Press Statement: Youth and Parent Led Community Groups and Civil Rights Advocates Respond to Sen. Felder Prosposal to Put Armed Officers in Every School

By Urban Youth CollaborativeNovember 29, 2017Press

November 28th, 2017 For Immediate Release Contact: Roberto Cabanas, roberto.urbanyouthcollab@gmail.com, 973.432.2406   Student and Parent Led Community Groups and Civil Rights Advocates Respond to  Sen. Simcha Felder’s Proposal to placed Armed Officers at Every NYC School The undersigned organizations released the following statement urging the Governor and Democrats to reject Senator Felder’s Proposal to sell

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FOR SAFER CITY SCHOOLS, MORE COUNSELORS, FEWER (NO) COPS

By Urban Youth CollaborativeNovember 27, 2017Press

Our city is facing a tough question: how do we make schools safer? New York City schools are on the precipice of returning to ineffective policies and practices like more policing and metal detectors that have harmed the students who are most in need. The city could and should instead take this opportunity to move

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Press Statement: Urban Youth Collaborative Responds to Tragic Incident at Bronx High School

By Urban Youth CollaborativeSeptember 27, 2017Press

September 27th, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Roberto Cabanas, roberto.urbanyouthcollab@gmail.com, 973.432.2406 Youth-Led Coalition, Urban Youth Collaboartive, Responds to Tragic Incident at Bronx High School In response to the tragic incident that occured this morning at a Bronx high school, Urban Youth Collaborative released the following joint statement from Bryan Aju and Aaron Acevedo, Bronx high school students

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UYC Responds to Video of NYPD Officer Threatening Student

By Urban Youth CollaborativeApril 3, 2017Press

For Immediate Release: April 3rd, 2017 Contact: Kesi Foster 646.404.4947 kesi_foster@urbanyouthcollaborative.org Urban Youth Collaborative Responds to Video of NYPD Officer Threatening Student  In response to the recently released video showing an NYPD officer threatening to use his taser on students leaving Midwood High School, Urban Youth Collaborative released the following statement from Youth Leader Onyx Walker. “Sadly, the video of

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Rally To End Arrests and Summons in Schools

By Urban Youth CollaborativeFebruary 22, 2017Press

“About 90 percent of the students charged with noncriminal violations and misdemeanors were black or Hispanic. But according to department of education numbers, blacks and Hispanics make up just under 68 percent of the student population. Organizers worry as students become more apt to speak out on issues in the current political climate. Their voices

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