We must act now to keep families together and keep our communities safe. What else do we have, if we cannot hold on to one another? Arturo's story is an example of why we need stronger policies from the city. Our meeting alongside AFSC, Colorado Peop ...
From Our Members
Communities Arm Themselves w/ Knowledge
PJU Hosts Know Your Rights Trainings to Help Protect Communities Every person in the United States has certain protections under the Constitution. When we arm ourselves with knowledge, when we know our rights, we have created another tool to figh ...
Why Have I Only Been in Handcuffs at School?
We've made a lot of progress but the school to prison pipeline is still alive and kicking. Arianna Perea shares her encounters with police at North High School. When I was twelve years old in middle school, I was handcuffed. I was sitting in my cl ...
Lorena Knows Her Rights
Padres & Jóvenes Unidos is preparing to propose legislation on behalf on members who have been organizing to battle discriminatory practices in school discipline. Read Lorena's story below. My name is Lorena Limon, I have five children. The ...
Ricardo Martinez at the White House
Ricardo Martinez represents us from Southwest Denver to #RethinkDiscipline among the nation's leaders in education. His moving speech conveys that the adults are the ones who need policy on how to act - not kids, and gives a personal reflection on ...
4th Annual Accountability Meeting
Our 4th Annual Accountability Meeting - see our youth talk about the importance of fighting racism in education - to stay in school and not pushed out to jail.
Solidarity Statement with JeffCo Students
In 1991 at Valverde Elementary a white principal punished Spanish-speaking students by making them eat lunch on the floor. Parents protested this racist use of discipline in Denver Public Schools and organized to successfully replace administrative l ...
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