Community Rights Campaign
Caps & Gowns NOT Jail Cell Bound: Walking Maze & Resistance Art Exhibit
The Community Rights Campaign, based in Los Angeles, is fighting the school to prison pipeline. In October 2010, members created a "School-to-Prison" Pipeline Walking Maze & Resistance Art Exhibit to give participants a first hand experience of how inner city public high schools are increasingly hostile sites where student behavior is frequently criminalized.
CA's Prop 19 Starks Debate: Is Marijuana Substance Use/Abuse a Crime or a Health Issue?
California's Proposition 19 has raised some interesting debates around defining the thin line between substance abuse and "criminal activity" under our current legal system. Previous to these heated exchanges, I agreed that the use of marijuana needed to be decriminalized, because in my opinion it was no more addictive or harmful than other "legalized" substances, such as alcohol, caffeine or tobacco, but what was thought provoking for me was that it should be treated as a health issue.
Ausencia escolar no será tolerada - La Opinión - noticias locales, nacionales e internacionales desde Los Ángeles - impre.com
by LCSC Feeds
Los datos del Departamento de Educación de California indican que en el curso 2008-09 hubo 39,342 estudiantes que se ausentaron injustificadamente de clase por tres días o más.
Ausencia escolar no será tolerada - La Opinión - noticias locales, nacionales e internacionales desde Los Ángeles - impre.com
by LCSC Feeds
Los datos del Departamento de Educación de California indican que en el curso 2008-09 hubo 39,342 estudiantes que se ausentaron injustificadamente de clase por tres días o más.
Roosevelt High School Rally: We Want Caps and Gowns, Not Citations and Handcuffs!
Slideshow Date:
Oct 21 2010On Wednesday October 20th, at 7am, outside of Roosevelt High School we held a rally, despite the rain and cold weather, with over 50 students and teachers to mark the frustration we felt at the lack o
Chanel 34 News Coverage: Community Rights School-to-Prison Pipeline Maze & Resistance Art Exhibition
On October 2nd, the Community Rights Campaign hosted their "School-to-Prison Pipeline & Resistance Art Exhibition" with over 200 attendees!
Solutions for Los Angeles School Police
A Blueprint for School Police Reform
Publication Date:
Oct 16 2010
