Project SouthEducation Justice Project
The Education Justice Project engages youth, teachers, and parents in crafting a 25-year campaign to address our failing schools, over-incarceration of youth of color, and the lack of positive youth development infrastructure.
In May 2012 (Building a Movement retreat for Youth Workers in the South); voter registration this summer
From projectsouth.org/youth-programs/organizing-campaigns/education-justice ↗About this program
Our Education Justice organizing for South Atlanta grows from and collaborates with the YCAP program.
The goal of Project South's education justice work is to build strong youth development infrastructure in Atlanta and in the South.
For the past year, PS has been working with educators and community members in Atlanta to build a citywide vision for Education Justice.
In May 2012, we will host a Building a Movement retreat for Youth Workers in the South.
Project South is also the Southern anchor for the National Student Bill of Rights and will help coordinate a nationwide youth vote, with voter registration taking place this summer!
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What does positive youth development infrastructure in Atlanta look like?
The goal of Project South's education justice work is to build strong youth development infrastructure in Atlanta and in the South. There are several aspects to this work. For the past year, PS has been working with educators and community members in Atlanta to build a citywide vision for Education Justice.
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- In May 2012 (Building a Movement retreat for Youth Workers in the South); voter registration this summer
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