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Welcome to the

Summer Racial Justice Academy 3

Capstone Project Presentations

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SRJA3

Peer Leaders

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SRJA Mission Statement

At the Burlington School District Racial Justice Academy, we represent student leadership. We speak out for the needs of ourselves, our peers and our community. Every student, teacher, and staff brings a unique gift to this space. We bring authentic experience, brilliance, diversity and meaningful engagement. We value racial justice, honesty, deep learning, change, and healing. We work to build connections, organize for action, and share in collective power.

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  • We will share power with adults in authentic ways.
  • We will share hard truths to uncover and expose racial bias in school systems.
  • We will create transformative change and work towards a more just future.
  • We will insist that school leaders listen to us and value the work of the youth.
  • We will disrupt white supremacy power structures in our schools.
  • We will work to dismantle oppressive systems, policies and practices.
  • We will use our power to create culture shifts to bring about positive change in the Burlington school district.
  • We will be seen and we will be heard.

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Slam Poetry

A World Colored by Racism and Hate by Binti, Dieuna, & Nyankor

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Racial Trauma

Discrimination and Harassment in our Schools

By: Mach, Elly, Michael, Kulmiye, Abdalla and Levi

By Dalib, Alex, Yonis, Liban, Aidan & Zara

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Social Justice Education - Leadership Day

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Social Justice Education - Reading to End Racism

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Who I Am by Nuredin Ahmed

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Documentation

Slideshow:

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Documentation Video

https://youtube.com/watch?v=f4hZh8LaMgA&feature=sharec

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13 years by Dakyya and Salima

7 years Instrumental Music

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Youth Organizing Group 1:

Improving Belonging and Wellbeing for Students of the Global Majority by Bella and Kaiya

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Racism can lead to Violence by Simran and Hema

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Youth Organizing Group 2:

Mental health Needs Gabrielle and Munira

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B.S. by Keke, Anzal & Kali

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Youth Organizing Group 3

Welcoming criticism and taking accountability for your actions Nasra

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Youth Organizing Group 4

The Next Step in Holding Teachers Accountable Furqan and Nafisa

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What it means to be Black by Ibrahim Ibrahim