20/20 in the News
Update, 2/13: CNN “NYC public school ban on church services” (2/12/12) NY Daily News Op-Ed: “The Sting of Eviction Day” by Rev. Richard Del Rio and Jeremy Del Rio (2/12/12) Today, if Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott have their way, our church — Abounding Grace Ministries, which holds weekly services at PS 34...
“I Am … Now” Performing Arts Club launches at Jamaica High School Today
20/20 Vision for Schools and Young Life launch the “I Am … Now” performing arts-based student leadership club at Jamaica High School today, along with local partners Greater Allen Cathedral, Bethel Gospel Tabernacle, Calvary Baptist, The Towles Group, and Beauty of the Heart. Here’s a video highlighting the January 10 “I Am … Now” preview...
Testimony before the NY City Council Education Committee
On February 2, 2012, Jeremy Del Rio represented 20/20 Vision for Schools as a witness on congregation and school partnerships at the NY City Council Education Committee hearing concerning the Department of Education’s pending eviction of sixty-eight congregations from schools on February 12. Below is his prepared statement in support of Resolution 1155. _______________ February...
January 29 Brooklyn Bridge March & Related Media
UPDATE, 1/31/12: The January 29 march generated a fair amount of media coverage. Below are several of the stories: WORLDmag.com | NYC pastor faces eviction from community he loves to serve (Profile of Abounding Grace pastor Richard Del Rio and 20/20 executive director Jeremy Del Rio). Huckabee: War on common sense? (From Mike Huckabee’s opening monologue: ”Now that...
Protest and Invest: Statement on the NYC School/Church Eviction Controversy
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...
