(NAME-MCE) Online Discussion on Freedom Schools

[Tara Mack]

the  <http://www.edliberation.org/> Education for Liberation Network
presents
 
talkin 'bout.freedom schools past and present
a public, online discussion linked to the publication of Teach Freedom, 
a collection of essays about education for liberation in the African
American tradition.
 
tuesday, april 22 to wednesday, april 23
 <http://www.edliberation.org/talkin-bout>
www.edliberation.org/talkin-bout
 
talkin' bout is an online discussion series that brings together
educators, activists and youth to participate in a public conversation
on the network website about timely and important topics in liberatory
education. From Tuesday, April 22 to Wednesday, April 23 a panel will
answer questions posted to an online discussion board about the history
of education for liberation, comparing modern-day freedom schools with
their historical predecessors. The conversation will take place on the
website of the  <http://www.edliberation.org/> Education for Liberation
Network. Please join us by posting questions and comments for the
panelists and participants. 
 
This discussion is linked to the publication of Teach Freedom, a
collection of essays about education for liberation in the African
American tradition. David Stovall, teacher and professor at the
University of Illinois at Chicago, says about Teach Freedom:
 
This compilation is a must read for those who work in solidarity with
young people to change our condition.
 
In the column on the right-hand side of the
<http://www.edliberation.org/talkin-bout> talkin 'bout page you can
download the introduction to Teach Freedom, written by Dr. Charles
Payne.
 
The panelists are:
*	Carol Sills Strickland, co-editor of Teach Freedom and director
of research and evaluation for the DC Children and Youth Investment
Trust Corporation. 
*	Mia Henry, Executive Director of the Chicago Freedom School.
*	Daniel Morales-Doyle, teacher at the Greater Lawndale/Little
Village School for Social Justice and member of Teachers for Social
Justice, Chicago.
*	Tara Mack (Moderator), Director of the Education for Liberation
Network.
Additional panelists TBA
The network invites all those interested in this important issue to post
their own questions and comments for the panelists and for each other.
Anyone can read the discussion without registering. To post, first you
must  <http://www.edliberation.org/join_form> register to use the site. 
 
We hope you will join us for an enlightening and lively digital
conversation. 
 

The  <http://www.edliberation.org/> Education for Liberation Network is
a national coalition of teachers, community activists, youth,
researchers and parents who believe a good education should teach
people-particularly low-income youth and youth of color-to understand
and challenge the injustices their communities face.
<http://www.edliberation.org/join-us> Click here (
<http://www.edliberation.org/join-us> www.edliberation.org/join-us) to
join the network listserv. For more information contact Tara Mack,
Director, Education for Liberation Network on
<mailto:tara at edliberation.org> tara at edliberation.org.


Read about the Education for Liberation Network in The Nation magazine:
( <http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080225/doster>
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080225/doster).