March
13, 2001
Durham Education Campaign
Students, teachers, parents and advocates met at the Durham Main
Library to discuss closing the achievement gap. Yvonne Perry
of the NC Justice and Community Development Center presented the
report: Achievement Gap 2001.
It
was important to see the data disaggregated to reflect
the systemic nature of racial disparities in NC public
schools. Participants agreed to build the coalition
to close the achievement gap in North Carolina
The
community forum was co-sponsored by SARN and the Mekye
Fund.
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April
17, 2001
The Durham coalition to close the achievement gap will meet at the
Durham Main Library at 6:30pm to examine the role testing plays in
widening the gap.
Speakers
will include Daniella Cook of the Common Sense Foundation
and Irv Besecker of the NC Committee for Democratic
Schools. They will present the case for fundamental
changes in the way NC uses high stakes testing.
For
more information, contact (919) 403-8229 or PSSARN@aol.com
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December
5, 2000
Durham Education Strategy Session
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction reports that
the majority (51.5%) of African-American students are failing compared
to 20% of white students.
Parents,
students, policy makers and advocates will meet at
the Durham Main Library, December 5 at 6pm. The meeting
will continue the process of developing a community
based strategic plan to erase the education achievement
gap. Contact (919) 403-8229 or PSSARN@aol.com for
more information.
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November
9, 2000
Education, Not Incarceration!
Organizations working for a just public education system will meet
at Durham Main Library at 6pm. Participants will focus on closing
the achievement gap. Michelle Cotton of the North Carolina Minority
Youth and Family Resource Center will present data making the connection
between school suspensions and juvenile incarceration. John Dye of
People About Changing Education in North Carolina (PACE-NC) will
describe the major programs of the Department of Public Instruction.
Contact (919) 403-8229 or PSSARN@aol.com for
more information.
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September
12, 2000
Education campaign opening strategy session. Participants will discuss
their vision of a just public education system; principles of unity
to work together to achieve goals; obstacles that might hinder reaching
goals; and opportunities to work together to build the campaign.
Parents, students, teachers and community activists will participate
in the discussion at the Durham Main Library. Contact (919) 403-8229
or PSSARN@aol.com for more information.
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August
15, 2000
Important discussion with Durham School Board Members, Police Chief
Teresa Chambers and community representatives. Program begins promptly
at 7pm at the Durham Main Library, 300 Roxboro Street. Please plan
to attend, if you are concerned about high suspension rates, use
of drugs in public schools and improvements in the quality of education.
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July
18, 2000
Please attend a special planning meeting of the BRC Durham-Chapel
Hill Organizing Committee at the Stanford L. Warren Library in Durham
from 3-5pm. Participants will discuss a special program
scheduled for August 15 to promote the national BRC campaign: Education,
Not Incarceration! Fight the Police State!
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June
23-25, 2000
Black Radical Congress Organizing Conference
Nearly 300 Black activists gathered in Detroit to educate, agitate
and organize themselves. A delegation of 29 came by bus
and plane to represent North Carolina.
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April
29
Organizing Day School
9am-5pm
Friday Center, UNC-CH
(off HWY 54, east of 15-501)
Cost $30 (includes full buffet lunch)
For more information:
Theresa El-Amin
(919) 403-8229
PSSARN@aol.com
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April
27
Jobs with Justice Meeting
6-8pm
Immaculate Conception Church
Discussion of Anti-Sweatshop Ordinance
Report on Duke University Nurses Organizing
For more information:
Theresa El-Amin
(919) 403-8229
PSSARN@aol.com
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April
25
Black Radical Congress
presents
Community Report Back on the A16 IMF/World Bank Actions
7PM
The Know Bookstore and Deli
2520 Fayetteville Street, Durham
For more information:
Theresa El-Amin
(919) 403-8229
PSSARN@aol.com
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March
9-12
People's Institute for Survival And Beyond, National Advanced Training
to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its *undoing racism* programs.
The event will be held at the Gulfside Assembly in Waveland Mississippi.
Theresa El-Amin, SARN Coordinator will attend to support the great
work and achievements of the People's Institute. For more information,
contact: (504) 944-2354 or pisabnola@aol.com
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February
26
Black Radical Congress-Black History Month Forum
Black Radicalism 2000: Hip Hop and Black Power generations unite
for struggle. Join us at the historic Hayti Heritage Center in Durham
North Carolina. Hear activists share experiences and visions for
change. Reports on local struggles and an update on the campaign
for a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal. BRC National Organizer, Bill
Fletcher, will lay out plans for BRC
2000. Cultural presentations will include: Fruit of Labor; Du Hu
an; Torkwase and more. For additional information, contact:
blackbeltbrc@mindspring.com
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February
19
SARN social justice dialogue for Triangle area activists will celebrate
the first Black History Month of the century at the Eno River Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship in Durham North Carolina. Organizations working
on issues of criminal justice, economic justice and education are
invited to send 3 representatives. The program begins with a panel
discussion: Fifty Years of Struggle-Where Do We Go From Here? Pre-registration
is required. For more information, contact: PSSARN@aol.com
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