Social Media

In addition to the immense amount of physical work being done by grassroots organizers, some of those who would like to shut down the school-to-prison pipeline have taken another avenue of activism.  This is one of the first times in the world’s history that the internet can be used effectively to garner immediate attention to an issue.  These people and groups below are using social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter, to spew information about the pipeline and other important happenings involving education, race, and discrimination.

https://www.facebook.com/lawyerscommittee/timelineClogo

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has done work, particularly in Chicago, to put an end to the school-to-prison pipeline.  More generally, the Committee works for equal justice, environmental justice, education, voting, employment, and community development. 12

https://www.facebook.com/drvictorriosVic

Victor Rios is a college professor at UCSB.  He studies the resilience of marginalized youths in the face of adversity.  His specific research includes educational equity and restorative justice. 13

https://twitter.com/MrDavidJohns?original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gwinnettstopp.org%2Fmeet-the-board%2F&profile_id=2616436238&tw_i=535924472063074304&tw_p=embeddedtimeline&tw_w=508001855369015296Dave

David Johns is the executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.  Johns is a proponent of volunteer services and is known for his work with concerns affecting low-income and minority students.14

https://twitter.com/ACLUACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is dedicated to ensuring that everybody in America gets the freedom that they deserve.  By working in courts, legislatures, and communities, the union protects the rights and liberties that are promised to people in the American Constitution. 15

https://www.facebook.com/YouthOrganizingInstituteyouth

A project based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Youth Organizing Institute is a project aimed at empowering disadvantaged youth through developing them as leaders in their communities.  Often, these communities are directly affected by social justice issues, such as the school-to-prison pipeline. 16

https://twitter.com/DignityinSchooldignity

Dignity in Schools (DSC) is a campaign that brings together parents, educators, students, and advocates as a group to fight for the human right of all youth to have a quality education during which they are treated well.  In particular, this campaign promotes alternatives to the zero-tolerance and punitive school culture that currently exists.  The campaign has policy recommendations for the government to address the school-to-prison pipeline. 17 

 https://twitter.com/Juvlaw1975juvenile

Juvenile Law Center is an organization that works to use the law on the behalf of children in the child welfare and justice systems.  The non-profit organization aims to break down the school-to-prison pipeline through law and policy changes to achieve goals that include the reduction of the number of unnecessary referrals from schools to the justice system.18

https://twitter.com/jbrownedianisJudith

Judith Browne Dianis is the co-director of the Advancement Project.  She specializes in civil rights litigation and advocacy and is a leader in the movement against the school-to-prison pipeline, having written several reports on this problem.  She has worked closely with grassroots organizations to decrease student arrests in several cities and states.19

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