School Closings Fact Sheets
A TSJ working group/task force has created a series of Popular Education Pieces on school closings. Please download and share these fact sheets widely!
- School Closings and Who Decides
- School Closings and Testing
- School Closings and Racism
- School Closings and Charter Schools
- School Closings and UNO
Help Organize Against School Closings!
Join TSJ, GEM, and CTU in organizing against school closings.
Help us gather TSJ folks to prepare for the March 27th STOP SCHOOL CLOSINGS Rally!
On March 27th, GEM will host a rally at Daley Plaza (Clark & Washington) to demand NO SCHOOL CLOSINGS! We are meeting at 4PM! Please come out for this important action!
In preparation for this rally, there are several ways to get involved:
1. CTU is organizing meetings in the networks, along with other GEM members (community organizations).Download a flyer here with ALL meetings and addresses. If you are interested in attending or helping to organize at/for these meetings (in particular, working w/ other TSJ members), please sign up here. The TSJ organizers below will contact you (but their emails are here so you can contact them as well). The network meetings that TSJ people will be attending are:- Pilsen-Little Village (Mon 3/18, 6PM); contact Rosi or Byron
- Fulton (Tue 3/19, 6:30PM); contact Phil or Pauline
- Lake Calumet (Wed 3/20, 4PM); contact Rosi
- Englewood-Gresham (Wed 3/20, 4:30pm); contact Tonya
- Pershing (Wed 3/20, 4:30pm); contact Byron or Rico
- Rock Island (Thu 3/21, 3:30pm); contact Kelly
- Ravenswood-Ridge (Thu 3/21, 6PM); contact Katie
3. Attend the ART/BANNER making party for the March 27th Rally. Hosted by Jobs with Justice, Monday and Tuesday, March 18 & 19, 6-9PM, 333 S. Ashland Ave. All are welcome!
