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Monday, April 23, 2012

UNIDOS 1ST YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF TUSD SCHOOL BOARD TAKEOVER


TUCSON'S UNIDOS NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!
CALLOUT FOR SUPPORT FOR UNIDOS COMMUNITY CENTER!


As a youth-led coalition of critical thinkers and organizers, our purpose is to stand in defense of ethnic studies and address the educational inequities we face in school. While defending ethnic studies has been a critical priority, we stand as a direct force to mobilize, empower and educate youth to take a stand against all injustices in our community and society as a whole.
While the institution continues to fail us, the community continues to rise. Ethnic Studies has been abolished inside the gates of our schools, but not in the streets of our community. Education is ours .From the roots, through autonomous education, our knowledge will continue to grow. In order to effectively educate and empower the youth within our community, we have set our sights on renting our own place, so that we may continue to have a space where we can learn about our culture, history, identity and how to organize in the community. By having our own home, we would not be bound to the attacks or limitations of TUSD and we would be able to further provide ethnic studies curriculum, youth leadership workshops, and a safe environment for the community and its youth to continue to grow and organize for a healthier and stronger community!
In order to accomplish this, WE NEED YOUR HELP!
This is how you can support our efforts:
2.  Donate building materials like, wood, paint, electrical wiring, windows, etc...
3. Donate materials for "established center" like chairs, furniture, appliances, dry erase board, school supplies, etc...
4. Volunteer Your Time. If you have experience building or in construction will you be                             willing to give hands-on training as we revitalize the center?
Contact info: unidos.tucson@gmail.com, Twitter.com @UNIDOSPORVIDA
Send address: 2432 E. Louisiana St.
Thank you! We cannot do this work without you!
Sincerely,
UNIDOS
           

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  2. I think your movement is beyond amazing and wish that I had aligned myself with a group of youth so dedicated and motivated to carry out aspects of their education that are now being withheld from them.

    The one question, however, that I do have is: how do you plan to continue such a tradition of education and empowerment onward and how are the next generations going to benefit from your actions for years to come? The word that stuck out to me the most in your statement was "autonomous", and made me wonder how we might empower youth from all backgrounds to take stands against injustice and take responsibility for their personal educations? How can we remove sole power from institutions, parents, and instructors and make it an entire community's responsibility, including an individuals, when concerning their education? And finally, how will the community center contribute to this?

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