community ANNOUNCEMENT

JOIN US FOR A WEBINAR TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 3 AT 12:00 EST: SPRING VALLEY IS EVERYWHERE: WHEN BEING A BLACK GIRL IS YOUR ONLY CRIME In response to Spring Valley, this webinar will amplify the voices of young women who have been impacted by overly punitive discipline policies, educators who have witnessed the criminalization of Black girls in schools, scholars who have researched the gendered and racialized dimensions of the School to Prison Pipeline, and more.   Featured Speakers: Kimberle Crenshaw- The African American Policy Forum Je'Kendria Trahan- Black Youth Project, DC Amanda Petteruti- Co-author of “The Case Against Police in Schools,” a report from the Justice Policy Institute Kisha Webster- Educator and Youth Advocate Samantha Master- Planned Parenthood Federation of America Nona Jones- PACE Center for Girls REGISTER HERE

We are outraged by the unconscionable act of violence committed in a Spring Valley math class last week. We know that violence against Black girls and women is not new; it is the same violence that brutalized Salecia Johnson, Diamond Neals, Mikia Hutchinson, and Dajerria Becton. The vicious bodily assault on the young Black high school student is indicative of the ways that Black women and girls throughout society encounter state violence on a daily basis.  This system extends beyond Spring Valley and threatens Black girls across the United States. Also join BYP100 for the entire Spring Valley Day of Action! #FundBlackFutures Twitter Townhall, 3-4 pm EST: A conversation where Black people are invited to share their experiences with criminalization in schools, lift up the work people are doing against the school to prison pipeline, and discuss the need to transfer funds from the police state to resources that actually make us safe. School to Prison Pipeline Speakout in Washington DC,6:30pm-8:30pm EST, 1536 U St. NW  Black people of all ages are encouraged to come to the BYP100 DC video station and share their experiences with criminalization in schools on video If you or your child has experienced overpolicing in schools, please send us an email at info@aapf.org. We want to hear your story! #SpringValleyIsEverywhere #BlackGirlsMatter #FundBlackCommunities