Join 20/20 Vision for Schools on Sunday, January 29 at 3:30 pm, as we march across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall in solidarity with 68 congregations the City is presently evicting from schools on February 12. Following 20/20 Vision for Schools’ Statement on the School/Church Eviction Controversy on January 12th, here are links to...
MEDIA ADVISORY January 12, 2012 Contact: Jeremy Del Rio (347) 921-4426 20/20 Vision for Schools stands in solidarity with the sixty-eight congregations scheduled for eviction from New York City public schools a month from today, February 12, 2012. We join our voice with theirs to urge Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Chancellor Dennis Walcott, and the City...
20/20 Vision for Schools and five community partners officially launched the recruiting phase of “I Am Now: Creating Change through Performing Arts” on January 10 with two student assemblies at Jamaica High School. The assemblies featured our amazing club faculty of Lawrence Coles, Din Tolbert, Katrice Walker, and guest hip hop artist and film maker...
Thanks to all our friends, partners, and supporters for an amazing 2011. Looking forward to an even more incredible 2012.
UPDATE of 12/12/11: As of December 9, the Department of Education decided to keep Freedom Academy open for at least another year. That’s not to say the fight is over, just that Freedom has a year to develop and demonstrate a turnaround plan with the continued assistance of 20/20 Vision for Schools and other community...