LIBERTY Education Group

On April 8 and 29, and May 6, 2017 LIBERTY hosted workshops for the STEP programs at Hofstra University and Stony Brook University. The title of the Hofstra presentation was "Navigating Next Steps: Making the Right Choices in Elementary, Middle, and High School." The Stony Brook presentation was titled: "Navigating Through Critical Issues in 21st Century Schools." We were joined by both parents and students in each program.

Please save the date: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015, for our one year anniversary mixer at Jewel restaurant in Melville. Meet us for hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and dynamic conversation as we celebrate a successful year. Please RSVP on our "Contact Us" page or via email to lfoy@libertyeducationgroup.org. Payments for the event can be made on our SHOP page.

L.I.B.E.R.T.Y. hosted a parent presentation on February 28th at Hofstra University: Navigating Through Critical Issues in 21st Century Schools. Parents joined us for a discussion on the important aspects of designing a high school program, monitoring and advocating for children as they design a course curriculum, and planning and preparing for college from both an academic and financial perspective. We will meet again at Hofstra on April 18th to discuss the impact globalization has on our children's choices in high school, college, and career. Please join us!

Our fellow organization, 6 Degrees to Equality, is hosting a forum on the state of race relations in America, and, in particular, violence against men of color. Our topic of discussion will be the book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander. Be sure to pick up a copy and read it, especially if you plan to attend this event. The date is Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at the Dunlevy Milbank Center at The Children's Aid Society.  More information will follow.

Our fellow organization, 6 Degrees to Equality, hosted a successful meetup at the Dunleavy Milbank Center in Harlem. Participants discussed a range of issues stemming from the crises specified in Michelle Alexander's book, The New Jim Crow. Alan Garvey, the founder of 6 Degrees, along with co-organizers Love Foy and Ann Marie Weathers, led participants through a range of topics devoted to understanding how black youth are systematically filtered into the prison system here in New York and across many urban areas throughout the United States.  Please visit the website here for more information and to learn about upcoming events: http://www.6degreestoequality.com/

You can also learn more about their events on their meetup page here:  http://www.meetup.com/6-Degrees-to-Equality/

Our fellow organization, 6 Degrees to Equality, is hosting a forum on athletics in education. One topic of discussion will be the book, Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete, by William C. Rhoden. The location is tentatively the Dunlevy Milbank Center at The Children's Aid Society.  More information will follow.

Balance between work and play is healthy and good for the soul! Some of our female members came together for a summer brunch this July. Our goal was both fundamentals and fellowship. We had great conversation about the state of education today and the trajectory of educaton in future years.  We also had a little time for girl-talk!

Summer 2014 has been a busy one for us!  We had our first get together on June 30th. (A few days after the solstice!) Teachers, administrators, professors, and education-oriented community members came to share their thoughts on the state of education today!