Dear John,

AQE is turning 25, and we want you to celebrate with us at our Champions of Education Gala on October 9, 2025, at the DCTV Firehouse in NYC. This will be a night of joy, community, and powerful performances!

We’re thrilled to welcome back the Resistance Revival Chorus, a collective of over 60 women and non-binary vocalists (including our Co-Executive Director, Zakiyah!) whose music has filled stages from SNL and The Late Show to the Apollo and the Grammys.

We’re also excited for Stephanie Pacheco, National Youth Poet Laureate and Broadway Advocacy Coalition Artivism Fellow, to join us once again. Her play On the Other Side shines a light on carceral systems in schools and echoes our fight to pass the Judith S. Kaye Solutions Not Suspensions Bill.

The Resistance Revival Chorus and Stephanie Pacheco.

Our 25th birthday only happens once, and to mark the occasion, we will have AQE memorabilia and merch, raffles, and giveaways – including a limited-edition 25th Anniversary AQE sweatshirt.

Get your tickets today and be part of the celebration that charts the path forward for public education and child care in New York!