“Over the last few months, it has been difficult to focus on school. Just last week in class, a student joked, “Let’s round up all the illegals and deport them.” For me, my safety and my family’s safety is not a joke. I am tired of feeling isolated and upset because some of my classmates…
08Mar
CFJ’s Young Women of Color Are Bold For Change
Today we celebrate powerful Californians for Justice women leaders. What kind of message does this administration send to women, specifically young women of color? This administration does not represent us. As such, it sends the message to young women of color that we should continue to resist. We must continue to raise our voices and…
07Feb
Betsy DeVos and the threat to Public Education
DeVos’ confirmation is not about challenging the status quo to create a better public education system. It is about providing a false narrative that public education is “flush with billions of dollars.” It is about reinforcing a system of winners and losers. Just ask DeVos’ home state, Michigan, which now leads the U.S in…
25Jan
No, this is not an episode of Black Mirror or the Twilight Zone
It’s true. The White House aims to rewrite history by doling out “alternative facts.” No, this is not an episode of Black Mirrors or the Twilight Zone. It’s an episode of an alternative reality where White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer makes no mention of the massive Womyn’s Marches that swept the world or how…
01Dec
A Call for All California Schools to be Sanctuaries
Californians for Justice signed an open letter with 120 organizations urging California education officials to ensure that no school concedes to cooperating with the new Trump administration in raids, deportation and the profiling of immigrants. With 20 years of fighting for Racial and Educational Justice, we have been here countless times. We encourage you to join…
09Nov
It’s our duty to fight, it is our duty to win
As many of us struggle to make sense of the 2016 election results and it’s implications for our communities we wanted to offer up some positive news of the victories for racial and educational justice in California that were possible because young people organized and turned out to vote. These victories are a reminder that we…
21Oct
Making It Work: Student Leaders Speak Up at EdSource Symposium
EdSource held its annual symposium on education policy at the Oakland Convention Center. This year’s symposium, “Making It Work: Implementing California’s New Vision for School Success”, brought together dedicated educators & leaders in education to discuss the implications of the new systems our State of Board of Education adopted. Amongst those in attendance were CFJ…
19Oct
Victory for School Climate: Making the Invisible VISIBLE
Last month, California adopted a new way of grading schools, also known as the LCFF Evaluation Rubric. This marked an end to an over-reliance on test scores as part of the No Child Left Behind era, and a new opportunity to #RedefineSchoolSuccess. Throughout 18 months of deliberations on the LCFF Rubric, Californians for Justice student…
13Oct
A Single Vote
by Yaritza Garcia Even though I am not allowed to vote in elections because of my age, getting out the vote is the most important thing I can do to raise my voice as a young person of color. Getting out the vote is bigger than anyone can imagine. The more we get out the vote,…
24Jul
20th Anniversary Youth Leadership Series: Introducing Francisco Cortez
Californians for Justice was the defining moment for me where I realized that I could make a difference in my community. Before Californians for Justice, I was shy and quiet. I wasn’t sure that I had what it takes to be a leader. Leaders can stand up in front of a room and talk to…
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