TUCSON'S UNIDOS NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!
CALLOUT FOR SUPPORT FOR UNIDOS COMMUNITY CENTER!
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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ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteThe 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?