Rising Together: A Parent and Community Advocacy Event on the Long Beach Report
Description
For more than a decade, Long Beach parents, students, and community members have organized for education equity across LBUSD. Children's Defense Fund-California has documented that work in our new report, "Rooted in Community, Rising Together: A Decade of Advocacy and Partnership in Long Beach."
This forum brings the report back to the community it was written for. Rather than a lecture, it is a working afternoon built around your voice and your experience.
During the forum, you will:
Learn what the report reveals about discipline, achievement gaps, English learner outcomes, the Black Student Achievement Initiative, and SaferLBUSD
Share your own experiences in small-group story circles and hear from other Long Beach families
Get hands-on practice with the advocacy tools featured in the report
Leave with a clear next step and a way to stay connected to this work
Who should attend: Long Beach parents, caregivers, families, and community members who care about the education and well-being of Long Beach youth. No prior advocacy experience is needed.Refreshments will be provided. Space is limited to 35 participants, so please register early.
Agenda
Agenda
Time | Session |
|---|---|
3:30 PM | Arrival, check-in, and refreshments |
3:45 PM | Welcome and framing: an introduction to the report and why this series exists |
3:55 PM | Key findings: a clear, accessible walkthrough of what the report shows about education in Long Beach |
4:15 PM | Story circles: conversations connecting personal experience to the report's findings |
4:45 PM | Advocacy tools: practice with the tools featured in the report |
5:15 PM | Closing call to action: personal commitments, a preview of the next event, and ways to stay connected |
5:30 PM | Close |
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