Mass Parents United

A statement from MPU on the newly formed “Parents United”. We’ve been fighting for safer neighborhoods, more affordable housing, better food security, and higher quality education since 2016. We are not affiliated with Parents United #parentpower #nationalparents #maparents

“We have so politicized the situation we don’t know who we can trust, and it’s become very clear that we can’t trust her,” said Keri Rodrigues, the president of the National Parents Union nytimes.com/2020/07/13/us/…

Celebrating Brown boy magic today and everyday. ❤️ My son Miles testifying before the Joint Committee on Education about educational equity as a first grader, with a speech he wrote himself. #education #edujustice #parentpower2020 #mapoli #maedu

This is what #BlackLivesMatter has sparked, in the names of Trayvon, Eric, Sandra, Breonna, George and the countless other Black Americans who live and die in fear because we have failed to build the America our children deserve. (12/12)

We will not tell our young people to not be angry. We will not tell them to back down. Every single social justice movement has hinged on the organizers’ ability to make people uncomfortable with the status quo. This is how we organize. (11/12)

Protect Black men, Black women and Black families by bringing racists to justice. (10/12)

We call on elected officials to do more than release statements - we call on you to pass laws that protect our Black and Brown children, to pass budgets that fully support their whole selves – both in the physical environment and their mental health needs. (9/12)

Our kids impacted by their access to safe & affordable housing, healthy food and their most basic right to live as they are without fear and condemnation. (8/12)

Our core mission is built upon equitable opportunity for Black and Brown children, but we know that education is not just about what is taught in the classroom. (7/12)

Our children and our families cannot thrive where we live in constant threat of losing our lives based on the generational, institutional racism which has been built into our society and must be dismantled. (6/12)

At @MassParents, our first and most important core value is building safer neighborhoods and communities for our children. Neighborhoods that are free from violence, police brutality and ICE raids. (5/12)

Police brutality is a continuation of this long-standing tradition in our America and now cities and towns across the country are saying “NO MORE”. (4/12)

For centuries, this country has been built on the backs of Black Americans. Black bodies, particularly those of Black men, have been devalued, their right to the air they breathe somehow secondary to right of White people to be comfortable. (3/12)

As an organization built on the core value of racial justice and parent activism, we stand today in complete solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Our families have taken to the streets with you and we will stand with you every step of the way. (2/12)

A statement from Keri Rodrigues, Mom-in-Chief, Massachusetts Parents United: (@MassParents) "Over the weekend, we witnessed firsthand the power of collective voices standing up for Black lives. (1/12) #mapoli #maedu #educhat #education #voices4ed

“School is not open. You do not have control over my house,” said Rodrigues, who is also the founder of Massachusetts Parents United. “I appreciate your resources. I think they’re great. But if you stress me out, I’m not reading your e-mail.” bostonglobe.com/2020/04/16/nat…

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