Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality (SKCE)
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Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality (SKCE)
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Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality
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The Salem Keizer Coalition for Equality (SKCE) was founded in the spring and summer of 1999 in response to the crisis in both schools and prisons. A multi-cultural multi-racial group of 24 strong-minded, passionate volunteers and community leaders of nine organizations organized hundreds of community members through meetings, testifying in committees, volunteer civic involvement, media coverage, and rallies. Leaders of the nine organizations became the Coalition board: 100 Good People, PCUN, Mano a Mano Family Center, the Migrant/Bilingual Parent Advocacy Group, Causa Immigrant Rights Coalition, NAACP Salem Keizer Chapter, Latinos Unidos Siempre, Willamette University MEChA, and Village Elders.
They fought against racism and discrimination in the educational system, especially in the areas of discipline, language of origin, achievement and graduation. The systemic failure to educate our children during that period of fast-changing demographics destroyed many lives. The new SKCE continued to advocate for changes to disciplinary practices through cultural competency training for staff, ending police involvement in schools, improving English as a Second Language programs and address disparities in achievement with research-based teaching methods.
They fought against racism and discrimination in the educational system, especially in the areas of discipline, language of origin, achievement and graduation. The systemic failure to educate our children during that period of fast-changing demographics destroyed many lives. The new SKCE continued to advocate for changes to disciplinary practices through cultural competency training for staff, ending police involvement in schools, improving English as a Second Language programs and address disparities in achievement with research-based teaching methods.
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Salem Keizer Coalition for Equality. (n.d.). Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://www.skcequality.org/
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