por Administración del COFI | Ene 1, 2015 | Justicia elemental
On January 24, POWER-PAC parent leaders Felipa Mena and Rosalva Nava provided a workshop, ‘Yes to Counselors, No to Cops: Moving Beyond Police in Schools’ at the ‘Watching the Watchers: Strategies to Resist Police Violence Conference’, co-organized by one of our...
por Administración del COFI | Oct 1, 2014 | Justicia elemental
POWER-PAC leaders joined over 70 organizations in 52 cities across the country as a part of the National Week of Action. They presented their new effort – “If You See Something, Say Something” to a roomful of parent leaders at their quarterly citywide meeting at...
por Administración del COFI | Jun 1, 2014 | Justicia elemental
Rosalva Nava (right) and fellow POWER-PAC members pose with Jadine Chou, CPS’ Head of Safety and Security, after Rosalva testified supporting changes being made to the Code of Conduct and challenging CPS to make sure there are resources to support full...
por Administración del COFI | Ene 1, 2014 | Justicia elemental
“We are so happy that the federal government is taking this issue seriously. The school-to-prison pipeline is devastating our communities, but we know change can happen because we are already showing there is another way. Through our school-based Peace Centers,...
por Administración del COFI | Nov 1, 2013 | Justicia elemental
POWER-PAC parent leader, Rosalva Nava (third from left), testifies on her experience as a Parent Peacemaker and the need for alternatives to suspension and expulsion of students. On November 21, 2013, POWER-PAC leader, Rosalva Nava, testified in Washington, D.C. at a...
por Administración del COFI | Oct 1, 2013 | Justicia elemental
“Chicago wants to be the national leader in restorative justice.” – Jadine Chou (pictured above), CPS Chief Officer of Safety and Security at a POWER-PAC forum at Eckhart Park – part of a nationally coordinated Dignity in Schools Week of Action Against School...