Alexis J. Smith

But the children, I submit, cannot be fooled. They can only be betrayed by adults... (James Baldwin)

[Alexis J. Smith @MeInMyCommunity]

@arts_n_sciences Good afternoon. I had a telephone appointment at 320pmET. No one called me. No answer on either school number at any ext. & Info@ email address came back undeliverable. Are you open for business? Please help. Thank you in advance.

[Alexis J. Smith @MeInMyCommunity]

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[Racial Justice NOW! 👦🏾👧🏾 @RacialJsticeNow]

Research has NOT SHOWN that police presence reduces school violence or builds trust with the community. Please let @MoCoCouncilMD, @MC_Council_Katz & @RicePolitics know that the community wants to replace cops in school with student support. Fund care, not cops, NO to #Bill721!

[CJSF @justschools]

Stand with @mcabrutality @YP4 @jufj @SilverCoalition and more than 20 other organizations calling for an end to the Montgomery County, MD SRO program.
#policefreeschoolsMoCo

[Alexis J. Smith @MeInMyCommunity]

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[Jaime Koppel @jaimekoppel]

"how do you stop havoc with more havoc... you cannot preach safety when the safety is a SRO." - Ruhama (a MCPS student testifying for #PoliceFreeSchoolsMoCo

[Alexis J. Smith @MeInMyCommunity]

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[Jaime Koppel @jaimekoppel]

.@alixacademic a MCPS grad says "I urge the county council to invest in a 1:1 staff replacement for SROs, such as licensed clin. social workers, who would be based in each school & more successfully meet the needs
of our students without criminalizing them" #PoliceFreeSchoolsMoCo

[Jaime Koppel @jaimekoppel]

This is just a taste of voices of and aligned w/the powerful intergenerational, multiracial, youth-led efforts of the MC Defund/Invest Coalition advancing towards #PoliceFreeSchoolsMoCo and ensuring schools are supportive & holistically safe for all students! Join us!

[Jaime Koppel @jaimekoppel]

.@marcelrich4CE thanks for opposing Bill 7-21. Will your FY22 budget prioritize support students like @kysontaylor1 of @mcabrutality & @laurendpayne_ of @YPforProgress have lifted up - culturally responsive staff, clinical SWs, & restorative justice. #PoliceFreeSchoolsMoCo

[Jaime Koppel @jaimekoppel]

.@RicePolitics and @MC_Council_Katz - this article features the powerful voices of MC Defund/Invest Coalition folks. We're calling for #PoliceFreeSchoolsMoCo not incremental change to the SRO program: https://t.co/wXsmfvaikB @ypforprogress @jufj @iamtiffanykelly @averysmed

[Alexis J. Smith @MeInMyCommunity]

My dream school has 24/7 access to safe space and community resources <3 How about yours? (thx! @justschools) https://t.co/PxMjeVF6GN

[The New York Times @nytimes]

A school police officer in Baltimore has found new ways to engage girls who might otherwise be disciplined more for who they are than what they do. “She pays attention to us for the positive stuff,” said an eighth grader in her youth program. https://t.co/VlOLjMEfJB

[Dr. Cierra Kaler-Jones, she/her @_cierrajade_]

Tomorrow (Mon, 7/6) @ 5:30pm ET I’m hosting a @305Fitness donation-based class on Instagram Live (@_cierrajade_)! All proceeds benefit @BrownGirlBallet and I will match all donations. I hope you’ll join me for a dance party! https://t.co/AWm22zoiRV

[Alexis J. Smith @MeInMyCommunity]

@ComericaBank My family needs you to address estate management issue. Automated system does not recognize this as an option. Hold time to speak to an agent is >90 mins. Please tell me there is another way. THX!

[Alexis J. Smith @MeInMyCommunity]

@zansari8 Shero 👐🏽💜

[Alexis J. Smith @MeInMyCommunity]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[Zinn Ed Project @ZinnEdProject]

The Reconstruction workshop in Mississippi today was hosted by @SouEcho and the @ZinnEdProject. Read about (and join) the #TeachReconstruction campaign here: https://t.co/MLji6sRKMx

[Alexis J. Smith @MeInMyCommunity]

When your grown baby joins the movement... 💜

[Zinn Ed Project @ZinnEdProject]

"I find strength in numbers. Today I learned from, spoke with, and listened to teachers from many parts of my state -- a blessing!" "This workshop fed my teacher soul with new ideas." -- teachers in #TeachReconstruction workshop in Mississippi today.

[CJSF @justschools]

Don't miss #justschools partners @lethabou, @HAJABAR, & @El_Jemedari & donor member @CaseyPrograms TODAY at #ABFEHarambee!

[CJSF @justschools]

We are so excited to have Robyn Maynard, activist and best selling author of Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present, join us for a conversation on #policefreeschools. @policingblack

[CJSF @justschools]

You can purchase Policing Black Lives here: https://t.co/1uLU7SOgtK

[Alexis J. Smith @MeInMyCommunity]

#Squad <3

[CJSF @justschools]

Galme Mumed of Bilisummaa Catering shares her story with us about the inspiration behind her cuisine and the Oromo community it supports. See the live video on our Facebook page. #socialgood #whatsfordinner #businessforgood