Joining us today from around the country and around the world. For those of you that dont know me i am jen johnson, currently chief of staff at Chicago Teachers Union and also a history teacher, missing my classroom but grateful for the work im doing today and ill be moderating our conversation but before i introduce the amazing eve ewing we have to thank the organizers of this event, haymarket books. Theyre amazing, theyve been doing so many fantastic events and something really exciting going on right now is there having a 50 percent off sale on their website so you can go to haymarket books. Org and purchase eaves poetry books collective arches and 1819, this is critical reading and its 50 percent off right now and what else are you going to do but be at home, read, turn off the netflix and read these books. Haymarket has other events lined up coming up this week and next week so check out the website for the full schedule, haymarket books. Org. And this friday so tomorrow at 7 pm e
Transparent and we can really go along and seeing what is happening at our sites, knowing that teachers and administration, students and families are not getting the support they need and can easily assume that is because we are not funding appropriately. And so, i think ultimately, this conversation is it is about the Police Department and what we as a School District want to have as far as the relationship with them. And what that really means to people. But its also about the overall just structure that we have that allows for these scenarios to play out. This is happening at our sites, at school sites and i need to be educated to understand they as Authority Figures perpetuate similar instances that cops are doing outside on the streets. Its not at the same level, but its still targeting black and brown kids and still taking them out of our classrooms and suspending them and kicking them out of our schools because of the Power Dynamics that were seeing cops dont know how to deal wi
Thank you. I dont really have any words. I will be an up and down meeting. We have a meeting with the school of the arts and a reading from school of the arts. Commissioner collins, did you want to chime in here . I just want to say that even though this has been a very difficult time, i think its also showing us ive been getting a lot of hope from youth and from what im seeing and so a senior with the school of the arts and i think that she excepexemplifies the intelligen, intellect and just the leadership that we see in so many of our youth, including those who are serving on the board with us. And i just really appreciate that shes willing to share her talent with us and i think she serves as an example for adults who should be doing everything we can to support youth. I think that gives me hope and inspiration when im looking at just what our next steps should be. And i just really appreciate jara and im glad she can be here. Thank you, Commission Collins. Miss martin. Thank you. I
Joining us my name is gavin and the director of programs exhibitions and partnerships for the National Historic society. I would like to extend a special welcome to anyone who might be attending a Virtual Program for the first time. Considering the size of our virtual crowd in the geographic diversity of the people who signed up, im sure there are some people who are in for the first time. If youre not familiar with nhs we are the oldest Historical Society in america. Founded in 1791 and have been an independent Nonprofit Institution dedicated to collecting, preserving, publishing and sharing our nation and States History the past 229 years. In these days of social distancing we are taking to hosting Virtual Events we have Online Events for every week through july. Next week we will be hosting a virtual tour the tour is titled misled and a look at historic a a these include mimic houses suspicious ain a marker that denotes the side of the famous vikings bar if youd like to join the tou
Store. I bet i bet you cannot guess which one of these 2 protests are brand name in chief the want to know me President Donald Trump himself indorsed well if you guessed the largest rent strike in nearly a century well thank you for playing but you can go home the son of a landlord is never ever ever ever ever going to get behind a rent strike no no no President Trump took to twitter to throw his support to the armed lemming hordes protesting in front of the state capitals across the land tweeting the governor of michigan should give a little in and put out the fire these are these are very good people but they are angry they want their lives back again safely see them talk to them make deals with this from the man who an unarmed n. F. L. Players simply took a need during the magical anthem to protest the killing of their Black Brothers and sisters by Police Officers. Proudly exclaimed the following. Would you love to see one of these n. F. L. Owners when somebody disrespects our flag