Title:
Lift us up, don't push us out! : voices from the front lines of the educational justice movement / Mark R. Warren ; with David Goodman.
Author:
Warren, Mark R., 1955- editor.
Goodman, David, editor.
Publication Information:
Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2018]
Call Number:
LC221 .L54 2018
Abstract:
"This book features the stories and voices of parents, young people, community organizers and educators describing how they are fighting systemic racism in schools by building a new educational justice movement committed to community-based, high quality, humane and empowering education for all young people"-- Provided by publisher.
"Illuminating the struggles and triumphs of the emerging educational justice movement, this anthology tells the stories of how black and brown parents, students, educators, and their allies are fighting back against systemic inequities and the mistreatment of children of color in low-income communities. It offers a social justice alternative to the corporate reform movement that seeks to privatize public education through expanding charter schools and voucher programs. To address the systemic racism in our education system and in the broader society, the contributors argue that what is needed is a movement led by those most affected by injustice--students of color and their parents--that builds alliances across sectors and with other social justice movements addressing immigration, LGBTQ rights, labor rights, and the school-to-prison pipeline. Representing a diverse range of social justice organizations from across the US, including the Chicago Teachers Union and the Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network, the essayists recount their journeys to movement building and offer practical organizing strategies and community-based alternatives to traditional education reform and privatization schemes. Lift Us Up! will outrage, inform, and mobilize parents, educators, and concerned citizens about what is wrong in American schools today and how activists are fighting for and achieving change." -- Publisher's description
Geographic Term:
ISBN:
9780807016008
Physical Description:
xxv, 185 pages ; 23 cm
Subject Term:
Contents:
Preface / Mark R. Warren and David Goodman -- Introduction : building an educational justice movement / Mark R. Warren -- "I can't make a teacher love my son" : a black parent's journey to racial justice organizing / Zakiya Sankara-Jabar -- #SouthLAParentLove : redefining parent participation in South Los Angeles schools / Maisie Chin -- Speaking up and walking out : Boston students fight for educational justice / Carlos Rojas and Glorya Wornum -- Fighting for gender justice : girls of color assert their voices / Kate McDonough and Christina Powell -- The freedom to learn : dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline in the Southwest / Pam Martinez -- #FightForDyett : fighting back against school closings and the journey for justice / Jitu Brown -- There is no national without the local : grounding the school discipline movement in the Mississippi Delta / Joyce Parker -- The school is the heart of the community : building community schools across New York City / Natasha Capers -- Fighting for teachers, children and their parents : building a social justice teachers union / Brandon Johnson -- #EndWarOnYouth : building a youth movement for black lives and educational justice / Jonathan Stith -- Teachers unite! : organizing school communities for transformative justice / Sally Lee and Elana "E. M." Eisen-Markowitz -- Can schools nurture the souls of black and brown children? : combating the school-to-prison pipeline in early childhood education / Roberta Udoh -- System change : following an inside-outside strategy as a school board member / Mónica García -- Walking into the community : community partnerships as a catalyst for institutional change in higher education / Maureen D. Gillette -- #schoolismyhustle : activist scholars and a youth movement to transform education / Vajra Watson -- Janitors are parents too! : promoting parent advocacy in the labor movement / Aida Cardenas and Janna Shadduck-Hernández -- The same struggle : immigrant rights and educational justice / José Calderón -- Organizing intersectionally : trans and queer youth fighting for racial and gender justice / Geoffrey Winder -- Conclusion : educational justice as catalyst for a new social movement / Mark R. Warren.
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