Know Your Rights in Immigration and Education Public Assembly: ENSJ with Voces de la Frontera
When: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 4:30pm
Where: Voces de la Frontera, 1027 S. 5th Street, Milwaukee, WI.
Rally in Support of Adam Hernandez
When: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 4:30pm
Where: Shorewood Village Hall, 3930 N. Murray Ave in Shorewood
On March 30th, Adam, a freshman at Shorewood High School, was given chicken nuggets by another student who was fasting and did not want them. Adam went to the lunch line to get sauce for the nuggets and was accused of stealing them. The assistant principal, Mark Harris, was notified of the “theft” of the chicken nuggets. Before approaching Adam to “investigate,” Harris informed the Shorewood police officer stationed at the school, who requested another police squad to intervene. Adam, who has no prior criminal history or Shorewood School District disciplinary history, was handcuffed and arrested at school during lunch. He was booked, fingerprinted and issued a citation for theft which states “defendant took and consumed a school lunch without paying and without consent.”
Though Shorewood High School assistant principal Mark Harris notified the police about the “theft of Shorewood school lunch,” the police are pressing the charges and not the school. Shorewood High School administrators and Shorewood superintendent McCann have stated that this matter does not involve the school and they will NOT be making any recommendation for dismissal of the charges. Despite Shorewood School District’s ostensibly “hands-off approach,” Shorewood High School assistant principal Mark Harris attended Adam’s pre-trial hearing, spoke with the prosecutor and allegedly insisted that Adam is guilty, resulting in the continued prosecution of Adam for theft of school lunch chicken nuggets valued at $2.60.
Adam will stand trial for theft charges next Tuesday, July 20th at the Shorewood Village Hall, 3930 N. Murray Ave.
A rally of support for Adam will occur before the trial on Tuesday, July 20th. The rally begins at 4:30pm and the trial begins at 5:30pm. Please join Adam’s family and community members to voice support for Adam and to encourage the Shorewood School District not to abandon its children by pipelining them into the criminal justice system. The school to prison pipeline must be broken.
The rally is co-sponsored by Urban Underground
Fight the MPS Layoffs — Defend Public Education
482 teacher and 233 educational assistant layoff notices were sent out on June 11 to MPS employees. Educators’ Network for Social Justice and Wisconsin Citizen Action gathered 715 pairs of shoes to set out in front of the federal building on Wisconsin Ave on Monday, June 21, to accompany our rally calling attention to the layoffs and the significant cut in resources that serve our children.
One key demand for people alarmed by these layoffs would be to emphasize passage of the Harkin “Keep our Educators Working Act”. Contacting US Senators to more fully fund education is essential. You can reach Senator Feingold here and Senator Kohl here.
Did A Standardized Test Ruin Your Day?
Join ENSJ for an enlightening conversation with Monty Neill, director of Fair Test, as we discuss the consequences of the testing craze and the upcoming reauthorization of NCLB. Thursday, 4 February, 2010, 4:30pm - 6:00pm. Alliance School, between Elm Creative Arts and Roosevelt Middle School on W. Walnut St. View and Download our flyer for the event.
Discussion between Chicago Teachers and Milwaukee educators and community members
Forty people from Milwaukee met with nine teachers from CORE — a rank-and-file teacher caucus in Chicago on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2 PM - 4 PM, at All Peoples Gathering (2600 N. 2nd St., Milwaukee) for a spirited two hour discussion. They described in detail the dangers of mayoral control and the negative impact that Arne Duncan had on the Chicago Public Schools. The CORE members invited Milwaukee folks to their anniversary event/rally on Saturday, Jan 9, 2010. Click here for more information on CORE.
Presentation and Discussion with Ann Pelo
Thursday, November 5, 2009, ENSJ co-sponsored event with Rethinking Schools author Ann Pelo about social justice teaching and the publication of the new book Rethinking Early Childhood Education. Alliance School, 850 W. Walnut St. (between Elm Creative Arts and Roosevelt Middle School). Parking available.
Presentation and Discussion with Linda Christensen
Friday, October 23, 2009, ENSJ co-sponsored event with Rethinking Schools writer and editor Linda Christensen. Linda will discuss her new book Teaching for Joy and Justice: Reimagining the Language Arts Classroom. Alliance School, 850 W. Walnut St. (between Elm Creative Arts and Roosevelt Middle School). Parking available.
