Hi John,
Thank you to everyone who joined us to support AQE and celebrate our honorees, Luis Torres, Principal, Community School 55; Leanne Nunes, Executive College Director, IntegrateNYC; and the Rochester Community Task Force.
Over this past year, our communities have faced new challenges that a year ago were unimaginable. Friday was a celebration of our perseverance: AQE parents led the fight online and in the streets, for police-free schools, fighting against funding cuts, and ensuring that our communities had a voice in the reopening of schools amidst a global pandemic. We hope you will continue to fight with us and support AQE’s work.
We would like to thank our host committee for their support, and our co-chairs: Jamaal Bowman, Democratic Nominee 16th Congressional District; Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller; and Cynthia Nixon & Christine Marinoni. Please take a moment to check out our event program.
And a special thanks to Sarah Adams, Jazmine Hayes, and the Resistance Revival Chorus, for your moving performances that inspired us all.
Click above to watch the video: "20 Years of AQE"
Here are some other ways you can show support for AQE and Friday’s performers:
The Resistance Revival Chorus’ album “This Joy” was released Friday and is available for purchase. Those who attended AQE’s event on Friday will recognize several tracks, which the chorus generously permitted us to play during our program.
Meah Pace, whose single “I Hope” is the beautiful soundtrack to the video linked above, is donating 50% of proceeds from the sale of her “I Hope” t-shirts and sweatshirts to AQE through the end of the year.
Lingua Franca is donating 20% of proceeds from its new "back to school" collection to the Alliance for Quality Education.
We hope you will continue to fight with us and support the work of AQE. We are grateful to each and every one of you for joining us to stand up for New York’s public school students. Each day brings new challenges, but together we will continue our fight for education equity, and together, we will win.
In solidarity,
Jasmine Gripper
Alliance for Quality Education
