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FIRE IN WATTS: Jordan Students Rise for Ms. Salazar

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Jordan High School students lead a protest for Jordan English Teacher, Karen Salazar, who was recently fired for allegedly espousing "extremist views" in her class room. Students for Salazar were accompanied by Jordan H.S. Teacher and Poet, Mark Gonzales, Jose Lara and other members of the Association of Raza Educators (A.R.E.), as well as members of the community and of the independent press. The protest took place Thursday, June 5, 2008, during after-school hours. Amongst many of the heartfelt words Ms. Salazar shared with people regarding her students, she expressed deep appreciation for their bold acts of self-sacrifice. "I feel humble that they were here because a lot of students know that it's risky to walk home after the school crowd has left....Walking home alone, things can happen to them," Salazar said.For more information, contact Students for Salazar C/O The Sixth Sun Productions:sixsun@mac.comTo get directly involved with the campaign to force the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to renew Ms. Salazar's contract, contact Jose Lara at the Association for Raza Educators (A.R.E.) at razaeducators@yahoogroups.comAlso, professional poet and Jordan Teacher, Mark Gonzales, can be reached at humanwrites@gmail.com

Channel: Education
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: yabasta824

Length: 09:45
Rating: 4.67
Views: 6807

Tags: Activism  High  Jordan  Karen  LAUSD  Salazar  School  science  social  Student  Teacher  Watts  

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312868540 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
WOW her tits are reALLY nice! just like mine!Do you remember me? MSG me on MSN. ID is in my profile. ws
Da8BallKing (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
man da other day i was lookin through da homies myspace i saw mr mack i added him
prettylady673 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yes! He was there. He still better be! I went back home for a visit in February and I had a chance to see him. He is still Papa Mack!
Da8BallKing (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
danm mr mack was up in jordan too danm he be in every school around watts he was cool ass person i kind miss him
prettylady673 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I never knew Ms. Salazar but she sounds like a good teacher....Like she cares about the students! I'm class of 2000 and I graduated from here. Based off of what is being said mre teachers like her are needed! Shout out to Mr. Mack!
imaawesum (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It's so sad that the universities constantly ask student teachers to go beyond, be innovative and teach higher learning but the the districts and local school bureaucracy only care about systemic expediency - In other words don't rock the boat. Good luck Ms. Salazar!
HackerMastar (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
they don't like critical thinking, they want you to believe everything you are told
HackerMastar (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
yes and one nation under god hahahaha give me a brek you christian hahahaha
310inglewood (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i didnt watch the video all i wanna say is VIVA LA RAZA and my girlfriend goes to jordan and she told me bout it
scottbfoster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
As an employee of the LA School Dist., we believe Latinos are terrorists so we meet regularly to discuss how best to keep them uneducated and to violate their rights. We focus on removing Latino culture from the curriculum and create activities that minimize critical thinking skills. Our mission is to brainwash every minority into believing in the superiority of western ideals, so we encourage all schools to deny freedoms and to develop an atmosphere that resembles Attica in every way.

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