By: Love Light

Teachers, students, community members, and
various organizations, such as United Communities of NJ, Healthy Families of
NJ, and members of the NJ Badass Teachers Association all melded together into
one united front, carrying the same message; Newark demands local control. Chants were vocalized, shouting out “Save our
schools!” and “Whose schools?? OUR schools!” as protesters united, joining hands,
even causing the shutdown of a major intersection within the city.
All over the
state of NJ, cries can be heard that echo those of yesterday’s protest. Shouts against restrictive and burdensome
mandates, unfair funding of budgets, and abusive testing procedures have become
the norm for districts throughout the state.
Voices are rising up, demanding respect and control of our schools, our
teaching profession, and of our children.
In Newark, and across the state, one strong political voice has risen to
carry the voices of the communities into government. Ras Baraka, the ‘educational mayor’ has
become the people’s candidate in this year’s mayoral race.
On Thursday,
March 27th, the voice of Ras Baraka will join other organizations in
Trenton for #NJEdMarch27. I strongly
urge everyone to attend this rally to defend public education, to listen to Ras
Baraka speak, to join your voice to the many others that are fighting for
control of our future.
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