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Register for 2021 STRIVE Core Training Cohort 7

Urban League’s STRIVE CORE Training is an attitudinal and workplace readiness course designed to change an individual’s attitude towards authority, culture, and peers, enabling them to succeed in further skills training or education programs as well as the workplace. The training is conducted in a work-simulated fashion over a four-week period, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p. m. Upon successful completion and contingent upon the availability of funding, individuals are connected to Urban League’s Career Pathways Program to further equip them for success with in-demand industry-based skills training that will lead to an industry recognized credential. Register at https://urbanleaguela.org/strive-core-training/

Virtual Conversation on New Social Studies Standards

Education advocates, parents, students, educators, Louisiana residents who care about education equity – this conversation is for you! The Louisiana Department of Education is in the process of receiving public comment on new Louisiana Social Studies Standards. This virtual conversation will help you make sense of the new standards, understand why they are important, and help you prepare to offer your own public comment. What do the standards mean for our students? Why do we keep hearing about Critical Race Theory in relation to the new standards? There is a lot to unpack – so don’t miss it! The virtual conversation will feature a panel of education leaders including: Dr. Rashida Govan, Executive Director, New Orleans Youth Alliance Ciara Hart, 8th grade History Teacher and Social Emotional Learning Coordinator, Kenilworth Science and Technology School Jaleesa Jones, M.Ed., East Baton Rouge Parish School System District-Wide Literacy Specialist Tiffanye McCoy-Thomas, Ph.D., District Curriculum Supervisor - Social Studies, East Baton Rouge Parish School System; Social Studies Curriculum Writer, LDOE Rep. Tammy Phelps, Louisiana House of Representative, District 03 Dr. Allisyn L. Swift, Associate Director, Equity in Schools, Beloved Community Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zkBAT0pqRP-zvtlEmbquZw

The Road To Fair Maps

Join the ACLU of Louisiana and our partners for a night of nourishment, inspiration, and connection. Together, we will prepare to make our voices heard at the legislature's redistricting public hearing at Southern University on Tuesday, November 16 at 6pm CT. This event is hosted in partnership with Black Voters Matter, E Pluribus Unum, MetroMorphosis, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Southern Poverty Law Center, Southern University Law Center's Vulnerable Communities & Peoples Initiative, and Urban League of Louisiana. If you have any questions please contact Maggy Baccinelli at mbaccinelli@laaclu.org. Register at https://action.aclu.org/webform/la-road-to-fair-maps-baton-rouge