National Week of Action Against School Pushout is an annual event in October for
communities to create national attention to issues like the School-To-Prison Pipeline, ICE/Cops in schools, accessibility, and more.
This year, we’re partnering with several other organizations to facilitate protests, screenings, and workshops right here in the Triangle. Read more about 2017 National Week of Action here.
The Class Divide Documentary Screening/Panel
“VERSION EN ESPAŃOL ABAJO
Join Education Justice Alliance, Legal Aid of North Carolina and the NC Justice center for a screening of The Class Divide a part of the America Divided documentary series. A community conversation about racial disparity, addressing school pushout and common sense solutions to help parents and students will immediately follow the screening.
Childcare, Food and Spanish Interpretation will be provided.
Please contact Letha Muhammad at lazzubair@yahoo.com or Fernando Martinez at educationjusticealliance@gmail.com for any questions.
Únase a nosotros en una conversación comunitaria sobre la disparidad racial, el abandono escolar forzado y soluciones de sentido común para ayudar a los estudiantes.
Vamos a hacer una proyección de un documental, como parte de la Semana Nacional de Acción en Contra del Abandono Escolar Forzado, de Dignidad en Las Escuelas.
– Proveeremos comida, cuidado de niños e Interpretación.
Tiene pregunats? …por favor contacte a Letha Muhammad al email lazzubair@yahoo.com or a Fernando Martinez al email educationjusticealliance@gmail.com”
Jail Demonstration
- Where: Durham County Jail – 108 City Hall Plz, Durham, NC 27701
- When: Fri, Oct 27th, 2017 at 6pm
The Youth Organizing Institute is excited to co-sponsor a demonstration in front of the Durham County Jail with Inside-Outside Alliance, a local organization working to amplify the voices of Durham’s incarcerated population and their loved ones.
The pervasiveness of the school-to-prison pipeline has led to the silencing, exploitation, and abuse of many young students of color who are moved through the “justice” system. North Carolina is the very last state to change the law that charges 16 and 17 years olds as adults, no matter the offense. But this change won’t go into effect for another two years. Many young people are still at risk, especially as they are being pushed out of schools by out-of-school suspensions, police officers, and a lack of resources.
Most recently, the Durham County Jail has announced it’s replacing in-person visitation with video visitation, one of the few connections the prisoners have to the world outside.
This National Week of Action Against School Pushout, we will be gathering outside the Durham County Jail to FIGHT THE LINK BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND PRISONS, BRING LIGHT TO ABUSE IN PRISONS, AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH.
School to Prison Pipeline Teach-in
- Where: 304 E Trinity, Durham, NC 27701
- When: Sat, Oct 28th, 2017 at 12-5pm
- Facebook Event Page
Join YOI at Queernival for a teach-in on the school to prison pipeline! Queernival is a free outdoor street fair that serves as a resource and safe celebration space for queer youth. There’ll be food trucks, booths, games, open mic, bouncy castle, and more! Join us at our booth to learn more the school-to-prison pipeline: what you can do at your school, how to educate others, and play a few games with us.