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Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is, not a preparation for life; education is life itself.
-John Dewey
Each May, a group of young people from across Georgia gather at the “Be the Change” Youth Convergence at Koinonia Farm near Americus, GA to discuss a variety of issues connected to militarism, racism, and poverty, as outlined by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Beyond Vietnam speech.
This year, the youth present chose to focus their energy over the coming year on Georgia’s public education crisis. We set forth an agenda based on five guiding principles that we believe must be considered seriously if we are to in any way fix the problems that face public education in Georgia.
- EDUCATION IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
Young people, particularly those at the K-12 level, have the right to a quality education, as outlined in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, Article 26.
- NO MORE FEE HIKES, TUITION HIKES, OR BUDGET CUTS.
College students are not ATMs. We didn't cause this crisis, and we shouldn't have to pay for it. Furthermore, raising education costs will disenfranchise those who could most benefit from higher education.
- GEORGIA'S BUDGET NEEDS TO BE RE-ASSESSED.
We don't want to fix this problem at the cost of other important programs of social uplift that are also being underfunded. We need to explore new solutions.
- NO MORE FURLOUGHS OR LAYOFFS.
We need our teachers and school workers!
- TAKE LOCAL ACTION FOR BETTER EDUCATION.
While we are in the process of pursuing statewide solutions, we cannot forget to lend a hand in our local communities through mentoring, tutoring, supporting teachers, etc.
We developed four different committees that anyone is welcomed to join regardless of whether you were at Be The Change or not. They are:
- Lobbying Committee: This committee will help develop legislation campaign and work with Georgia lawmakers to introduce legislation that's in the spirit our our 5 Points.
- Art Committee: This committee will be bringing the artistic energy to our campaign, developing street art, posters, stencils, maybe even public murals!
- Community Action Committee: This committee will be planning street actions and working with local elementary schools to develop service projects.
- Media Committee: This committee will take on the important task of developing our messaging and exploring ways that we can tell our stories to the our communities.
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