For Forty Two

We at 442 support Kent educators demanding support for Kent students.
The demands that Kent Education Association (KEA) is negotiating with the Kent School District(KSD) are the following:
Better wages
Manageable class sizes
Manageable caseloads for staff working with English learners and working with students receiving special education
More support for mental health services for students.

A couple of beliefs that 442 holds is in the investment in youth and students and in the investment of Black, Indigenous and communities of color in Kent. The Kent School District has about 25,000 students enrolled and about 70% of those students are students of color and about 25-30% are English learners.

We are also concerned about the District’s lack of concern for the health and safety of teachers, staff, and students. Several schools in the district are actively under construction, due to roofing projects not being completed in time for the school year. Heavy duty machinery is actively being used, and debris is still being thrown off roofs. There are parts of the school people cannot access due to safety concerns, and yet students, teachers, and staff were expected to return to these schools while construction was still going on. Additionally while the teachers have been on strike, the district has been more focused on trying to shut down the strike, rather than listening to teachers, or addressing the clear need of mental health support for our students, or providing food for students during the strike. There is a clear lack of care from District leadership for our communities.

Ways to support are below:
Join strikers at any school during their regular school hours
Support strikers with sharing leaflets in school neighborhoods, especially at the elementary schools
Submit an email following this link: Washington Education Association (washingtonea.org) or submit an independent email or public comment to the Kent School district board
Emails of the KSD board are:
Awale Farah // [email protected]
Joe Bento // [email protected]
Leslie Hamada // [email protected]
Israel Vela // [email protected]
Leslie Hamada // [email protected]
Put pressure on the District’s negotiating attorney, Jeff Fraizer, to support the demands of the teachers
Jeff Fraizer: [email protected]
Re-share this post and tag the Kent School District, put social media pressure on the District!
Kent School District IG:

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442 merch is out! Designed by our very own 🧡 If you’re interested in ordering any of our merch, please fill out our order form. Link in bio!

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Join us THIS FRIDAY for a Field Day hosted by 442! Food will be provided. We’ll be playing field games, selling our brand new merch, and giving out hygiene supplies! Come get to know 442 and enjoy the sun ☀️

When: Friday, 4pm-8pm
Where: Morrill Meadows Park

We are envisioning new spaces in Kent and still want to hear from you! If you’re a BIPOC young person (ages 12-24) in Kent, fill out our survey for a chance to win $100! We will randomly be selecting 5 winners.

Link in bio and at:
tinyurl.com/kentyouthsurvey

HELLO KENT COMMUNITY‼️

442 wants to hear what ideas you have for Kent! If you have ever thought that Kent was missing something or could be better with something here is your opportunity to voice it out!

In this voluntary survey, you can enter for our raffle to win a $100 visa gift card upon completion of the survey! We will be rewarding 5 gift cards in total!

If you would like to voice your ideas/concerns without entering the raffle you are ok to fill out the survey!

In advance, we appreciate you taking the chance to fill our survey out and would appreciate a forward to any of your Kent friends 😊

Information to be eligible for the raffle:
Survey must be completed by May 15th at 11:59PM.
Survey must be completed with answers.
Survey must be filled out by Kent community members only.
Must be ages between 12-24

Link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RRrfDZDedipmhb0UueECV9ngEI2WehV09D1sZvYl5Ws/viewform?edit_requested=true

Hello community!

CALLING ALL NEIGHBORS!
In collaboration with we want to bring you another mutual aid event, which we have organized to kick off a future mutual aid network here within Kent/South King County to continually and sustainability support you!
If you are in need of fresh produce, household supplies, and hygienic resources, come to Glover Empower Mentoring on April 24th from 10-11am so we can help provide for you just in time for Spring Cleaning!
We will also be surveying the attendees and the surrounding area to get a better grasp of the immediate and fluctuating needs of the community.

CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS!
If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please fill out the survey in our linktree located in our bio. Event will be April 24th at Glover Empower Mentoring, and available shifts can be from 8:30-12:15am.

If you have any questions or donations you can contact or email [email protected].

Calling Kent youth: come get paid to learn how to organize your community with us! ✊
ForFortyTwo is hosting a 10-week summer fellowship program for Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color youth (ages 15-21) in Kent, focused on community organizing. Fellows will commit 5-8 hours a week and receive a $1250 stipend upon successful completion of the program. This year, the program will be following a hybrid model, where it will be accessible online but there will be many optional but recommended in-person meetings. The program will run from 6/27 - 9/2. The application can be found at tinyurl.com/442fellow.

No prior experience is necessary— just a passion for dismantling systemic racism, and a desire to uplift our communities. The program will involve seminars where fellows will learn about topics such as race & power, abolitionist organizing strategies, histories that DON’T get taught in school, accountability and consent, environmental justice, and more. Fellows will also get the opportunity to support or lead projects relating to abolition, investing in BIPOC communities, empowering youth and students, and healing & mutual aid. Applications are due May 8th at 11:59pm. Please contact [email protected] with any questions or access needs.

CALLING ALL LGBTQIA+ STUDENTS IN KENT
We’re reaching out to y’all with an opportunity to get involved with organizing around issues impacting q***r students in our district! Certain staff in the district have been moving in ways that cause harm to our q***r students and we believe y’all should have a voice when it comes to decisions that impact you directly! Make yourself known, share stories you’re comfortable with, and take the chance to organize around these issues with others just like you. In this survey, you have the option to remain anonymous, so if you have a story to share don’t feel pressured! Share this post with folks in community and amplify your voices! The survey link, along with other details available in bio!

CALLING ALL LOCAL YOUTH QTBIPOC DESIGNERS! ForFortyTwo is releasing merch and we need your help designing it!

You can have your original design on a t-shirt, hoodie, tote bag, and/or baseball cap being worn by folks all across the area! This is a first come first serve type of deal with a MAX of 6 ARTISTS and each artist can submit up to 5 DESIGNS. After 6 different artists submit a design we will notify y’all and close the application. Artists will be compensated.

Please submit designs to this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6dKqsnoVgAK6y3pSGAVnw-gTBqTIn13mvM843wrS5bHn6PA/viewform

Due date is February 17th @ 11:59PM so pls share with local Kent artists! Much Love Y’all

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