Thursday, August 10th * 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Social Justice Education in the Era of Trump: A Women’s Assembly
United Teachers Los Angeles
3303 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Auditorium on the 2nd Floor
Wheelchair Accessible * Collective Childcare * Parking in UTLA Plaza Parking Structure on Berendo, north of Wilshire Blvd * Public Transportation: Bus or Walking Distance from Metro Rail Red and Purple Lines Wilshire/Vermont Station
AF3IRM Los Angeles is convening a Women’s Popular Assembly on Education in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 10th to center the experiences and voices of transnational, women of color in the arena of education. It is urgent that we convene in this era of privatization facilitated by Trump, DeVos, and the billionaires and corporate legislators that back them! All women-identified people welcome!
Participants will be able to discuss and brainstorm in the following workgroups who organize across Los Angeles:
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- Immigration (ICE off our campuses/out of our communities!): facilitated by Los Angeles Immigrant Youth Coalition
- Relevant Education/Ethnic Studies: facilitated by Ethnic Studies history teacher Roxana Dueñas & People’s Ed
- Restorative/Transformative Justice in School Discipline: facilitated by high school teacher Emily Grijalva & transformative justice practitioner/AF3IRM LA member Devika Shankar
- Educator Organizing: facilitated by Alliance Educators United
Special Education: facilitated by Alliance Educator Sylvia Cabrera & UTLA - Social Justice in Higher Education: facilitated by IDEAS at UCLA and AF3IRM LA members/ college campus faculty Cherisse Yanit Nadal and Brittany
- Racial Justice: facilitated by The Schools Los Angeles Students Deserve
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Thursday, August 17th * 6:30pm to 9:00pm
3rd Women’s Popular Assembly
UCLA Labor Center
675 S. Park View St. Los Angeles, CA 90057
Wheelchair Accessible * Collective Childcare * Metered Parking or Pay Lots * Public Transportation: Bus or Walking Distance from Metro Rail Red and Purple Lines Westlake/MacArthur Park Station
AF3IRM Los Angeles is convening the 3rd Women’s Popular Assembly on Thursday, August 17th in order to continue to put front and center the experiences and voices of transnational, women of color. This gathering will serve as a space to discuss and analyze the attacks on women and our communities and will build upon previous gatherings.
Come find out how individuals and organizations are strategizing in these areas and learn how you can get involved!
Education & Fighting the Privatization Agenda
Led by UTLA and AF3IRM, group members will continue the work done at August 10th’s “Social Justice Education in the Era of Trump” to discuss and brainstorm Immigration, Ethnic Studies, Racial Justice, and Restorative Justice in education.
Environmental Justice
Led by AF3IRM, group members are putting together an infographic to illustrate how individual waste directly impacts our environment. As an act of resistance, the group is designing artwork for reusable containers.
Reproductive Justice & Healthcare
Led by AF3IRM, group members are creating an educational directory of safe and supportive healthcare resources for women – including abortion services, STI testing, Doulas, counseling, natural medicine, contraception, and youth friendly centers.
Invite your friends and RSVP via Facebook.
Flyer artwork by AF3IRM LA’s Iris Boncales-Strauss.
WHY A WOMEN’S ASSEMBLY?
We women will not stand by as fascists take formal control of this country. We will not stand by as they terrorize and bring fear to our local communities.
The Asamblea Popular (popular assembly) has been used by communities all over Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and across the globe as a way to convene large and diverse groups, to create a better understanding of the current moment and, most importantly, to think collectively and strategically to produce powerful actions that help advance safety in our local communities.
Join AF3IRM as we collectively discuss how to continue to protect and liberate us women, our communities and our people. In the wake of the current fascist administration, the massive women’s mobilizations, and the continued acts of public resistance, AF3IRM is calling for an ESCALATION TO ALL WOMEN’S RESISTANCE – JOIN THE FEMINIST UPRISING!
For more information, contact [email protected].