We mobilize, amplify and elevate the voices of young people in the fight for educational equity 💯 #OurTurn2020
Denver, CO
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Our Turn for justice. Our Turn for change. Our Turn for our voices to be valued. Students for Education Reform Colorado is now Our Turn Colorado. Hear more from young people on the future of educational equity. bit.ly/30dRl2h #OurTurn2020
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Join us for a conversation examining the varying ways in which students are being denied access to knowledge that allows young people to make informed decisions. We'll be posting a series of questions 4/19-4/21. #Censorship #Education #LetAmericaRead
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Part 2 now underway. Shout out @SchoolHouseConn for the insightful additions to the conversation, and thanks for all you do to serve youth! <3 @OurTurnNatl #OurTurnTwitterChat
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Join us starting this afternoon for a very important #OurTurnTwitterChat!
1 in 30 children will experience homelessness by high school graduation.
Check back on this thread for an insightful conversation with subject experts and our digital community.
Happening now!
Join us starting this afternoon for a very important #OurTurnTwitterChat!
1 in 30 children will experience homelessness by high school graduation.
Check back on this thread for an insightful conversation with subject experts and our digital community.
"As a minority living in an underrepresented community during an extraordinary period in our history, I thought it was important to strive for educational excellence for my people... Our Turn gives me an opportunity to step into my power as an organizer."
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We look forward to connecting with community on the 30th. Stay tuned for more updates and spread the word! #OurTurn #Summer
"Our Turn gave me the microphone I needed to advocate for the change I wanted to see in my community... Just a few short years later, I am now twenty years old and interning in Washington D.C."
Read Amelia's full piece here: bit.ly/3AdD0GF
A community that has added so much to historic movements and continues to add so much to America culture and history in the making. The Our Turn CO Student Agenda aims to continue to make space for and empower the #lgbtq community this. Happy #PrideMonth CO! ❤️
In the last 12 months, Denver Public Schools (DPS) has experienced significant leadership and structural changes. Our Turn and student leaders remained steadfast — ensuring that through these shifts, our agenda and our voices are heard.
Read here: bit.ly/3n7gQhx
"Seeing my peers struggling motivated me to get involved in efforts to create change, & since then I’ve had amazing opportunities to exercise my leadership & hold our leaders accountable."
CO Organizing Fellow Zaria Dempsey's powerful op-ed w @boardhawk bit.ly/3MK6VZH
As a student, have you ever felt like your mental health isn't a priority?
At Our Turn, we're proud to partner with @Jedfoundation to look at mental health through a public health lens, so read more:
jedfoundation.org/jed-high-s…. #JEDHighSchool #TheJedFoundation #mentalhealthmatters
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Come thru SFER #Colorado's Mental Health Resolution Caucus today from 1-4pm at DU to demand change!
Can't make it? Support our fight to get mental health counselors *who reflect the students they work with* in #Denver schools by signing our petition at ⬇️
studentsforedreform.org/co_m…
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"#Students are literally losing their lives -- whether taking their own, having their futures taken away because they can't get into college or being forced to drop out because of traumatic experiences like #school shootings. When will it be enough?" - Amelia, @SFERColorado
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ATTN #DenverPublicSchools: THIS IS NOT OKAY. Angelica from @SFERColorado's crew deserves better. We ALL deserve better 💙
In the #Denver area? Join us *this* Saturday to make a policy solution for DPS' mental health problem ⬇️
studentsforedreform.org/co_r…
Students are losing their lives, its time to stand up and sign on. Head over to our petition to make your voice heard -->bit.ly/2Dwlj7P #HealthyMindsHealthySchools
An abomination.
@SFERColorado have been fighting for mental health resources in EVERY school w the #HealthyMindsHealthySchools campaign.
Hey @DPSNewsNow: Each school in the district NEEDS at least 1️⃣ full time mental health professional.
SHARE & SIGN: studentsforedreform.org/co_m…
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.@RepMikeCoffman it is time to come out and publicly #DefendDACA, #TPS, immigrant youth and their families. #DefendDACA #fellows4edjustice
Make sure to follow our Action Network account to hear what we're doing all summer! @sferan_colorado @SFERAction