THIS WEEK: Jonathan Kozol on “Race, Poverty & and the Corporate Invasion of Our Public Schools”

Join us to hear Jonathan Kozol, author of Fire in the Ashes: Public Schools Under Siege — Victims and Survivors, Letters to a Young Teacher, The Shame of the Nation, Savage Inequalities and many other books, beginning with Death at an Early Age in 1967.

We’re excited to host this inspirational author, educator and activist on Wednesday, May 6, 7 pm at First Parish in Cambridge, in Harvard Square.

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Jonathan will turn his fierce intellect and passion to the crisis facing public education and the children it serves, speaking on “Race, Poverty & and Corporate Invasion of Our Public Schools.”

We look forward to hearing Jonathan’s analysis of the challenges faced by our public schools and the impact of corporate “reforms” on our children and communities. Get ready to be moved and inspired to action by the power of his words and his example as a fighter for educational justice and equality.

Our co-sponsors include the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts, Massachusetts Teachers Association, the Black Educators’ Alliance of Massachusetts, the Boston Teachers Union and The Commonwealth Lobby.