Colorado Springs City Councilmember District 4. Committed to social & political change through local action.
Colorado Springs, CO
Joined January 2014
- Tweets573
- Following178
- Followers236
- Likes62
Congratulations to this year’s Rising Stars, and particularly excited about Julie Ramirez. You make Southeast proud. #SoutheastStrong #CSBJRisingStars
Q3 Even though there are so many role models of color, they are not equally elevated in the community unless they have become superstars in the nation. #LetsTOCAboutIt – at Colorado Springs, CO
Q3 Por ejemplo, two city councilmembers who have graduated from CC, one a white male, was given an honorary degree and the Latina has not been recognized. #LetsTOCAboutIt – at Colorado Springs, CO
Q3 It’s crucial the administration take their graduates’ role in the community seriously, thereby connecting graduates of color with professors and students and listening and implementing their suggestions. #LetsTOCAboutIt – at Colorado Springs, CO
Q2 Had I not had two very strong Latina professors at CC, I would not have graduated. Until I read the tweets about “invisible workload”, I had not realized the investment these women put in me to assure my successs. #LetsTOCAboutIt – at Colorado Springs, CO
Five part thread, well worth the read. – at Colorado Springs, CO
Q2 A2 different answers for different groups. i think white staff need to realize that white isn't the default - in every training/PD that is part of an educators' growth, they talk about what it means to serve students of color without examining what it (1/2)
#LetsTOCAboutit
Q1 The presidents of colleges need to be people of color. #LetsTOCAboutIt – at Colorado Springs, CO
Public safety takes many forms, but one very crucial public safety issue ties into speeding, unsafe intersections, and injuries and deaths to pedestrians. In collaboration with the city,... facebook.com/permalink.php?s…
I truly appreciated how well-written this article is. Thank you, Lily Reavis, for taking the time to hear us all out. I am proud to stand with women such as Regina Guy-English, Randi... facebook.com/permalink.php?s…
