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Theater of the Oppressed: Play about Chicago parent advocates

Invitation from our friend, Tania Giordani:

Event: Theatre of the Oppressed on Thursday March 8th at Francis W.Parker School, 330 W. Webster Ave., Chicago. The play,” The End Game at Jansen School” is based on the lives of parent advocates in Chicago. Discussion will follow.

Please share this with others who may be interested.

As you may know, many students and parents in Chicago Public schools have been adversely affected by school closings and other issues. In some rare instances, parents, community members and students have rallied successfully to keep their schools open.

Research that was completed in 2007 and in 2010 by Tania Giordani, clearly shows that many of these parent