Join us for the 1st Free Minds, Free People Chicago gathering!

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Chicago activists, educators, students, academics and parents are coming together June 2 to talk about how we can use Free Minds, Free People, the powerful national gathering on education justice, to support the development of a national education movement. Be part of this critical discussion about how to connect the burgeoning, city-wide education movement in Chicago to education for liberation work across the country.

The Education for Liberation Network is organizing local groups in different cities to help shape the agenda of Free Minds, Free People and strengthen the connections within and among these cities. The next Free Minds, Free People will take place in Salt Lake City, June 27-30, 2013.

We invite members of the Free Minds, Free People family and beyond to our first Chicago gathering on Saturday, June 2 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. The gathering will largely take the form of conversations among allies. Together we will explore questions such as:

· What does Chicago do well in terms of education for liberation? What can we teach other cities?

· What are the biggest challenges we face in Chicago with regards to education? What can we learn from others?

· What are the common threads that link our struggles?

· What conversations would we like to have with teachers, students, parents, academics and activists from other places? How can we connect our struggle to theirs?


Chicago is the birthplace of Free Minds, Free People, and one of the most important sites in the fight for education justice in this country. We expect Chicago to have a powerful voice in shaping the direction of this critical national gathering. Please join us!


Date: Saturday, June 2, 2012

Time: 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

Location: University of Illinois at Chicago

Jane Addams College of Social Work

1040 W. Harrison St. Chicago, IL

4th floor, room 4013

Transportation: Blue line--UIC-Halstead

Pay parking lots at Harrison structure or Morgan and Harrison open lot

Street parking about a block away



Breakfast and childcare will be provided. You must register your child in advance.

(Donations for food are appreciated)


Please RSVP here: http://www.fmfp.org/register/chigathering


We look forward to seeing you there.


The FMFP 2012 Planning Committee