Pushback on School Pushout for the 2013 Week of Action
It’s the fourth annual Dignity in Schools Campaign Week of Action and there are students, parents, and community organizations working all across the nation to bring awareness to school pushout, the school-to-prison pipeline, and over-criminalization of youth of color, LGBTQ and immigrant youth.
For the 2013 Week of Action, The Black Organizing Project and our Bay Area DSC partners are releasing a Week of Action Video Series on School Pushout, covering topics like Racial Disparities in School Discipline, Restorative Justice, and Investment in Education Not Incarceration.
Throughout the week we’ll be uploading new videos right here to our blog, and on our Facebook and Twitter throughout the week.
Help us kick off the Week of Action with our theme for Monday, September 30th – Racial Disparities in School Discipline. Watch the first of our video series below!
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/75781995]
Here’s Part 2 of the DSC Bay Area 2013 Week of Action Video Series. The topic: Pushout Implications for LGBTQ Youth. Thanks to our partners at Gay Straight Alliance Network.
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/75835516]
Part 3 of the DSC Bay Area 2013 Week of Action Video Series: Restorative Justice
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/75921757]
Part 4 of the DSC Bay Area 2013 Week of Action Video Series: Invesment in Education Not Incarceration
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/75911159]
Check back throughout the week for more videos from DSC Bay Area on school pushout.
More on the Week of Action
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Gay Straight Alliance Network @GSANetwork
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Check out these Week of Action events happening in California
Oakland, CA
Black Organizing Project and DSC Bay Area Chapter
Monday, September 30 at 6:00pm
Oakland Peace Center 111 Fairmount Ave
Pushback on Pushout Potluck to engage youth and partner organizations
ACLU of Northern California
Monday, September 30
Produce video of 3-5 youth talking about how school pushout impacts LGBTQ youth
Compton, CA
Youth Justice Coalition
Tuesday, October 1
Transportation is an Educational Right: youth survey students about their struggles with police and sheriffs on public transportation
Fresno, CA
GSA Network of CA
Thursday, October 3 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Zimmerman Boys and Girls Club
540 N. Augusta St.
Rally and Youth Speak Out to draw attention to the experiences of Fresno youth USD and demand restorative justice, in alliance with Black Student Union clubs, Californians for Justice clubs, Youth Leadership Institiute, Buidling Healthy Communities and Friday Night Live clubs
Lancaster, CA
Youth Justice Coalition
Tuesday, October 1
Transportation is an Educational Right: youth survey students about their struggles with police and sheriffs on public transportation
Long Beach, CA
Youth Committee of Building Healthy Communities
Saturday, October 5 at 1:00pm
The Art Theater of Long Beach
2025 E 4th St., Long Beach, CA
Talk it Out: A Community Conversation to Fix School Discipline performance and discussion
Youth Justice Coalition
Tuesday, October 1
Transportation is an Educational Right: youth survey students about their struggles with police and sheriffs on public transportation
Los Angeles, CA
Children’s Defense Fund CA
Thursday, October 3 from 9:00am to 2:00pm
FREE L.A. High School and Augustus Hawkins High School
1137 E. Redondo Blvd., Inglewood, CA and 825 W. 60th St., Los Angeles, CA
A site tour of both schools to Community Action in South Los Angeles to showcase the unique models they have instituted to limit the role of law enforcement on campuses
Youth Justice Coalition
Wednesday, October 2 at 2:00pm
Roybal Learning Center
1200 Colton St.
We Are Not Criminals: Student Press Conference
Youth Justice Coalition
Thursday, October 3 from 9:00am to 3:00pm
Chuco’s Justice Center
1137 E. Redondo Blvd.
DSC-LA and Children’s Defense Fund Child Watch Tour
Youth Justice Coalition
Friday, October 4 at 11:30am
Chuco’s Justice Center
1137 E. Redondo Blvd.
Schools Not Jails: Press Conference
Pasadena
Youth Justice Coalition
Tuesday, October 1
Transportation is an Educational Right: youth survey students about their struggles with police and sheriffs on public transportation
Pomona
Youth Justice Coalition
Tuesday, October 1
Transportation is an Educational Right: youth survey students about their struggles with police and sheriffs on public transportation
Sacramento, CA
Youth Justice Coalition
Monday, September 30 from 10:00am to 3:00pm
2860 Gateway Oaks, Suite 400
California Courts training for judges and other court staff on ending the school-to-prison pipeline
For more information about the DSC Bay Area chapter contact info@blackorganizingproject.org or call 510-891-1291.