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Carlette Christmas Show: Gina Womack and Cameron Dumas June 07, 2023
Gina Womack, Director and Co-founder of Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children and Cameron Dumas, Youth Organizing Manager for Black Girls Rising

P4DR Report: Co-Governing Toward Multiracial Democracy March 14, 2023
Download the report here All over the country, communities are shifting decision-making power to neighborhood residents, students and teachers, workers and tenants, and introducing real accountability to make sure

It’s Giving Tuesday! November 29, 2022
Dear DSC Members and Supporters, On this Giving Tuesday, we want to thank you for supporting the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC) and hope you will

Solutions for school-based shootings rely on Community, not Cops May 31, 2022
May 31st, 2022 Contact: Tafari Melisizwe — [email protected] Solutions for school-based shootings rely on Community, not Cops For Immediate Release New

May 3rd: CJSF Federal Brownbag Series: The Path to End Corporal Punishment- The Legacy of the Lash April 19, 2022
Communities for Just Schools Fund (CJSF) is a national collaborative that links philanthropy with the power of grassroots organizing to transform schools. Join CJSF and our partners, Nollie

GAO Survey on Racism, Sexism and Ableism in Dress Code Policies (April 15th!) April 05, 2022
We wanted to share this survey with you from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to gather anonymous information on how racism, sexism, ableism and other forms of oppression show up

Event ALERT! Abolitionist Toolbox – Mapping the Prison Industrial Complex March 30, 2022
Join Micah Herskind for a workshop about mapping the prison industrial complex. About this event Register for this event More people are talking about the prison industrial complex (PIC)

New Resource Guide Available: Resources for Repair and Transformation March 29, 2022
Click here to explore the guide! It has always been true that student behavior is directly tied to whether their needs are being met, trauma they have

Restorative Justice: Authentic Responses to the “Pandemic-to-Prison Pipeline” March 16, 2022
By Mark R. Warren, Letha Muhammad and Emma Tynan *Originally Published on the People’s Think Tank At Fishers Junior High School outside of Indianapolis, administrators have recently reported seeing an

Petition: Eliminate Corporal Punishment in Mississippi Public Schools March 08, 2022
Mississippi is responsible for almost one-quarter of all corporal punishment in the USA. Mississippi had the highest corporal punishment rate of all states examined. Click here to sign the