Tag: Activism

Activist Interview – Alisha Page

April 12, 2017

Alisha is a member of Save the Kids and was interviewed on April 11th, 2017. When did you get involved in activism around dismantling the school to prison pipeline? I originally got involved in prison advocacy. My brother who was wrongfully convicted, is very active in bettering prison culture through increasing education possibilities, tutoring…
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2017 3rd Annual International Hip Hop Activism Conference

April 12, 2017

Facebook Event Page #2017HipHopActivismConference _________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE PDF of Conference Schedule _______________________________ 9:30am – Welcoming Torie Weiston-Serdan Founder and Executive Director, Youth Mentoring Action Network and Anthony J. Nocella II, National Co-Coordinator, Save the Kids and Assistant Professor, Fort Lewis College _______________________________ 10am – Session One Workshop Session Chair – Blue vs. Black Lives, Time to…
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Letter from Trevor Brown

March 29, 2017

Mari Anderson, Thank you so much for taking the time to inscribe a few words for me. I always find it so inspiring to hear from people like you at Fort Lewis College with Save the Kids. Not to mention that I am always deeply humbled as well. Your stories are so powerful to…
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Feb. 16th -Occupation of the Governors Mansion for Philando, Minnesota State Capital

February 17, 2017

Here is a photo of the rally for Philando in from of the Minnesota State Capital that happened on February 16th, 2017.
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National Save The Kids Coordinator Makes News on Scholarship and Activism

February 10, 2017

Dr Anthony Nocella is a professor at Fort Lewis College who reached sociology, criminology, gender & women’s studies, and peace & conflict studies. Most recently he has been organizing rallies on and off campus focused on sexual assault, people with disabilities, and the Black Lives Matter Movement as well as environmental causes. The Durango Herald,…
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Feb. 2 – Rally For Disability Rights At Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO

January 28, 2017

Come join us at our rally for disability rights here at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO. The rally will be held on February 2nd from 5pm to 5:30 at the clock tower on campus. Everyone is welcome! https://www.facebook.com/events/1258267540909608/?__mref=message_bubble
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2017 2nd Annual Transformative Justice, Prison Abolition, and Anarchist Criminology Conference

January 5, 2017

2017 2nd Annual Transformative Justice, Prison Abolition and Anarchist Criminology Conference March 25 and 26, 2017 Senate Chambers, Student Union Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado, USA Free and Open to the Public _________________________________________________ SCHEDULE March 25, 2017 – Saturday Every presentation presented by each individual should be approximately 15 to 20 minutes long. 10:00am to…
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Albuquerque, NM Protest for Counselors Not Cops

November 6, 2016

Durango Save the Kids and many organizations aided in organizing a rally and march/roll for counselors not cops in Albuquerque, NM on the week of the National Week of Action Against School Pushout organized by Dignity in Schools. Below are pictures from the rally.
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Sept 25, 2016 – Rally and March/Roll for Standing Rock – Durango, Colorado

September 24, 2016

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1073815166000151/ ____________________
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2nd Annual International Hip Hop Activism Conference

March 7, 2016

2nd Annual International Hip Hop Activism Conference September 24-25, 2016 Vallecito Room, Student Union Fort Lewis College www.fortlewis.edu Durango, Colorado, USA #IHHAC2016 #HipHopActivismConference2016 Fly into Durango, Colorado Airport Hotel Discount at Durango Downtown Inn mention you are attending this conference. It should be $99.00 a night. _______________________________ PDF 2016 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE CLICK HERE _______________________________ With…
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Confront white supremacy, racism, and hate in Durango and Pagosa

March 5, 2016

ACTION ALERT! SOLIDARITY NEEDED! Join us to confront and stop the Confederate flag ride planned Saturday from Durango, Colorado to Pagosa Springs, Colorado! (www.durangoherald.com/article/20160303/NEWS01/160309857/Confederate-flag-ride-planned-Saturday-from-Durango-to-Pagosa-Springs) We’re calling on anti-racists, social justice activists, anti-fascists, and wonderful people for inclusion everywhere to converge on Durango, Colorado THIS SATURDAY to disrupt and put a stop to this event. Durango…
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STK Movie Recommendations

May 28, 2015

PDF – Save the Kids Movie Recommendations _____________ Save the Kids’ Recommended Movies to Watch COINTELPRO 101 The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders Walkout Black and Gold Style Wars What We Want, What We Believe Kids for Cash Fruitville Station Central Park Five Jena6 Visions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to A…
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Lecture Canisius College March 12 – Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline and the Rise of Hip Hop and Transformative Justice in the Era of Ferguson

March 7, 2015

Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline and the Rise of Hip Hop and Transformative Justice in the Era of Ferguson Lecture by: Dr. Anthony J. Nocella II March 12, 2015 7pm to 9pm Science Hall, Atrium Canisius College Buffalo, New York This presentation will speak about the growing surveilling, arresting, repressing, and incarcerating of youth…
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