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[[Institute for Common Power]] is affiliated with [[Common Power]]. | [[Institute for Common Power]] is affiliated with [[Common Power]]. | ||
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| − | [[Common Power]] | + | [[Common Power]] held a "24 Hour Teach Ins" on May 17, 2023. The event was discussed by [[Kellie Carter Jackson]] in an OpEd published at [[CNN]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230515192756/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/15/opinions/florida-teach-in-slavery-history-carter-jackson Opinion: Why historians like me are taking on Ron DeSantis (accessed May 24, 2023)]</ref> |
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| + | ::This week I’m traveling to [[St. Petersburg]], [[Florida]], to participate in a 24-hour teach-in for American democracy created by [[Common Power]], an institute committed to fostering, sustaining and expanding voting and education. | ||
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| + | ::The goal of the event is to confront the political assault on [[Florida]]’s educational system by teaching truthful history and providing education on voter suppression and voter empowerment. | ||
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| + | ::Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken the lead on demolishing what he deems as “woke” culture propaganda. He and [[Florida]] lawmakers are threatening tenure in higher education, seeking to ban women and gender studies and other LGBTQ programs. | ||
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| + | ::Scholars and educators are terrified that the GOP will severely undermine the academic freedom to write, speak and research without the risk of losing one’s livelihood. Other states are following Florida in a terrifying game of “Simon Says” that reflects a desire to roll back or restrict civil liberties... | ||
From the archived invitation:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230524195101/https://www.eventbrite.com/e/truth-in-education-a-24-hour-teach-in-for-american-democracy-tickets-596963171917 Truth in Education: A 24-Hour Teach-In for American Democracy (accessed May 24, 2023)]</ref> | From the archived invitation:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230524195101/https://www.eventbrite.com/e/truth-in-education-a-24-hour-teach-in-for-american-democracy-tickets-596963171917 Truth in Education: A 24-Hour Teach-In for American Democracy (accessed May 24, 2023)]</ref> | ||
::TRUTH IN EDUCATION: A 24-Hour Teach-In for American | ::TRUTH IN EDUCATION: A 24-Hour Teach-In for American | ||
| − | ::We are going to | + | ::We are going to Florida! Join us via zoom! |
::Objectives | ::Objectives | ||
| − | ::1 Confront, through direct action, the assault on truth in Florida and beyond | + | ::1. Confront, through direct action, the assault on truth in Florida and beyond |
| − | ::2 Teach truthful history | + | ::2 . Teach truthful history |
::3 Provide education on voter suppression and voter empowerment | ::3 Provide education on voter suppression and voter empowerment | ||
::24 Hours of scholars, activists, and more teaching us why and how truthful history matters! | ::24 Hours of scholars, activists, and more teaching us why and how truthful history matters! | ||
::6 pm EDT May 17 to 6 pm EDT May 18 | ::6 pm EDT May 17 to 6 pm EDT May 18 | ||
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| − | ::This event is free, will be on zoom, and will be 24 hours of live teaching and education from experts and leaders who have learned, have lived, and are undaunted by the full truth of American life. We will include presentations from multiple locations around the United States, including the first three hours from a church in St. Petersburg FL. Florida is at the epicenter of attempting to silence truth in education, and we intentionally begin in the state. | + | ::We are confronted today in America by an attack on truth in education. It is an attempt by politically motivated individuals, government offices, and politicians to halt the full teaching of American life by eradicating terrible and painful, but fully truthful, aspects of our past, present, and potential futures. At their core, such attacks seek to erase the triumphs of African Americans, women, LGBTQ+ Americans, and others who have been vital in the struggle for civil rights and voting justice. The Institute for Common Power cannot and will not idly watch. This 24-hour teach-in is a public statement that truth in education is not optional. It is essential, and it is the only way forward for American democracy. |
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| + | ::This event is free, will be on zoom, and will be 24 hours of live teaching and education from experts and leaders who have learned, have lived, and are undaunted by the full truth of American life. We will include presentations from multiple locations around the United States, including the first three hours from a church in [[St. Petersburg]] [[Florida|FL]]. [[Florida]] is at the epicenter of attempting to silence truth in education, and we intentionally begin in the state. | ||
::The organizing arm for this teach-in is the [[Institute for Common Power]], headed by Dr. [[Terry Anne Scott]]. | ::The organizing arm for this teach-in is the [[Institute for Common Power]], headed by Dr. [[Terry Anne Scott]]. | ||
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::Speakers and presenters will include Dr. [[Terry Anne Scott|Scott]], Dr. [[Yohuru Williams]] of [[St. Thomas University]], Dr. [[Hasan Jeffries]] of The [[Ohio State University]], [[David Domke]] of the [[Institute for Common Power]], and many others to be added. This is a moment of public declaration about the importance, the vitality, the essentiality, of facing the hard truths of American life. As educators, we will teach them. | ::Speakers and presenters will include Dr. [[Terry Anne Scott|Scott]], Dr. [[Yohuru Williams]] of [[St. Thomas University]], Dr. [[Hasan Jeffries]] of The [[Ohio State University]], [[David Domke]] of the [[Institute for Common Power]], and many others to be added. This is a moment of public declaration about the importance, the vitality, the essentiality, of facing the hard truths of American life. As educators, we will teach them. | ||
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==Institute for Common Power== | ==Institute for Common Power== | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 24 May 2023
Institute for Common Power is affiliated with Common Power.
Target Florida
Common Power held a "24 Hour Teach Ins" on May 17, 2023. The event was discussed by Kellie Carter Jackson in an OpEd published at CNN.[1]
Excerpt:
- This week I’m traveling to St. Petersburg, Florida, to participate in a 24-hour teach-in for American democracy created by Common Power, an institute committed to fostering, sustaining and expanding voting and education.
- The goal of the event is to confront the political assault on Florida’s educational system by teaching truthful history and providing education on voter suppression and voter empowerment.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken the lead on demolishing what he deems as “woke” culture propaganda. He and Florida lawmakers are threatening tenure in higher education, seeking to ban women and gender studies and other LGBTQ programs.
- Scholars and educators are terrified that the GOP will severely undermine the academic freedom to write, speak and research without the risk of losing one’s livelihood. Other states are following Florida in a terrifying game of “Simon Says” that reflects a desire to roll back or restrict civil liberties...
From the archived invitation:[2]
- TRUTH IN EDUCATION: A 24-Hour Teach-In for American
- We are going to Florida! Join us via zoom!
- Objectives
- 1. Confront, through direct action, the assault on truth in Florida and beyond
- 2 . Teach truthful history
- 3 Provide education on voter suppression and voter empowerment
- 24 Hours of scholars, activists, and more teaching us why and how truthful history matters!
- 6 pm EDT May 17 to 6 pm EDT May 18
- We are confronted today in America by an attack on truth in education. It is an attempt by politically motivated individuals, government offices, and politicians to halt the full teaching of American life by eradicating terrible and painful, but fully truthful, aspects of our past, present, and potential futures. At their core, such attacks seek to erase the triumphs of African Americans, women, LGBTQ+ Americans, and others who have been vital in the struggle for civil rights and voting justice. The Institute for Common Power cannot and will not idly watch. This 24-hour teach-in is a public statement that truth in education is not optional. It is essential, and it is the only way forward for American democracy.
- This event is free, will be on zoom, and will be 24 hours of live teaching and education from experts and leaders who have learned, have lived, and are undaunted by the full truth of American life. We will include presentations from multiple locations around the United States, including the first three hours from a church in St. Petersburg FL. Florida is at the epicenter of attempting to silence truth in education, and we intentionally begin in the state.
- The organizing arm for this teach-in is the Institute for Common Power, headed by Dr. Terry Anne Scott.
- This teach-in is intentionally set for the anniversary date of the US Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, in 1954.
- Speakers and presenters will include Dr. Scott, Dr. Yohuru Williams of St. Thomas University, Dr. Hasan Jeffries of The Ohio State University, David Domke of the Institute for Common Power, and many others to be added. This is a moment of public declaration about the importance, the vitality, the essentiality, of facing the hard truths of American life. As educators, we will teach them.
Institute for Common Power
Institute for Common Power is the Common Power "organizing arm". According to their "vision," the Institute for Common Power "is devoted to education as a foundation to voting justice and inclusive democracy in the United States".
From the Institute for Common Power website:[3]
- The Institute for Common Power provides education that fosters, sustains, and expands what should be the most common power in American democracy: the right to vote. Ensuring a vote for all is essential to dismantling systems of injustice and creating equitable healthcare, living wages, decent housing, affordable education, and so much more. Voting has always been contested in America, and today this foundational democratic power is under assault–especially for communities of color. The Institute for Common Power is devoted to education as a foundation to voting justice and inclusive democracy in the United States.
- Education to Action!
Also:[4]
- "The Institute for Common Power partners with teachers, tutors, curriculum specialists, organizational foundations, and school system leaders across the country to provide an experiential learning opportunity for educators in the long historical arcs of Civil Rights, Voting Rights, and the African American experience in America..."