A coalition has worked for 3 years to modify a Colorado law they say disproportionately affects minority and disabled students. It took a deal with rural educators to move forward. In the past, rural educators blocked reform over how suspensions are handled in the state. In 2017, the Colorado Rural School Alliance successfully argued that Read more…
Community gardens in Española and Albuquerque reclaim agroecología, heirloom seeds, and cultural roots for the next generation. PROJECT FEED THE HOOD, a community garden initiative of the Southwest Organizing Project, started out in much the same way as the Healing Foods Oasis—with a blighted tract in a forgotten pocket of Albuquerque. Founded in 1980, SWOP began Read more…
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors on Thursday, March 21 adopted (14-2) a proposal from Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez to endorse portions of Governor Tony Evers’ budget that would restore full access to driver’s licenses for all Wisconsin residents, regardless of immigration status. “Expanding access to driver’s licenses will make the roads safer for everyone. When Read more…
Community members came together on Thursday, March 21, for a forum and roundtable discussion of what it takes to navigate San Francisco Unified School District’s Special Education system and to develop an action plan to support African American students with learning differences. The event took place at the African American Art and Culture Complex. It Read more…
Communities United organizer Eric Wilkins helped draft police reforms to protect the safety and rights of people with disabilities in the proposed consent decree, which he says is “like a restart for the whole city.” One year ago, Wilkins’ employer, Communities United, joined four other organizations in suing the City of Chicago to demand institutionalized police reform Read more…