We had a meeting last Saturday (March 20th) where we discussed several topics and made a few plans.
No worries! I was going to take a screenshot at the end but by that point 5 people had left and there were only 5 of us left, and it totally slipped my mind!!! :0 I am soooo sorry. Here are some general notes: Opening discussion on what's going on in terms of anti-racism at schools around VT? --Getting SRO's out --BLM flag --Curriculum Change Discussion on the Color of Law and perhaps bringing lessons on the book and video into our schools for April (Fair Housing Month) -- more at the next meeting! (We suggest that every teen in VT should have to watch the linked video) Discussion on Asian American hate crime in Atlanta -- just an open conversation. Book project: Finish the slideshows by the next meeting We have planned a pilot with Alyssa -- we are just waiting to finalize a date and figure out which book she wants us to do! A few of us will go through the list of schools and buy the books this week FINALLY!!!!! Everyone fill out this poll to pick a new meeting time: https://www.when2meet.com/?11394603-kdR7s We are having a meeting this coming Saturday, so check out our Instagram for more information!
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We had a meeting last Saturday (3/13) where we got to meet with Ben Heitz from VT Digger. Heitz runs the Underground Workshop which allows Vermont students to be journalists and write about topics of their choosing. Right now the Underground Workshop is working on several different stories on the Black Lives Matter flag in high schools.
We also wanted to thank The Galaxy Workshop for donating one set of each book to one of their local elementary schools! For our next step in our book project, we are ready to buy our books! We plan to reach out to publishers and local bookstores to see if they would be willing to donate or give us a percentage off. In our next meeting (3/19 at 4 pm), we'll be having a run-through of our books and our curriculum and soon we'll plan on inviting teachers. We want to get some teacher opinions on our plans and soon we'll be ready for some practice runs with students. Here are some links! Underground Workshop-vtdigger.org/2020/08/24/student-journalism-at-vtdigger-the-underground-workshop/ VT Digger- vtdigger.org/ The Galaxy Book Shop- galaxybookshop.com/ If you follow us on Instagram, you will already know this, but we wanted to take the time to thank Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, specifically their Corporate Social Responsibility Department. We also wanted to thank two of our Vermont Representatives, Rep. Vyhovsky and Rep. Colston did devotionals about Black History recently and they were very moving. If you want to see our clip from the Zoom meeting, check out the link before!
Also, check out the image below of our final book choices! We are trying to spread the word about our upcoming meeting. We are meeting with the National Education Association (NEA) this Saturday, March 6th at 4 pm. This is our chance to share what we as students want to see changed in our schools in racial equity with someone who can enact those changes! We hope you can make it, and please invite any friends or peers that you know that might be interested! More info/agenda will be sent later this week so be sure to sign up for our emails. drive.google.com/file/d/1KBMssRcun5qYZ-Y9A3WEkKdpKahW4Y0C/view |
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