The Fight to End Illiteracy

Submitted by Eagle3372@msn.com on January 21, 2007 - 10:59am.
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This session will be on: June 29, 2007 - 1:00pm

It will be held at: Atlanta Comm Fdn Boardroom room at the Hurt Building

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Organization Description

The Grassroots Literacy Coalition and its sister organization Students of Adult Literacy United are dedicated to leadership development, advocacy and organizing in the fight for literacy in New York City. For the past three years we have worked to support independent adult student organizing to end illiteracy and to demand dramatically expanded programs to serve the communities of poor and working people in NYC.

Proposal Demographics

identify as women
identify as people of color
are immigrants (not born in U.S.)

Session Description

The Workshop will focus on organizing and leadership development in the fight to end illiteracy
in New York and the United States. It will be led by students and teachers organizing in New York City to change the adult eucation/literacy system in the U.S. The organizations including Students of Adult Literacy United have put forth a Bill of Rights for Adult Education and hold leadership training and education in the five boroughs. Student leaders will present and discuss their efforts and promote popular education approaches to organizing for social transformation.


First Name

David

Last Name

Greene

Contact E-mail

Eagle3372@msn.com

Proposing Organization

Grassroots Literacy Coalition (GLC)

Organization Website

glcnyc.org

Position or Title

Co-Chairman

Contact Telephone

718-964-8099

Alternate Telephone

718-972-5128

Event Day

Friday, June 29th (Visioning / Envisioning Another World)

Contact Address

216 Beverly Rd., Brooklyn, N.Y.. 11218

Contact City

New York

Keywords

Education, Popular
Education, Right to
Leadership

Audience Number

25-50 people

Contact State

NY

Contact ZIP

11218

Person Reviewing

Emily