Racial justice, safety, and school equity should be front page every week – and this week they are! This week our ongoing work to raise awareness about school policing and how it contributes the school-to-prison made the front page of two Triangle-area newspapers. Check out the articles that highlight ongoing community and coalition efforts to stop over policing and end the […]
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NC Youth Leaders attend Alliance for Educational Justice Conference
On March 1 organizations from across the country gathered in Miami FL to talk about the school-to-prison-pipeline and how to build a youth movement. Two members from NC attended, including Monserrat Matehuala and Mathama Bility. Mathama, a graduate of the Youth Organizing Institute wrote about her experience. “Attending the the Alliance for Education Justice’s […]
Mission Critical film screening
Watch the documentary here On Saturday Feb. 22, over 100 community members met to discuss issues of push out and policing in the public schools. The members varied from students and parents to concerned citizens. There was a short documentary screening hosted by Advocates for Children Services and a post discussing facilitated by the Youth […]
NC HEAT with Dignity in Schools at the White House
On February 19, Dignity in Schools Campaign members Ramiyah Robinson of NC HEAT and Marlyn Tillman of Gwinnett SToPPspoke on a panel on Reducing Disparities and Promoting Positive Discipline hosted by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. The panel discussion highlighted the joint federalSchool Discipline Guidance released by the Departments of Education and Justice and […]
HKonJ Peoples march on Raleigh
On Saturday February 8, we marched in the Youth and Student Contingent at the Moral March. The presence of youth and students at the march was inspiring. The contingent voiced the frustrations of our generation. NCHEAT member, Q Wideman spoke brilliantly and passionately about police brutality and education justice. UNC graduate Ivana Gonzales spoke about […]
Pre-Moral March POWER PARTY
On Friday February 7th, youth and students from across the Triangle gathered for the pre-Moral March Youth and Student Power Party. The diversity of the gathering mirrored the diversity of the march itself. In attendance were youth from as far as Colorado that work on education justice issues, to local organizers from Greensboro who organize […]
Why We Can’t Wait
This post originally appeared on Dignity in School Website Last month, I had the privilege of being part of a group of students, parents, and advocates that filed a civil rights Complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asserting that the school policing policies and practices of the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), Wake County […]
NC HEAT, EJA, and the Youth Organizing Institute Demand Dialogue and Solutions to the School-To-Prison-Pipeline.
Raleigh NC—On February 3, NC HEAT (NC Heros Emerging Among Teens), EJA (Education Justice Alliance) and The Youth Organizing Institute mobilized to the Superintendent Forum/listening tour at Southeast Raleigh High School. While we were grateful that Dr. Merrill, the new superintendent of Wake County schools, held the forum we are looking forward to engaging with […]
Report-Back from our Restorative Justice Training
The Youth Organizing Institute, Education Justice Alliance, and NC HEAT organized a Restorative Justice training at Campbell University School of Law this past weekend. Community members from across the Triangle and beyond joined to learn and practice the restorative justice process. Participants included parents, students, and teachers, as well as key Wake county administrators. Christine Kushner, Chairman, […]