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Let Our Voices be Heard (Guest Post by SWDFS student Raychel Gafford)

by dloitz

Reposted with permission from Southwest Detroit Freedom School. Originally posted at Let Our Voices Be Heard! 
Originally recited by Raychel Gafford during a walk out and protest at Western International School in Detroit 
Wednesday April 25, 2012. See video of the speech below! Her speech starts at 3:46!

Hi my name is  Raychel Gafford. I’m 17 years old and I am in the 11^th grade. We are the students of Western International standing in solidarity with the students of southwestern. We are here not only in solidarity with southwestern but to draw the line and take a stand for our education.
We are walking out to fight for quality education and to protect our public school system. We are here demanding better education and that our voices be heard. Our school system should work WITH US not against