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October 01, 2021 by
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PAR Report Release Event Recording
October 01, 2021 by
On September 29, 2021, Rise held an online event to celebrate our new participatory action research report, An Unavoidable System: The Harms of Family Policing and Parents’ Vision for Investing in Community Care. During this event, the PAR Team discussed their research methodology and group process, research findings, recommendations and calls to action.
Participatory Action Research Report Release
September 20, 2021 by
On September 29, Rise will publish our research report, An Unavoidable System: The Harms of Family Policing and Parents’ Vision for Investing in Community Care. We invite you to join us via Zoom for our report release event, which will provide an introduction to the Rise PAR Team and research process, as well as a glimpse into our research findings, recommendations and calls to action.
Rise Rallies to Oppose NYC’s Plans to Expand ACS-Led Family Enrichment Centers
August 16, 2021 by
On August 13, Rise rallied at City Hall to oppose the city’s plans to expand ACS-led family enrichment centers (FECs) from three to 30 sites.
Rise Presents at Strengthened Bonds Symposium
July 29, 2021 by
Columbia Journal of Race and Law (CJRL) hosted their 11th Annual Symposium in June. This year, the topic of the symposium was Strengthened Bonds: Abolishing the Child Welfare System and Re-Envisioning Child Well-Being. Videos of all symposium panels are now available online on CJRL’s YouTube and Facebook pages.
At the symposium, Imani Worthy, public speaking coordinator, Halimah Washington, community coordinator and Bianca Shaw, co-executive director of Rise, spoke about community approaches to child well-being and strengthening bonds.