Right To Read: FREE Documentary & Panel Discussion
May 15, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
Synergy1Holdings in collaboration with the City of Stamford & Community Partners presents
The Right To Read (NR) Film & Panel Discussion
Sponsored by First Bank of Greenwich
FREE Documentary & Panel discussion
Right To Read (NR) Mon. May,15, 2023 at 7 pm ️ http://bit.ly/40gqzDq
Sponsored by First Bank of Greenwich
When a child can’t read, their chances of incarceration, homelessness, and unemployment increase. That’s why Oakland-based NAACP activist Kareem Weaver believes literacy is one of the greatest civil rights issues of our time and is fighting for better reading instruction. “What good is winning the right to vote if we can’t even read the ballot?” Fed up with the bleak reading scores in his own community, Kareem files a petition with the Oakland Unified School District demanding change.
Panelists:
Dr. Tamu Lucero, Superintendent, Stamford Public Schools
Dr. Alexandra Estrella, Superintendent, Norwalk Public Schools
Allison Gushee Molkenthin, Executive Producer, The Right to Read
Steven Hernandez, Executive Director, Connecticut Commission on Women, Children, Equity and Opportunity
Michael A. Hyman, Member, Stamford Board of Education
Moderator:
Charmaine Tourse – Davis
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