[Peace-discuss] Info from Beth on Liberation Education Forum

[carol inskeep]

Carol, Could you send this to the AWARE listserv and
any others that you feel are appropriate? Thanks, 
Beth
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This event is free to the public

April 30 - May 2, 2004
Urbana, IL
When Is Education Liberating?
Session Two: Putting Standards to the Test

The second in a series of forums hosted by Liberation
Education in collaboration with community and
university projects.
Partial attendance is possible. 
Childcare is available upon request.

CONTACT US FOR INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER
please visit our website 
(online registration is encouraged)
www.liberationeducation.org

We invite you to be part of the planning for this
event so that it better serves your needs.
Community input planning meeting will be held:

April 13
5:00 dinner
5:30 meeting
409 N. Race St. 
Urbana, IL

R.S.V.P 344-1795

*Engage History * Support Multiracial Contexts*
*Defend Reading, Writing and Creativity*
(217) 344-1795 * LIBERATIONEDUCATION at YAHOO.COM

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Workshops that may need presenters:
* talking points on NCLB
* alternative assessment methods/ schools without
tests
* america's planned failure class
* the problem with suburban education
* what alternatives do we have? (specific looks at
different 'non-traditional' school settings)
* what is the history of public schools?
* why must schools fail students?
* what is the opposition to today's schools?
* what about public schools do we want to keep?

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other help we need:

publicity 
co-sponsorship
committed participants
presenters
funding 
childcare at the event
grunt work (sending psa's to the radio stations,
calling groups and asking for a representative)
whatever you can think of


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