District 112 Updates In May District 112 School board members unanimously voted to hire Ms. Lisa Sayles-Adams as our next superintendent. Based on Ms. Sayles-Adams interviews, she is clearly dedicated to education and wants to assure all of our students achieve their best. |
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ROAR teamed up with Latino VOICES to honor the life of George Floyd with a "Solitary Sunday" zoom gathering on 5/31/20. Click image to view the slideshow. |
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Summer is here but our self-work must continue. Our communities, especially our communities of color, are hurting by another act of police brutality and murder of an innocent Black man. We all must take responsibility to raise awareness and to educate ourselves and our children to break the cycle of oppression and racism that we have been in for decades. |
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FOR ADULTS - Justice in June: A detailed daily guide for becoming an active ally to the Black community. You can chose different times to commit per day to ensure you follow through (Link to Authors Bryanna and Autumn's twitter page on image)
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- DON'T BE SILENT. Share articles of support, write op-eds, protest,ect. Your Black and Brown friends are waiting and see your silence as complacency
- Don't rely on a Black friend or co-worker to do the work for you. Experiencing racism is traumatic, asking someone to relive it for your gain and education is not ok
- Be intentional on which businesses you support. Many are stepping up by donating money but more importantly they should be dismantling any policies that contributes to a racist environment and inequality. Harvard Business Review outlines 10 steps businesses should be doing to achieve this
- VOTE in people dedicated and with clear plans to advance racial justice
- Demand schools diversify their textbooks to include Black and Brown histories, not just text books from a White colonizer perspective
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- Donate to these businesses damaged by rioting and looting, most of which are minority owned
- Start holding your elected officials responsible for supporting racist policies
- Support Black Lives Matter. Stop portraying peaceful protesters and organizations as violent.
- Donate to one of these 22 social justice organizations
- COVID19 has disproportionately affected Black and Brown people. This is because of pre-pandemic racial disparities in healthcare treatment and wealth distribution. Advocate for healthcare for all and livable wages. If you work in healthcare address the racial biases that are happening and demand your employer offer implicit bias training
- Add these movies, shows, and documentaries to your viewing list
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