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Them on TikTok Dear Trans Youth: You are a gift to this world. Your identity is not just valid; it’s irreproachable. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. For this year’s Trans Day of Visibility, we asked some friends to share a message of love and solidarity with our young trans followers, and send a rallyin...

Two of our current school board members, Katie Rice and Katherine Eichorst have aligned themselves with this dangerous misinformation campaign.

“It’s why they repeatedly attack the LGBTQ+ community and use disinformation to exploit people’s fear of what they don’t know. And it’s why we’re seeing so many efforts to censor Black and indigenous history in the classroom and prevent kids from learning about how marginalized people have fought against oppression throughout history.

At a glance, these various right-wing efforts might seem fully separate from each other — but the truth is that they are all tactics employed by a predominantly straight, white and wealthy group of lawmakers, corporations, and individuals to preserve their own power.

So, how do we fight back? With solidarity, across race, gender, income level, and ZIP code. Right-wing leaders work so hard to divide us with hate and fear because they know that when we stand and fight together, we can upend the status quo and use our votes, voices and collective power to create a more equitable, inclusive America.”

David Hecker: Don’t fall for well-funded, divide-and-conquer tactics ⋆ Michigan Advance Throughout history and across continents, wealth and power have often been concentrated in the hands of just a few people and organizations. That’s while the rest are left to contend for scraps, and the United States is no different. The ultra-wealthy are an extremely small part of the population,...

Public comment starts at the 40 minute mark. I highly recommend you take 30 minutes to watch it all. Hear from parents, grandparents, and multiple students in our community.

The students and community members told the board what they need.

Will they listen or continue to kowtow to the few hateful members of our community who continue to make our children feel unwelcome?

RCS Board of Education - March 27, 2023

I love prayer.
Prayer is great.
But where this issue is concerned, we've pretty well established that prayer is absurdly insufficient and incredibly insulting.
Jesus literally told us to CARE FOR one another, not just think about it.
Dead kids are worth more effort than just your invisible brainwaves.
Full stop.