Social Media allows people the ability to create, share, contest  or exchange ideas, thoughts, and movements – something that has made grassroots organizing much easier in terms of developing and sustaining networks. Here are some social media sites and the respective groups that are on them working to dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline.

FACEBOOK

• Southside Solidarity Network ²³ works to connect students and community members in the Chicago neighborhoods Hyde Park and Woodlawn. They work closely with the University of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department.
• Roots of Justice ²⁴ is a student-led grassroots organization at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) that organizes for political action on social justice issues, with the goal of bringing out positive change at both the local and national levels. Their facebook page promotes the protests they are in the process of organizing. 
• IIRON Student Network ²⁵  organizes masses of students into a political collective. Their facebook page provides students with the ability to be part of their movements even through the web by urging students to mail, email, or call governmental representatives with their issues on the School-to-Prison Pipeline.
• Ora Schub ²⁶ is one of many organizers in the Community Justice for Youth Institute where restorative justice is emphasized. She has worked with the Institute in Chicago to help implement more transformative justice practices. You can see her in a video here

TWITTER 

• Javon Johnson ²⁷ is a poet and college professor who is incredibly active in advocating for the rights of black men and minorities, in general. His Youtube channel houses viral videos such as “Cuz He’s Black,” which was featured on the main page of this blog.
• Tony Payton Jr.  ²⁸  is former state representative for the 179th District in Philadelphia. He has been very active in community organizing revolving around the School-to-Prison Pipe line and has been featured in videos commenting on its detrimental effects on minorities.
• Jadine Chou ²⁹ is the Chief Safety and Security Officer at CPS. She has been heavily involved in discussions on Chicago’s youth violence crisis and has worked with community members to develop alternatives to zero tolerance policies.
• Aloe Blacc ³⁰ is a singer, musician, and activist who has declared his support in dismantling the prison pipeline (check out this video). He raises awareness on this issue and works with educational organizations to develop solutions in ending it.
• Jesse Hagopian ³¹ is an educator and activist who actively works against the criminalization of students of color. He is a published author who has been featured on many news channels educating the public on the School-to-Prison Pipeline

YOUTUBE

• Ana Mercado ³² is a youth organizer who worked closely with Suspension Stories, Blocks Together, Dignity in Schools, and Who We Are. She advocates for anti-racist approaches to disciplining students.
• Poetry of the Action ³³ organizes CPS students to speak out against harsh disciplinary measures by using poetry. They have organized poetry slams and have performed their poetry in public Chicago venues.