Although we have the right in California to wear our tribal, religious, or cultural regalia at graduation, some schools still try to stop Indigenous highschoolers from doing so. Such restrictions deny us our ability to express ourselves and embrace our culture, further setting back the very few rights we have.
A journal for young students who are passionate about art and advocacy Self care is an act of social justice. The Road to Find is a creative journal for students founded by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Sonia Banker, Arts Justice Fellow. Its mission is to inspire and empower youth to express their …
By Zaid Diaz-Arias Let’s get one thing clear: property taxes are a race issue. The city and state require landowners to pay property taxes, which directly fund social services like schools and mental health services. Property tax rules are controlled by the state and have historically been a contested issue. Property taxes are on the …
By Sonia Banker Sonia Banker is a high school senior in San Francisco and is a part of the ACLU’s Youth Liberty Squad and Arts Justice Council. To hear more student voices on social justice issues, check out the creative journal founded by Sonia and the Youth Liberty Squad at www.theroadtofind.org. When the pandemic began in …
STATE OFFICIALS MUST DO MORE FOR STUDENT WELLNESS AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS LAYOFF COUNSELORS Read More »
By Kimberly Sockwell, Youth Liberty Squad Student Picture yourself in history class. You’re taking a test after studying for months, and suddenly you feel that you have started your period. You raise your hand and ask your teacher to go to the bathroom but your teacher says you have to complete your test first. You finish …
AB 367 PROMISES STUDENTS THE ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS THEY DESERVE Read More »
By Catherine Estrada In the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, as schools transitioned from in-person to remote learning, students were among the first to feel the effects of social isolation. We suffered silently as schools adjusted to virtual learning while paying little attention to the impact of this transition on students’ mental health. But the …
Even in Covid, Student Mental Health is Still Not a Priority Read More »
Tyler Okeke – student at the University of Chicago Processing the deaths of people who look like us and those we love has been difficult for Black people across the country, especially students with limited agency. But our power is growing. Young people across the country have taken to the streets demanding to live in …
By Sasha Rawlinson, 16, El Segundo My life got turned upside down when I was brought into the assistant principal’s office during my sophomore year. While I was taking a math test, a campus security guard burst into my classroom, grabbed my backpack, and said: “Let’s go.” Without any explanation, he led me to the …
By William Pleasant, 17, Fresno I received over six hours of detention, served three in-school suspensions, and was constantly harassed at the end of my junior year of high school just for having my hair like this. My school district had a rule against boys having long hair. I knew the rule was unfair. My …
