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https://metzarchive.org/files/original/717500f2fb20b177d66f27fb65c28efc.pdf accbb8299057a5be7889d592d4373f79 PDF Text Text Disrupt History: Make Austin Anti-Racist Dear Austinites, During the AISD Board Regular Voting Meeting on November 18th, when asked to offer an assessment of the School Changes 2019 Plan, Chief Equity Officer Dr. Stephanie Hawley called it, “a map of what 21st century racism looks like.” Tune in before its too late. For Austinites still on the sidelines, do not wait until its too late. AISD does not deserve your benefit of the doubt or trust. If traumatizing communities, if traumatizing our kids by accelerating closure, if shutting its ears to the truth of its However, AISD management has undeniably chosen to Chief Equity Officer, if misleading voters about the true perpetuate the city's legacy of racism that is rich with intentions of a billion-dollar bond, if upholding a “map of evidence of evicting majority-minority, low-SES, and what 21st century racism looks like,” is management’s historically disenfranchised communities from land idea of “support,” then it is time for new management. that has become desirable to developers. You can imagine the trauma this has already caused our children, parents, faculty, and staff. Is this what AISD This is forever work. management meant when they pledged to, “prioritize May history never forget the six names of those who voted to close our schools: support for campus communities that will experience a closure or consolidation”? Amber Elenz, Geronimo M. Rodriguez Our closures are canaries in the coalmine, from the Jr., Mathias, slow steamrolling of Metz and Sims to the sudden Kristin Ashy, and Yasmin Wagner. Their wrecking ball dropped on Brooke and Pease. Our legacy communities were merely an obstacle to be brushed Cindy as intentional, Anderson, Trustees willful Jayme is racism. thoughtful, Their six hands are raised forever in the air. aside by a simple raising of hands. Our schools are AISD management’s test cases in how to suppress public fallout when they race to close schools. Dr. Hawley asked AISD management and trustees to Families, take a deep, collective breath. You’ve earned embrace humility for unintentionally creating a plan that it for your tireless advocacy, your well-founded fails to, “disrupt history,” and to bring in national skepticism, your refusal to be silenced, and your consultants to perform an equity audit. With wisdom and passion for your neighborhood schools. Take a breath. gravitas, she called the plan and the impending vote, Just one. Then steel yourselves for the fight ahead. “forever work.” For Austinites still on the sidelines, do not wait until its too late. AISD does not deserve your benefit of the Trustee Singh, Trustee Teich, and Trustee LaTisha doubt or trust. Don’t wait. Tune in to longstanding Anderson understood the significance of this moment. advocates, educate yourself and do not let trustees off They brought passion, sagacity, and common sense to the hook. Our trustees have failed, it is long overdue what was otherwise a display of the same canned that we work aggressively to vote them out. responses that had been ladled out over the past several months. They knew the difficult work would have been to step back, to hear Dr. Hawley, to embrace humility, and Sincerely, to begin anew with a true sense of equity. They listened Save Austin Schools to the community and voted against the plan. Saveaustinschools.org � https://metzarchive.org/files/original/98d8e01d640f2adee18b489b432171fb.jpg 87c89b30e5126e1458c96faf111634a5 https://metzarchive.org/files/original/83864b04e53fe496a140ba38e479b586.jpg 0deebd493602ca7c62a7789c1026db0d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Timeline Items & Metz History Description An account of the resource Materials or items to be found in the timeline of Metz Elementary. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Annabella Denzel Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Annabella Denzel Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Minakshi Swaminathan Language A language of the resource English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Make Austin Anti-Racist Letter Subject The topic of the resource School District Racism Inequality Description An account of the resource A letter to Austin Residents from the organization Save Austin Schools urging them to take action against AISD's school closure plan and situating it within a district legacy of racism. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Save Austin Schools Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Save Austin Schools Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 abogacía advocacy carta letter