Forum: Detroit's Education Crisis - THIS SATURDAY!

Forum: “Detroit’s Education Crisis” featuring
Ms. Sophia Holley-Ellis, retired veteran Detroit school teacher
2 p.m. Saturday, January 24th &
Photo Exhibit: Living with Scarcity/Visions of Hope
(doors open at 1 p.m.)

In the words of a recent Michigan Citizen editorial, the Detroit Public
Schools are turning into a “School to Prison Pipeline.” The
editorial concludes with a call for “a real, inclusive discussion on
the future of education.” In conjunction with the newly-opened photo
exhibit, “Living with Scarcity, Visions of Hope” educators, parents,
and young people will discuss what “learning” means as we involve
students and schools in rebuilding our communities, locally and
globally. The setting for the discussion will be the stunning
photographs of the Detroit Public School Warehouse (Ruins) by Frank
Hammer and his daughter Melina. Participants will include Poet Will
Copeland, Environmental Educator Diana Seales, Nate Walker and Julia
Pointer (Teachers, University Prep. Detroit Public Charter School),
Malik Yakini (Director of the Nsoroma Institute Public School Academy
Community Food Security Network), Kim Sherrobi Teacher, Barbara Jordan
Middle School), and others.

SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES GALLERY AND PEACE CENTER
33 E. Adams Detroit, MI 48226 313-963-7575
Light refreshments – free parking
Exhibition hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11 AM- 4 PM