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Philly & Chicago: Fighting for Public Edu…
By The Philadelphia Student Union on May-20-2013
Hey it's Sharron again! So I've been in The Windy City for two days now. Chicago feels a lot like and looks like Philly. Yesterday we marched through the Southside of Chicago. We were with a lot of people fighting to keep their schools open. We marched, we chanted and then we ate dinner together. There are three marches happening at the same time. One from The Northside, one from the south side, and one from the west side. Me at a march in Chicago! That night we went to a church where we took part in a civil disobedience training. I played...
PSU Members Facilitate at the TAG Curriculum …
By The Philadelphia Student Union on May-16-2013
Hi PSU Supporters, This is Sharron and Jeremy. We are two PSU members and students at Benjamin Franklin High School.Two weekends ago, we went to the TAG Curriculum Fair. The theme of the day was "Flip the Script". We facilitated a workshop at Facts Charter School about Young People's Oppression. Us, Sharron and Jeremy, at the beginning of our workshop. We talked about what is Young People’s Oppression and how it plays out in the classroom. At the end we came up with different ways that we can stop oppression all together. This is important because mistreatment resulting from oppression can cause bad...
PSU Member Speaks at May Day Rally
By The Philadelphia Student Union on May-02-2013
This past May Day, PSU member, Adam Mitchell, spoke at a rally at Elmwood park in Philadelphia. He delivered this speech, along side Philadelphia Federation of Teachers member, Evette. This is the speech he gave to the crowd: Hi, my name is Adam Mitchell and I'm a senior at West Philly High. I am a student leader with the Philadelphia Student Union. Philadelphia Student Union, or PSU, is a youth-led organization. Which means there are students from public schools all over Philly. We fight for student voice. So we the students are not over looked. We are the ones that are...
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