FROM SPRING VALLEY TO WAKE COUNTY,
FROM CHARLOTTE TO CHAPEL HILL,
SRO’s HAVE GOT TO GO!
Cops are out of control in our neighborhoods and in our classrooms. Young people everyday face schools that are becoming more and more prison-like; from metal detectors to armed guards, searches and out of school suspensions, young people are under attack.
In particular, youth of color, LGBTQ youth, and disabled youth face racist, homophobic, and ableist school disciplinary policies that make it impossible to learn.
In 2015, the Youth Organizing Institute:
- Trained over 200 young people in popular education, young people’s movement history, political analysis, and concrete organizing skills
- Mobilized over 500 young people to:
- demonstrations against HB318
- Wake County School Board Meetings
- HKonJ and the 1st ever Black Lives Matter Youth Assembly
- the Environmental Justice Summit and Climate Justice Summit
- 4th Annual March to End the School-to-Prison-Pipeline
- 1st Annual National Youth Power Convening in partnership with the Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing
- Decreased out-of-school suspensions by 30%
- Took youth delegations to Selma, New Orleans, and Jackson, MS in solidarity with local struggles
We still have a lot of work to do.
In 2016, the Youth Organizing Institute will work to:
- Build statewide student and youth power
- Initiate community review boards made up of parents, students, and community members that can review SRO misconduct and remove officers from schools
Will you fight with us? Whether it’s $20 or $100, we need your support for transformative youth organizing in 2016.
Everyone who makes a contribution is welcome to join us at our 3rd Annual Ella Baker Gala (Dec. 12 in Raleigh, NC). Contributions of $50 or more can go toward a solidarity message or ad to be included in our solidarity ad display during the Gala. If you can’t make it to the Gala, your contribution will go toward covering the entry cost for a young person. Better yet, you can donate $100 and sponsor a whole table (8 seats) for youth and/or your organization.
Questions? Email Loan at loan@empoweryouthnc.org
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