Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools: With Janice Harper, Kameisha Smith, Katie Coates & Tafari Melisizwe Artwork

The Next World

Produced by Partners for Dignity & Rights, we explore and celebrate the work of poor people's movements, particularly in the US. We highlight innovative and powerful organizing campaigns and community building led by women, LGBTQ folks, Black communities and other people of color, that are pushing the boundaries and have the potential to transform this society.Hosted by Max Rameau, a Haitian-born Pan-African theorist, campaign strategist, organizer, author and member of Pan-African Community Action.

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Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools: With Janice Harper, Kameisha Smith, Katie Coates & Tafari Melisizwe

July 31, 2023 • Partners for Dignity & Rights • Season 6 • Episode 28

On this episode, Mississippi organizers discuss their work to end state sanctioned violence in schools.

We explore the statistics behind the fight to end corporal punishment in Mississippi and the other 18 states where it is still legal, and how Mississippi organizers have made progress in this crucial fight for change.

This a fight for human rights, children's rights, dignity, and respect. Whether it's in schools, the workplace, or judicial systems, punishment is more readily and harshly given to people of color, especially on the bodies of Black boys and girls. From being used as a tool of domination and control on the plantation to a tool of correction in our schools, from whips to paddles to policies, we've taken the last lash!

Featuring:

Janice Harper, Mississippi Coalition to End Corporal Punishment
Kameisha Smith, Nollie Jenkins Family Center
Katie Coates, Cooperation Jackson
Moderated by Tafari Melisizwe, Dignity in Schools Campaign

Links:
https://dignityinschools.org
https://nolliejenkinsfamilycenter.org
https://www.mscoalitiontoendcorporalpunishment.org
https://cooperationjackson.org

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