February 11th Association
On Feb. 11, 54 years ago, 26 students staged a sit-in at F.W. Woolworth. The peaceful protest was organized by four students, Mary Lou Blakeney, Brenda Jea
11/05/2024
Tu decisión, su futuro. Infórmate sobre el referéndum del impuesto del 0,25 % y vota hoy: www.gcsnc.com/salestax
Budget / 2024 Sales Tax Referendum Guilford County Schools, the third largest school district in North Carolina and the 50th largest of more than 14,000 in the United States, serves more than 70,000 PK-12 students at 126 schools.
11/01/2024
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Budget / 2024 Sales Tax Referendum Guilford County Schools, the third largest school district in North Carolina and the 50th largest of more than 14,000 in the United States, serves more than 70,000 PK-12 students at 126 schools.
10/28/2024
On Nov. 5, 2024, voters in Guilford County will consider a sales tax referendum.
Guilford County Schools will use the additional funding to:
Recruit and retain effective teachers.
Increase compensation to frontline workers.
Video: https://youtu.be/jv_6d-6e_a4
Sales Tax for Teachers Learn more about how the fraction of a penny sales tax on the ballot in November can help teachers in Guilford County Schools.
02/10/2023
So proud of my family. We filmed this on ’s birthday.
Family of civil rights activist who participated in country's first high school led sit-in shares story Feb. 11 marks the 63rd anniversary of the first civil rights sit-in led by high school students in the country and it happened in the Piedmont Triad.
02/20/2017
2/21/17 at 8pm.
Join us right here on Speak Up next Tuesday at 8:00 ET/5:00 PT for a Facebook Live discussion on Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color.
02/19/2017
Ready to Resist? Join the National Strategy and Training Call #3 today!
Ready to Resist: Emergency Call #3 with Mayor Betsy Hodges, Cristina Jimenez, Hugh Espy, and Jennifer Epps-Addison discussing 3 Ways to Win - Cities, Congress, and Corporations 60,000 people joined our first Ready to Resist Emergency Call. Will you be on the next one? It's this Sunday, February 12, at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT) and we'll talk about the strategic actions we can take right away to make an impact in the face of Trump's destruction.
02/14/2017
Fight Back Against Trump: Join the Carolina Resistance Donald Trump, Phil Berger and Tim Moore are enacting a radical agenda that threatens millions of Americans. Ready to fight back? Join the resistance!
01/08/2015
"It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. we must love each other and protect each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains." - Assata Shakur. On January 15th we will march, rally, and organize as a community and rise up. Join us for a day of events:
2:00pm - 3:30 PM // Rally and March: start at 998 S. Aycock (corner of Aycock and Holbrook) to UNCG Police Station, 1225 W. Lee st.
5:30 - 6:30 PM // SOAR Police Violence + Solutions National Panel Discussion UNCG Curry Building (1109 Spring Garden st.) 3rd floor
6:30 - 8:00 PM // Interactive Community Building Breakout Session UNCG Curry Building (1109 Spring Garden st.) 3rd floor
This event is FREE and open to the public! Refreshments will be served from 5:30 - 8pm.
Check out our facebook event: tinyurl.com/Jan15Gso
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