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Reverend Barber and We Believe it is Possible. Part I Reverend Barber, Board Member of the NAACP, passionately spoke recently at the Organizing Summit, on October 4, 2013. EmpathyEducates is privileged to present snippets of his speech. Doctor Reverend Barber proclaims, "Change Comes When We Find A [...]

Reverend Barber; The Truth of Who We Are; We Are All Human National Day for Dignity and Respect: October 4th STAND TOGETHER FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM! On October 4, 2013, a broad and diverse group of educators students parents joined together for a rally and march. We listened [...]

Download Flyer (English) | Download Flyer (Español) Join thousands of community and union members to launch a powerful shared economic justice platform.TAKE BACK CHICAGOOctober 15th UIC Forum 725 W Roosevelt Rd Chicago, Illinois 60607 5pm Rally and March 6-7:30pm Meeting Participating organizations include: Action Now • AFSCME [...]

Arrested For Zero Tolerance “The scariest part was probably being handcuffed.” By all accounts Kyle Thompson is a normal 14-year old kid who loves playing football and hanging out with his friends. His principal says [...]

Jitu Brown Jitu Brown, married and father of one child, is the National Director of the Journey For Justice Alliance. Jitu also serves as the Education Organizer for the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO). Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, [...]

Milwaukee's public school system, already hit hard by devastating budget cuts and teacher firings, has become the next big urban school system to be targeted for privatization. MPS, the home of the nation's first crippling school voucher system, is now threatened with a New Orleans-style [...]

We are all on a journey of sorts. Most experience that life is full of injustices. We each have a dream of equality, but few imagine that they will get there. Alone we try. However, our efforts never seem to be enough. Thus, we look to history [...]

A Press Conference was held to announce a Citywide Education Coalition Calls For Chicago Public Schools Boycott. The Journey For Justice Alliance asked all parents to keep their children safe. It was recommended that parents and their progeny stay off the track that is school closures. Stand [...]

"A National Grassroots Education Alliance" FOR MORE INFORMATION: Laurie R. Glenn Phone: 773.704.7246 E-mail: lrglenn@thinkincstrategy.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013 Download pdf PRESS RELEASE CITYWIDE EDUCATION COALITION CALLS FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOYCOTT Demands Made Of Mayor Emanuel, CPS & State LegislatureStop Destabilization & [...]