JUNE 13: ADVOCACY AND DC EDUCATION
Education Town Hall on Thursday June 13 will feature a discussion about advocacy and DC education: specifically, what education advocacy in DC looks like, what it can (and cannot) do, and how parents, teachers, students, and community members can effectively mobilize and advocate for their public schools.
Listen at 11 a.m. EASTERN on Thursday, June 13, via TuneIn or by visiting We Act Radio and clicking on arrow at upper left (NOTE: Not all “listen” buttons are working at present).
For our show, we have a deep well spring of experienced local education advocates to hear from:
Daniel del Pielago is organizing director of Empower DC, a local grass roots advocacy agency. Mr. del Pielago has spent the last 15 years in DC organizing around gentrification issues as well as strengthening housing and education in DC. He also helped with the 2013 lawsuit that Empower brought against DCPS closures that year.
Eboni-Rose Thompson is the chair of the Ward 7 Education Council and director of strategic initiatives and partnerships at America’s Promise, a national organization that brings together communities and groups to help the lives of children and young adults. A native Washingtonian and a graduate of SEED public charter school and the University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Thompson has worked for DCPS to strengthen parent, family, and community engagement and has served as an ANC commissioner.
Third-generation Ward 8 resident and native Washingtonian, Ronald Thompson Jr. is a Ward 8 activist, focusing on public education and issues of equity. A 2016 graduate of Dunbar high school, Mr. Thompson will be continuing his college studies in political science this fall.
Mysiki Valentine is an advocate with DC’s Fair Budget Coalition, which brings together local organizations to fight poverty through budget advocacy. A native Washingtonian, Mr. Valentine has worked with local communities to advocate for education, transit, economic, and racial equity and has helped to create inclusive spaces for black LGTBQA+ communities.
–Valerie Jablow
The Education Town Hall with Thomas Byrd
broadcasts from Historic Anacostia
in Washington, DC, on We Act Radio,
Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern
New programming 2nd and 4th Thursdays, alternating with classic shows.
Listen live via TuneIn.
Shows are archived for convenient listening shortly after broadcast.
broadcasts from Historic Anacostia
in Washington, DC, on We Act Radio,
Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern
New programming 2nd and 4th Thursdays, alternating with classic shows.
Listen live via TuneIn.
Shows are archived for convenient listening shortly after broadcast.
After years of weekly broadcasts, the program now focuses one show each month on local issues and one on “the BUS,” organized by BadAss Teachers, United Opt Out, and SOS March.
June 13: Advocacy and DC Education – Education Town Hall Forum