @ 5PM
Solidarity with Palestine! March & Rally in Durham
Durham Central Park
501 Foster St., Durham, NC 27701
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 @ 2:30PM
4th Annual March to End the School-to-Prison-Pipeline
Start: Washington GT Elementary School
1000 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601