Institutional Racism & Equity in Education in America
Come join other Friedman Project Youth Activist Committee members for an exciting program honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday! Other celebrations may explore how far we have come in our achievements toward the visions of King and other civil rights leaders. Without denying the great strides we have made, we also know that there is a lot farther to go to achieve true equity and justice for all people.
MLK Day Teach-in
HOW FAR HAVE WE COME?
Institutional Racism & Equity in Education in America
..50 years after Brown vs. Board of Education
Sunday, January 18th, 2004
12:30pm-3:30pm
ACLU-NC Office, 1663 Mission Street, #460, between the 16th Street and Civic Center BART stations
Sponsored by the Friedman First Amendment Education Project staff.
We've put together an interactive multimedia presentation to help us explore the state of the 'dream' in its contemporary reality. The event will look at different ways that institutional racism has impacted our collective progress as a nation, with a focus on current issues in education. In the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education case, the Supreme Court ruled that separate, segregated schools were inherently unequal, and forced many school districts to desegregate. Fifty years later, statistics and people's lived experiences show that our nation's schools are still separate and still unequal. How is this possible, and what are the implications of this inequity? Come join us as we explore the following issues, among others:
- Hear student testimonies explaining inequities in California schools today
- Learn about the current class-action lawsuit Williams vs. State of California, where California residents are suing the state for not providing adequate learning environments & resources for public school students
- Find out why school funding is so unequal
- Learn what institutional racism is, and how it impacts people
- See innovative youth-produced videos dealing with these topics
- Learn how these issues relate to affirmative action and other contemporary issues
FREE LUNCH provided!!!
Please RSVP by January 12th. Call 415.621.2493 and ask for any Friedman Project staff (Eveline, Aaron, Lindsay, or Shayna), or leave a message at extension 337.
Your guests are welcome! Service-learning hours available!
Violence Outside School Walls Raises Concern [Part 1 of 3]
By Olivia Doherty
Just as violent incidents inside schools forced officials to upgrade safety and security measures within their walls, recent events at a national level are now raising questions about what should be done to protect students as they travel to and from school.
At least 26 deaths have occurred from violent incidents at or near public schools or school bus stops since August. Roughly half happened outside of school buildings at bus stops, street corners, and parking lots—places frequented by students before and after school hours, according to National School Safety and Security Services, a school-safety consulting firm in Cleveland that tracks school crime.
Safety experts are becoming increasingly concerned about violence outside school buildings. "There is reason to be concerned, because there has been a relatively good amount of very serious crimes," said William Modzeleski, the associate deputy undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education's office of safe and drug-free schools. "Most of these school shootings take place outside the school, after school hours, when principals and teachers lose a lot of control over their kids."
Schools are clearly responsible for the safety of students on school property, but experts say a more difficult question remains: Who is ultimately responsible for ensuring the safety of youngsters when they are traveling to and from school?
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to the question of a school district's scope of legal responsibility, said Naomi E. Gittins, a senior staff lawyer for the Alexandria, Va.-based National School Boards Association. Depending on state law, policy, and practice, schools may or may not be held responsible for students as they travel to and from school, she said by e-mail.
In the eyes of many parents, schools have a portal-to- portal responsibility that applies from the moment the student leaves home to attend school to the moment that the student returns, said Ken Trump, the president of National School Safety and Security Services. But, he added, it's virtually impossible for a district or school to completely protect students when they are off campus.
Ronald Stephens, the executive director of the National School Safety Center, based in Westlake Village, Calif., agrees. "It's difficult to have safe schools without safe communities, if you have a school surrounded by a 360- degree perimeter of crime, it becomes a bit unrealistic to expect the school to behave perfectly while the community runs amok."
AQUA25A
Asian and Pacific Islander Queer and Questioning, 25 and Under
All Together is a group about and run by young queer and questioning
Asians and Pacific Islanders (A&PIs) who are aged 25 years and under.
AQU25A employs a youth development framework to maximize the strengths
and assets of A&PI queer and questioning youth and to address their broad
range of emotional, health, social/interactive, and
educational/vocational needs. We support them in making positive changes in their lives,
developing essential skills related to their personal growth, and
provide them with information to enable them to make well-informed decisions
about their health and well-being through outreach, groups, individual
counseling, and a peer leadership program. AQU25A also serves as a
safe space for young people to just hang out. We hold drop-ins,
gatherings, picnics, workshops, socials, parties, dances, trips, retreats and
other fun activities throughout the year.
If you would like to learn more about the program, or would like to
refer a youth to our services, please contact me at 415-292-3420 ext. 315,
or at sabrina@apiwellness.org
I have greatly enjoyed working with you in the past, and I hope that we
can continue to collaborate in the future. Thank you!
Sabrina Wu
AQU25A Program Coordinator
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
730 Polk Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109-7813
www.apiwellness.org
Tel. 292-3420, x315
TTY 292-3410
Fax 292-3404
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Wellness Center
Christy Parsons (Wellness Coordinator) is available daily.
Ian Enriquez (Community Health Outreach Worker, Youth Outreach Coordinator) is available daily.
Monica Murphy (Nurse, Tobacco Intervention Coordinator) is available from Monday - Wednesday and Friday.
Penny Krainin (psychologist) is available daily.
Chris Pepper (peer resources) is available daily and teaches classes during 4th and 5th periods.
Marie Chen (drug counselor) is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Susie Li (Mandarin speaking counselor) is available on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Laura McGourty (counselor) is available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Beth Ringheim (counselor) is available on Mondays.
Talia Korenbrot (relationship counselor) is available on Thursdays.
James Guay (lgbt counselor) is available on Wednesdays.
Reconnecting Youth classes held 5th and 7th periods.
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