#IAM Day of Service PEREGRINUM – beyond one’s own
MLK Day: January 16, 2017 Location: Boston Renaissance Charter School Event: 9:30 – 2:30
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Registration/Breakfast: 9:00
RSVP: Go to goo.gl/pL9AT1 or RSVP: Link on www.peregrinum.org AGENDA: Opening I Panel #1 I Panel #2 I Keynote I Honorees I Lunch I Workshop
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PANELISTS: Alejandra St. Guillen, Director for Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, City of Boston Diane Randolph, Director for Community Building, MA Office for Refugees and Immigrants Dr. Tommy Chang, Superintendent of Boston Public Schools Dr. Atyia Martin, Chief Officer for Mayor’s Office of Resilience & Racial Equity, City of Boston Kathy Lopes, Assistant Commissioner, MA Department of Children and Families Jessica Tang, Director of Organizing, Boston Teachers Union Rahsaan Hall, Director of the Racial Justice Program, American Civil Liberties Union Shannah Varon, Chair, Boston Charter Alliance, MA Charter School Association Daren Graves, Associate Professor, Simmons College Dr. Frances Esparza, Assistant Superintendent for ELLs, Boston Public Schools Dr. Monica O'Neal, Clinical Psychologist OPENING: Alexandra Buckmire, Head of School, Boston Renaissance Charter School Attendees: Open to all teachers, school leaders, district staff, social workers, community organization staff, police officers, mentorship staff, families, youth and students.
Purpose: The first series of #IAM events will bring together a collective body of diverse sectors to join efforts, stand up against injustice and resist the ideas of any bigotry stemming from homophobia, racism, xenophobia and islamophobia particularly affecting specific groups of students in and out of schools. Follow-up sessions will feature collaborative efforts from leaders, educators, social workers, community organization staff, youth, families and other community members on how to best support and act on behalf of specific students as a community.
Boston Compact Serving Students by Bringing Educators Together
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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