Ingrid Villeda

I'm a Teacher & Union activist. I believe in being a good teacher, my right to organize, and the need for public education. Segregation is not the answer.

[United Teachers Los Angeles @UTLAnow]

The kids know what’s up!

LA students are in solidarity with striking Hollywood workers as they fight for economic justice and a livable future ✊

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

A win for democracy.

[Ingrid Villeda @EducateLAnow]

@corbinsabol @DedeVotesBlue @JZachreson @TonyThurmond Most people need more than 1 minute to speak and adequately express an opinion. Unless someone prepared talking points for you, you’re a lobbyist, or a trained organizer. Give the public adequate time-& make sure the chair doesn’t engage in debate.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Good luck to the incredible @USWNT at the World Cup! You represent the best of the best, and I’ll be cheering for you all the way.

[Cornel West @CornelWest]

This magnificent artistry of my dear brother Fish reveals the myth of the spoiler - a refusal of both parties to examine their lethal connection to corporate greed at home and militarism abroad. This myth says that David is solely responsible for Goliath's arrogance, myopia and indifference to poor and working people! #PeopleOverProfits
@mrfishcartoons

[United Teachers Los Angeles @UTLAnow]

When workers fight, we win.

Together we will win a just contract for Hollywood workers that allows them to build sustainable careers. The bosses can’t stop us.

Se puede? Si Se puede!

[Bill Wolkoff @flying_lobster]

Day 81. Wow does @UTLAnow know how to strike! It's true you can always learn from a teacher. They brought numbers and fire to TV City today! Labor is standing up for their worth everywhere, and standing together! That's how we make transformational change. #WGAStrong #UTLAStrong

[United Teachers Los Angeles @UTLAnow]

👨‍🏫📝 EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT OUT ON THE PICKET LINE 👩‍🏫📝

Our siblings at @WGAWest and @sagaftra are out on strike to demand fair wages, respect in the workplace and the ability to build a life-long career.

It’s what every worker deserves. We’ll be out with them til they win

[Ingrid Villeda @EducateLAnow]

@TonyThurmond Thank you for doing what is right and standing beside students. I am sure that your presence there meant a lot to them.

[Henry Fung (also on bluesky) @calwatch]

@JZachreson @TonyThurmond Except the board chair shouldn't get to debate people in the audience. It is bad form and arguably a violation of the Brown Act.

[r @opalmarie69]

@JZachreson @TonyThurmond He’s the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and pardon me if I think he should have had more than a minute because of his position. But you all go ahead and do your hateful selves. You are NOT winning.

[InMinivanHell @inminivanhell]

@JZachreson @TonyThurmond He went back to the mic after Shaw broke Brown Act by initiating insulting commentary directed at a public commenter. She then recessed for security to remove him.

We all watched it, buddy. Video technology is amazing.

[Lin Hodkinson 🪷🐝🟧🇺🇦 @piptiegirl]

@JZachreson @TonyThurmond Oh look, a blue check paying a billionaire has crappy opinions. What a shocker. Mr. Thurmond is a state official, not any parent, show him some respect. If he were a Republican, spewing hate for LGBTQ students, he probably would’ve gotten the whole time to talk.

[Ingrid Villeda @EducateLAnow]

@corbinsabol @DedeVotesBlue @JZachreson @TonyThurmond Reducing time shouldn’t be allowed. Instead board members should prepare themselves by staying extra time-they get paid. Listening to the public comes with the job. Every person should be given adequate time.

[Tony Thurmond @TonyThurmond]

I ask — if I am forcibly removed from a public school board meeting as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, how are everyday parents and students in Chino Valley Unified supposed to have their voices heard? (3/5)

[Tony Thurmond @TonyThurmond]

I don’t mind being thrown out of a board meeting by extremists. I can take the heat — it’s part of the job. What I can’t accept is the mistreatment of vulnerable students whose privacy is being taken away.(2/5) Thread

[Tony Thurmond @TonyThurmond]

Tonight I went to a school board meeting to stand up for LGBTQ+ students who invited me to join them as they spoke out against a radical new policy that threatens their safety. When done speaking,the board president verbally attacked me an instructed the police to remove me.(1/5)

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Tony Bennett was an iconic songwriter and entertainer who charmed generations of fans. He was also a good man—Michelle and I will always be honored that he performed at my inauguration. We're thinking of his wife Susan, his kids, and everyone who is missing him today.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer — a mix of old and new. Look forward to hearing what I’ve missed.

[Bishop Talbert Swan @TalbertSwan]

This is 2 year old Wynter Cole-Smith. She was abducted on Sunday, July 2. Her body was found near Coleman Young airport in Detroit on Wednesday, July 5, 72 hours later. The case is now being considered a homicide.

It is because of little Black girls like Wynter and 100,000 other missing Black women and girls that we responded with such urgency in the case of #CarleeRussell.

We make no apologies for responding to the gravity of the moment. We will do it again if necessary.