This week marked East High School's 12th annual Human Rights Week, a week devoted to love and solidarity and to putting that at the forefront of everything that matters. Throughout the day on Wednesday and Thursday, East students were presenting, discussing, asking questions, and performing. This video of one of the presentations and Q&A, "Capitalism Unmasked," shows presenters discussing how they feel capitalism disrupts human rights.History Teacher Bill Gibson said that "when it comes to human rights, love and solidarity is all that's holding us together." Student panelists Kadjata Bah, Migena Kaceli, Tate Jennings, Gueda Daff, and Benjamin Kennedy then gave a thought-provoking presentation about one barrier they see to love and solidarity – capitalism – and discussed how, starting with always having some intellectual awareness and self-defense, young people can work toward, not against, human rights.
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Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. This week during morning announcements, our Gender Equity Club students recognized the following notable Women, commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history:
- Ai-Jen Poo is the nation’s leading advocate for domestic workers and for a federal commitment to fund care of the elderly, people with disabilities, and children. Her lobbying convinced President Biden to include massive funding for care programs in his “build back better” plan.
- During the early 20th century, anarchist Mari Equi worked as a doctor in Portland, providing care that included illegal abortions and birth control. She was also an open lesbian and raised a child with Harriet Speckart, a rarity at the time. Throughout her life she was a staunch advocate for labor rights, the suffrage movement, free speech, state support for higher education, and police reform.
- Sister Rossetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock and roll, was a musical prodigy, playing guitar and singing in an evangelical troupe with her mother at the age of six. Her music includes gospel, jazz, blues, and the beginnings of the genre we now call rock 'n roll. She played at Carnegie Hall and Harlem's Cotton Club, pushing spiritual music mainstream with some of the most successful early gospel records.
- Luisa Capetillo was a prominent Puerto Rican activist and union leader during the early 20th century, who fought passionately for worker’s rights and equal opportunity for women. In 1915, she became known as the first Puerto Rican woman to wear pants in public.
Gender Equity Club meets in the career center at lunch on Mondays. All are welcome.
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MSCR Driver's Ed Applications Open March 21st |
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Online applications for the Dane County Driver Education Scholarship program through MSCR will open on March 21st, 2022. It is not first come first serve. Any application received by the deadline (April 22nd, 2022) will be considered, however there is a selection process due to limited spots in the class. Note that students 17 years old or older are not eligible for this program. Students must be born between 1/1/2006 and 12/31/2006. The class takes place Monday-Thursday, June 13 - July 14, 2022, 12:30-2:30pm at O'Keeffe Middle School. The application will be posted to the East website at east.madison.k12.wi.us/students/drivers-ed. |
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