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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The
Fall River School-Community Partnership held another in a series of
educational presentations on February 28, 2017, this time with Nwando
Ofokansi, Education Programs Coordinator for the Katie
Brown Educational Program. Nwando spoke on "Community
Relations and
Allyship" to a large group of educators and human service
professionals at Diman Regional
Vocational High School. Allyship, as defined by the Anti-Oppression
Network, is an active,
consistent, and arduous practice of unlearning and re-evaluating, in which
a person of privilege seeks to operate in solidarity with a marginalized
group of people
The School-Community Partnership
consolidates all youth development planning and coordination
activities for the Fall River Schools has created a single group to oversee all issues that affect youth, including youth substance abuse and violence prevention and any intervention involved in preventing youth risk behaviors.
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(Top row) Michelle Machado of St. Vincent's STARR program signs in at the Diman Room 251 Restaurant as Katie Brown Educational Program Education Programs Coordinator Nwando Ofokansi addresses the group on "Community Relations and Allyship" (Row two) Partners School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard, Re-Creation Program Director Annemarie Holly, and Partners Outreach Coordinator Michael Coughlin listen as Nwando speaks. (Row thee) Diman School Adjustment Counselor Michaela Hetzler, Diman Superintendent Thomas Aubin and School Resource Officer James Riley listen attentively as Nwando explains what Allyship is about. (Bottom row) After concluding her presentation, Nwando talks with Diman Health Teacher Cathie Noversa. |
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