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A review by pink_distro
Lift Us Up, Don't Push Us Out!: Voices from the Front Lines of the Educational Justice Movement by Mark R. Warren, David Goodman
4.0
solid collection of dispatches from the education justice movement. really enjoyed learning about the trailblazers who first named and resisted the "school to prison pipeline" and won big shifts away from zero tolerance and suspension-heavy policies.
other highlights were:
— how a private sector janitor's union comprised of mostly immigrants organized to empower their worker-parents and support them in advocating for their kids' educations
— reflections on the holistic implementation of restorative justice at one school
— reflections from an organizer who supports GSAs in running campaigns at their schools and fighting for broader wellness and liberation for trans/queer youth of color in schools
it's a shame theres no story about indigenous organizing in k-12 schooling in here though. will need to keep looking for those perspectives
other highlights were:
— how a private sector janitor's union comprised of mostly immigrants organized to empower their worker-parents and support them in advocating for their kids' educations
— reflections on the holistic implementation of restorative justice at one school
— reflections from an organizer who supports GSAs in running campaigns at their schools and fighting for broader wellness and liberation for trans/queer youth of color in schools
it's a shame theres no story about indigenous organizing in k-12 schooling in here though. will need to keep looking for those perspectives