Leading organizers in the educational justice movement discuss how the last ten years of parent and youth organizing helped lay the foundation for the emergence of mass protests and the campaign for police free schools and where the movement is going.



Panelists:
Jonathan Stith, Alliance for Educational Justice and National Campaign for Police Free Schools
Elsa Bañuelos, Padres & Jóvenes Unidos, Denver, one of first city schools to defund police
Mónica García, LAUSD board member and sponsor of the motion to defund school police in LA
Veronica Rodriguez, youth organizer
Tania Trejo, youth organizer


Moderated by:
Mark R. Warren, UMass Boston and lead author, "Lift Us Up, Don’t Push Us Out!"



Many of the panelists have also written about their experiences on the front lines of the battle for educational justice in America in "Lift Us Up, Don't Push Us Out!": Voices from the Front Lines of the Educational Justice Movement. Please consider supporting the panelists' organizations or purchasing "Lift Us Up, Don't Push Us Out!" to learn about parents, young people, community organizers, and educators who are fighting systemic racism in schools by building a new intersectional educational justice movement.


Below are links about the book, panelist organizations, and resources to for those wanting to join a police free schools movement in their communities.


--"Lift Us Up, Don't Push Us Out!": liftusupmovement.org
#CopsOutCPS: copsoutcps.com
School climate bill of rights: achieve.lausd.net/Page/12519
"Reimagining Public Safety in Schools" resource guide: ilraiseyourhand.org/reimagining_public_safety_in_schools
Transforming Schools Discipline Collaborative: transformschooldiscipline.org
Alliance for Educational Justice:facebook.com/4EdJustice, twitter.com/4EdJustice
We Came to Learn: A Call to Action for Police-Free Schools: wecametolearn.com
Learn more about police-free schools: policefreeschools.org
Padres & Jóvenes Unidos: padresunidos.org