https://www.thecoalitioncc.org/
Addressing conditions of inequity within the California Community College system.
THE COALITION was birthed pre-COVID in Los Angeles in 2019 out of the hearts of warriors when three higher educational organizations decided to stand in solidarity in addressing conditions of inequity within the California Community College system.
These organizations include the African American Male Education Network and Development (A2MEND), Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE), and California Community College Organización de Latinx Empowerment Guidance & Advocacy for Success (COLEGAS).
Structural racism permeates and informs all aspects of the community college system, is the root cause of the persistent and pervasive gaps of achievement of students of color, accounts for the underrepresentation of faculty of color, and creates the lack of adequate representation of people of color in all areas of prominence across stakeholder groups that influence policies and practices.
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Nurture radical educators who promote issues of equity and race, to deconstruct and dismantle structural racism.
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Create alternative spaces where leaders are loved, supported, affirmed, and rewarded for leading with authenticity.
THE COALITION aims to
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Not be passive in addressing racism, but instead demand our collective action to fight Anti-Indigeneity, Anti-Blackness, Anti-Latinx, and Anti-Asian attacks.
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Interrogate the cannon, language, meaning, and our actions in dismantling structures that perpetuate injustice and inequity.
Founding Members
Professor Trevor Brackett
Dr. Edward Bush
Dr. Abdimalik Buul
Mr. Herbert English, Jr.
Dr. Dyrell Foster
Dr. Amanuel Gebru
Professor Eric Handy
Dr. Scott Thayer
Dr. Erin Vines
Professor Chris Williams
Mr. Abe Ali
Dr. Frank Chong
Mr. Wyman Fong
Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson
Dr. Newin Orante
Dr. Rowena Tomaneng
Ms. Michelle Batista
Dr. Angélica Garcia
Dr. Cynthia Olivo