METCO & FORJ: Segregation and Suburban Schools
Wednesday, March 10th at 7:30pm
REGISTER FREE (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpf–rrT0uHND5ZFXAyxElaqQGEJUqm9Y2)
FORJ is delighted to partner with METCO Headquarters, as we find joint cause in grappling with the troubling truths on our segregated schools in MA, as described in this Boston Globe article we’ll discuss at our March event: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/11/opinion/massachusetts-public-schools-are-highly-segregated-its-time-we-treated-that-like-crisis-it-is/
Resources:
- Recording of Newton FORJ Housing Committee meeting on March 2
- Slide Deck from March 2 FORJ Housing meeting
- Newton Zoning Redesign website
- Historic Myrtle Baptist Church Documentary
- U-CHAN Ward 1 and Ward 2 candidate forums
- U-CHAN Housing 101 series
- Searching for the Promised Land: The Great Migration, Newton History Series presented by the Newton Free Library and Historic Newton
Actions:
- Vote on March 16! More information here. To complete a mail-in ballot request by March 10, view here.
- Join Engine 6 and attend their next meeting on March 3
- Join Uniting Citizens for Housing Affordability in Newton (U-CHAN)
- Support the West Newton Armory Affordable Housing Development at the next meeting of the Newton Community Preservation Committee on March 9.
- Attend and participate in Newton Zoning and Planning (ZAP) Meetings on the second and fourth Monday of each month.
- Learn about persistent school segregation in the Boston area by attending this METCO-sponsored event on March 10
FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice) is a coalition of school-aged families in Newton coming together to teach our children – and ourselves – how to stand up for racial equality. Our Lincoln-Eliot FORJ contact is parent Lanni Isenberg: lanni_harris@yahoo.com