Moving our people from a place of fear, anxiety and panic to organized collective action is another kind of success. That’s why I’m so focused on political ed right now. People need tools. They need strategies for mobilization and help asking the right questions.

Families, community and educators have been organizing safe passage routes at their schools. But more can always be done. Free DC and Defend DC Education have been doing a lot of coordinating on top of that.

No reports of them showing up AT schools. All around them? Yes. But no reports of them showing up on the campus itself.

There is no level of perfection you can act that will stop what is coming. What do we need to do? Organize. Build solidarity and community. Continue (or in the case of DC government START) upholding our values in policy and practice. DO NOT COMPLY IN ADVANCE.

DO NOT FEED INTO THE NARRATIVE. I don't care how "well meaning" it may be. DO NOT FEED IT. This is not the young people of DC's fault. Never has been, never will be. This is an authoritarian takeover. The fault is with the fascists who are doing it. Forever and always.

So sorry for your loss. May their memory be a blessing.

That classroom was VERY big. People jokingly called it the penthouse.

I think we are going to have some fun exposing the nonsense that is District Government together now with some real resources behind us.