Vote twice! :-) Just kidding. I read that there were 'dozens' of parents and students protesting at New College, and it struck me that dozens is just not enough. I do think the students and faculty have to lead it but as Michelle said above, we have to be there too. And as Wendy said, the school board and library meetings are critical as well.
We have a friend on the local school board, and she often gets calls from people expressing sympathy for her and frustration about “the crazies” who are coming out to meetings now. (They’ve had to increase security.)
She’s stopped just saying thank you and has started asking them to come themselves, and not only to come, but to speak.
She said there were more of them (us) at the last meeting than there have ever been, and that it helped. I was out of town or I would have been there. The book stuff is really nuts. And without counter voices it’s easy to assume that they are in the majority. :(
YES! And we need to stand up right beside them. So, when they are brave enough to fight back they are not alone. When they protest at our school board meetings and capitals they are not alone. When they create social media posts and videos we, not only "like" them, but share them so they know they are not alone. When they host sick outs we applaud them so they know they are not alone. These are OUR public schools and they are not alone!
Yes!! Exactly. I do think that the students and faculty have to lead it - they have all the credibility in this. But you are 100% correct that we have to be there too, letting them know they are in the right and in the majority.
YOU are brave. THEY are scared.
That nails it.
This is what the people doing all of this are counting on.
Was thinking the same thing
Amen. Don't know how to get rid of him. And I live in Florida. I can vote, but I cannot control or understand the other voters.
Vote twice! :-) Just kidding. I read that there were 'dozens' of parents and students protesting at New College, and it struck me that dozens is just not enough. I do think the students and faculty have to lead it but as Michelle said above, we have to be there too. And as Wendy said, the school board and library meetings are critical as well.
We have a friend on the local school board, and she often gets calls from people expressing sympathy for her and frustration about “the crazies” who are coming out to meetings now. (They’ve had to increase security.)
She’s stopped just saying thank you and has started asking them to come themselves, and not only to come, but to speak.
She said there were more of them (us) at the last meeting than there have ever been, and that it helped. I was out of town or I would have been there. The book stuff is really nuts. And without counter voices it’s easy to assume that they are in the majority. :(
I get how scary it is to participate at the moment - it makes me personally nervous - but it does seem as though we have no choice any more....
YES! And we need to stand up right beside them. So, when they are brave enough to fight back they are not alone. When they protest at our school board meetings and capitals they are not alone. When they create social media posts and videos we, not only "like" them, but share them so they know they are not alone. When they host sick outs we applaud them so they know they are not alone. These are OUR public schools and they are not alone!
Yes!! Exactly. I do think that the students and faculty have to lead it - they have all the credibility in this. But you are 100% correct that we have to be there too, letting them know they are in the right and in the majority.