On behalf of the Anti-Racism, Equity and Justice (AREJ) steering committee you are invited to the first of our scheduled series of lunchtime discussions for 2021, which will be held on Monday, February 22nd from Noon to 1pm via zoom.

The topic for this discussion will be “The Impact of White Supremacy on our Local Education Systems and Families”, focusing on the K-12 education system.

To inform our discussion we are providing two resources that explore the topic from different viewpoints. A podcast where you will hear the stories and work of two Black women fighting against racism in the Arlington Central School District:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12XBH97muzIObc94Hbdgow8bdYqU7yHpD/view?usp=sharing

(Interview #1 begins at 00:24, Interview #2 begins at 27:38)

And, the story of how a group of Poughkeepsie parents repeatedly and successfully sued New York State to split off from the Poughkeepsie City School District and form their own, separate district – Spackenkill Union Free School District.

“The Politics of School Districting: A case study in Upstate New York by Sue Books, Educational Foundations, v20 n3-4 p15-33 Sum-Fall 2006″

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ794730.pdf

Even if you don’t have time to fully ingest these resources prior to our meeting we still welcome everyone to be part of the discussion.