Co-Sponsored by the Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity (CCSRE)

This event will highlight the role of Black and Brown parents and young people in challenging the school-to-prison pipeline and building a movement to end racist zero tolerance discipline and policing practices in schools nationwide. The session brings into conversation scholars and organizers across sites of abolitionist practice in schools and communities to discuss the challenges and successes of building an intergenerational and intersectional movement centering the experiences of those most impacted by injustice. It will feature spoken word poetry and the contributions of organizers working in Black and Brown communities and with Trans, queer and two-spirit youth.

Panelists:

• Mark R. Warren, author of the book Willful Defiance: The Movement to Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline
• Patrice Hill and Denisha “Coco” Bland, Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS)
• Geoffrey Winder, Genders and Sexualities Alliance (GSA) Network
• Additional panelists TBA