482Forward

Detroit, we NEED you to be apart of the movement for education justice in Detroit.

This Saturday, you’re invited to our first General Membership meeting. This is an opportunity to meet some of our staff & members, learn a new skill, and practice the skill in community with us while fighting to secure funding for DPSCD schools & students!

Can we count on you to be there?

We want to extend a huge congratulations to our Director of Comms, Imani Foster, and our Board & Founding Member, Ines de Jesus, for being awarded the Skillman 2026 Visionary Award.

The Skillman Visionary Awards recognize individuals who are shaping the education system and how young people experience it. At their core, the awards reflect a simple idea: lasting
change happens when people across classrooms, communities, and policy spaces work together to build an education system that better supports the well-being and potential of all
students.

“Across Detroit and Michigan, there are people doing the hard, often unseen work of strengthening public education. They are building trust, opening doors, and creating new possibilities for young people every day,” said Angelique Power, President & CEO of The Skillman Foundation.

“The Skillman Visionary Awards recognize that leadership and invest in
it, because when the people closest to students have a voice in shaping what comes next, real change begins to take root.”

Together, they reflect the education
ecosystem, from educators and organizers to policy influencers, business leaders, and media
voices.

Did you know there’s a DPSCD millage we’re voting on this August?
What about that $120 million is on the line if we don’t pass it?

Learn more about this millage, and the history of DPSCD’s funding crisis with us April 30th, from 5:30-7:30pm @ techtown! We will also have Dr.Vitti in attendance for our Dinner & Dialogue!

Register here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/482forward-dinner-dialogue?clear_id=true

The Michigan House Republicans led by Matt Hall and Ann Bollin are cutting $645 million worth of community projects including fire trucks, community centers, wigs for kids with cancer, and support for new moms.

We are rallying TOMORROW to tell House Republicans to reverse course and refund these programs immediately!

Sign up to rally with us here:

12/15 Communities Not Cuts Rally The Michigan House Republicans led by Matt Hall and Ann Bollin are cutting $645 million worth of community projects including fire trucks, community centers, wigs for kids with cancer, and support for new moms. We are rally to tell House Republicans to reverse course and refund these programs immedi...