Kalayaan School for Equity » CC http://kse.liwanag.org Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:18:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The postcards are in!!! Let’s let Sacramento know Daly City’s paying attention. http://kse.liwanag.org/2010/03/17/the-postcards-are-in-lets-let-sacramento-know-daly-citys-paying-attention/ http://kse.liwanag.org/2010/03/17/the-postcards-are-in-lets-let-sacramento-know-daly-citys-paying-attention/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:55:38 +0000 Kalayaan School for Equity http://kse.liwanag.org/?p=266 KSE has put some funds into producing these postcards to send our representatives the clear message that Daly City & Northern San Mateo County are getting organized around the budget cuts that continue to cripple our schools...schools that are already under-funded and therefore ill-equipped to truly serve the educational needs of our communities. [ MORE ]]]> We’ve put some funds into producing these postcards to send our representatives—Governor Scwharzenegger, Senator Leland Yee, and Assembly Members Fiona Ma and Jerry Hill—the clear message that Daly City & Northern San Mateo County are getting organized around the budget cuts that continue to cripple our schools…schools that are already under-funded and therefore ill-equipped to truly serve the educational needs of our communities.

Kalayaan School for Equity is working on distributing these to local schools, churches, and neighborhoods, but we could really use your help. If you’re interested in distributing these at your school, church, workplace, family gathering, etc., email us at KalayaanSchoolForEquity@gmail.com or give us a quick phone call at (650) 641-2891 x573. After all, it’s going to take a lot of us to send the message to Sacramento.

]]> http://kse.liwanag.org/2010/03/17/the-postcards-are-in-lets-let-sacramento-know-daly-citys-paying-attention/feed/ 1 Rock The School Bells 3 is coming!!! http://kse.liwanag.org/2010/03/12/rock-the-school-bells-3-is-coming/ http://kse.liwanag.org/2010/03/12/rock-the-school-bells-3-is-coming/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:24:29 +0000 Kalayaan School for Equity http://kse.liwanag.org/?p=246 Once again, it looks like the folks over at our local community college—ASTEP, Hermanos Program, Kababayan Program, and PUENTE—have put together another amazing conference to continue to merge the realms of higher education and hip-hop culture. [ MORE ]]]> If you’ve been stuck behind the Daly City fog, then we almost understand why you’ve never been to Rock The School Bells over at Skyline College. But make it a point this year to come out, because once again it looks like the folks over at our local community college—ASTEP, Hermanos Program, Kababayan Program, and PUENTE—have put together another amazing conference to continue to merge the realms of higher education and hip-hop culture.


The conference brings together talented artists and educators to teach about all-things-hip-hop…

  • Hip-Hop History: The Evolution of Hip-Hop by Zulu Gremlin
  • Hip-Hop Women: B-Girls, It’s Your World by Dr. Susie Lundy
  • Rhyming – Freestyle: The Art of Rhyming by Supernatural:
  • Turntablism – D.J.: The Elements of Turntablism by DJ Celskiii
  • Dance: The Fundamentals of Different Dance Styles by Tiffany-Jemini-Bong / Zulu Gremlin
  • Writing: The Voice of the Hip-Hop Generation by The Mighty DJ Delrokz
  • Graffiti Art – The Genesis of the Graffiti Art Movement in the Bay Area by Refa1

…as well as the RTSB3 Concert featuring an amazing line-up of mostly local talent. For the complete line-up, click the thumbnail image above.

Workshops: Saturday March 27 & Sunday March 28, 9:00am-4:00pm
Concerts: Saturday March 27, 7:00pm-10:30pm
Location: Skyline College, 3300 College Drive, San Bruno, CA

$25 Platinum Package: All Saturday & Sunday Workshops + Concert Ticket + T-Shirt
$20 Dance Workshop Only: Sunday Dance Workshops
$15 Gold Package: Workshops: Saturday Workshops + Concert Ticket + T-Shirt
$12 Concert Ticket

Purchase tickets and get more info right now over at tickets.rocktheschoolbells.com.

 

 

]]> http://kse.liwanag.org/2010/03/12/rock-the-school-bells-3-is-coming/feed/ 0 Northern San Mateo County Defends Public Education!!! http://kse.liwanag.org/2010/03/02/no-san-mateo-county-defends-public-education/ http://kse.liwanag.org/2010/03/02/no-san-mateo-county-defends-public-education/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:18:49 +0000 Kalayaan School for Equity http://kse.liwanag.org/?p=206 To support the "March 4: Day to Defend Public Education", KSE put together a special Keynote/PowerPoint Presentation about the short- and long-term effects the newest round of education budget cuts will have on Northern San Mateo County schools. [ MORE ]]]> In solidarity with the great momentum happening in Northern San Mateo County schools around the “March 4: Day to Defend Public Education”, the Kalayaan School for Equity is trying to do whatever it can to raise awareness about these seemingly unending budget cuts that directly threaten our public schools, whether it’s K-12, Community Colleges, CSU’s, and the UC’s.

To support our local school district, we’ve put together a 35-50 minute (depending on how deeply you decide to engage students/audience members) Apple Keynote and PowerPoint lesson that we invite all to download, distribute, and most importantly use on March 4th and beyond. We hope you’ll find it to be a valuable tool to raise awareness about how our local schools are funded and the short and long-term effects that further cuts could have on Northern San Mateo County. Included is some eye-opening data about the per pupil spending of our local schools, how that compares to other districts on the Peninsula, and info about California’s Economy that offers some interesting perspective on the issue. Of course, if you’re a Cali resident but aren’t living in Daly City, Pacifica, Colma (snicker), or South SF, some of the specific info might not apply directly, but—we’re really sorry to say—chances are most of it will connect to you and your community.

  • If you want to download a low-res PDF of the presentation to preview it, click here. (PDF 1.4MB)
  • If you’re on a Mac that has Keynote, click here. (Keynote 7MB zip)
  • If you’re on a Windows PC or a Mac that doesn’t have Keynote, click here. It’s definitely not as pretty, but works just fine. (PowerPoint 10.6MB zip)

We’re currently working on other support materials such as other lessons, handouts, etc., so keep checking back. Kalayaan School for Equity is hoping to work up to a larger campaign to gather broader community support for our local schools. If you’re interested in helping out, please contact us at KalayaanSchoolForEquity@gmail.com or at (650) 641-2891 x573.

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