Parent Mentor Program
Weekly Statewide Workshop
Workshop #1: Organizing to Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline
When: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Who: Presented by Mark Warren (University of Massachusetts Boston) and Carlil Pittman (Good Kids Mad City, former VOYCE organizer)
What: This first workshop will discuss community organizing efforts to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline, exclusionary discipline, and policing practices that push students of color out of schools and into the criminal justice system. We will discuss how the pipeline operates at pre-K, elementary, and secondary levels, as well as the movement’s history of parents and students of color who challenge and dismantle it.
Time: This workshop will be offered 2 times, you are welcome to attend both times.
Morning Session: 11:30am- 1:00 pm- you can participate in English, Spanish, Mandarin or Arabic
Afternoon Session: 4:00 - 5:30 pm you can participate in English or Spanish.
Where: Zoom