We’re Hiring: Civic Engagement Consultant!
We’re hiring an experienced consultant to develop and execute an anti-oppressive civic engagement curriculum for 25 young people ages 16-24. This consultant will lead a series of workshops and trainings for students, liaise with SBRT staff to align curriculum with other civic engagement activities, and develop a set of recommendations for continued youth engagement post-program. Additionally, the consultant will work with SBRT staff to ensure the curriculum reflects a healing-centered and trauma-informed approach in its design.
Bronx Digital Equity Policy Workgroup
In partnership with the Bronx Digital Equity Coalition, SBRT is spearheading a digital equity policy workgroup that will focus efforts on crafting a robust digital equity policy platform for Bronx residents. Late last year we released a letter to Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza asking them to take action on the following demands in order to provide all New York City students with a fair chance towards academic achievement:
Provide Appropriate Digital Devices to ALL Students Immediately
Hold Internet Service Providers Accountable
Improve Communication to Families Around Distribution of Devices and Other Technology Support
Increase Resources for Technology Assistance for Students and Families
Establish Digital Security and Privacy
Address Educational Neglect Cases Involving Technology Issues
Ensure Quality of Remote Learning
The final policy platform will expand upon each of these seven issues.
Connect with Mariel Charles for more information!
Spotlight: Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School
We’ve launched a four-month healing-centered pilot program for schools in Bronx Community District 3. Through continuous improvement strategies, technical assistance, and capacity building efforts, we aim to support schools in building healing-centered environments, whether in school or virtually, to support the social-emotional development of students.
Hear from Erica Arenas and Nathalie Guzman — both working at Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School — as they discuss how collective action can be used as healing-centered practice.
Upcoming Events
Bronx Impact Food Access Collective: March 2 at 12:30pm
This group of community advocates is working to realize a collective vision of food justice for all Bronx residents by identifying policy and programmatic strategies to address the structural inequities which repress equitable access to food and nutrition. The group meets bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 12:30pm.
Partner Corner
Our partners at Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York are calling on all New Yorkers ages 14 to 24 to complete a citywide survey of young people to make sure that the next Mayor and City Council understand and prioritize youth voices. They plan to use the data collected from this survey to advocate for a youth agenda during the 2021 citywide elections and to create a transition plan for the new administration that centers youth voices.
