On Monday, October 14th, the People’s Organization for Progress (P.O.P) will host a rally in support of the full implementation of the pioneering Amistad Bill! The Amistad Bill is a legal mandate that became law in 2002 under the Irvington based leadership for former Assemblyman William Payne and former Assemblyman Craig Stanley.
The bill calls for the infusion of African American History into the curriculum of all New Jersey’s public schools, an incredible to educate people out of the
The rally will take place at the Lincoln Monument at 1pm.
The Amistad Mission faced a recent setback when the NJ Department of Education (DOE) denied its highly lauded Summer Institute for Teachers, a professional development retraining vehicle, was denied a much anticipated retraining trip to Jamestown, Virginia in August as a part of the Jamestown 400 proceedings, honoring the beginning of representative government and observing the horrendous beginnings of American Slavery. Over 100 committed NJ teachers were all set to participate in Symposiums featuring some of the most highly regarded scholars in the world on these epic aspects of the country’s history that would have netted each participant 48 Continuing Education Units. DOE officials said that the funding that was to be allocated for the excursion did not allow for such trainings out of state.
“It’s was like they went before a bad judge who was out of touch with these times.
“The Amistad Commission and those teachers deserved more respect and appreciation than that,” said Lawrence Hamm, P.O.P. founding chairman.
Hamm will also participate in a Forum on Wednesday, October 16th at the Newark Public Library examining the meaning of Jamestown for NJ’s history and social condition. He will be joined on the panel by the Amistad Commission’s highly regarded Executive Director Stephanie James Harris. That forum is sponsored by Newark Communities for Accountable Policing and will take place at 6pm.
THE PEOPLES ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS
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NEWARK, NJ 07101
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