Karen is honored to have received the “Golden Shrug” from The Girl, I Guess voter guide.
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Karen is honored to receive an endorsement from JCUA Votes. The following is what they wrote about Karen in their endorsement announcement.
Karen has the experience, the dedication, and the alignment on values that JCUA Votes is looking for in a candidate to bring what the community needs to the School Board. She is committed to sufficient funding for ALL Chicago public schools, so that all children in CPS can get the quality education they need and deserve. And she is committed to promoting and creating spaces for the involvement of communities in the Chicago Board of Education, and enhancing the involvement of communities in their schools, so that schools can be reflective of the communities in which they are situated.
Her long experience as a CPS parent and a CPS teacher, and an activist and organizer in both of those roles, is vital. She was a leader in the fight to ensure that there would be a CPS school in the current location of Uplift High School, and that that school would be a Sustainable Community School. Karen remained and taught at Uplift until she retired in June.
Karen also fought for there to BE an elected school board in Chicago. As a champion in that campaign, she will be a critical voice on this newly elected school board. Karen shares our values AND has the proven track record of knowing how to do what it takes to put those values into action. We are excited to get Karen elected on November 5th!
Want a chance to meet Karen? How about a way to snack and support your community candidate at the same time? Then come on out for our school lunch fundraiser!
We’ll also be joined by Ebony DeBerry, an allied candidate running in district 2. You can talk to both candidates, ask your questions, and find out what a board by and for the community it serves can bring to our schools.
We’ll be meeting at Winnemac Park on Sunday, September 15, from 2-4pm. RSVP now!
Join us for Coffee with Karen! Get to meet the candidate, talk about the issues, and learn more about the Elected Representative school board! We’ll be gathering at Hexe Coffee from 11am-1pm on Sunday, August 25th.
District 4 is BIG and we want to make sure we reach out to everyone to talk about Karen. To do that will take a lot of work, and we’re ready to get the job done. We have three canvasses a week planned, and with your help, we’ll make it out to reach everyone in our district. Join us to talk to your neighbors about the Elected Representative School Board, Sustainable Community Schools, and the candidate who is going to represent YOU.