Hi John,
Our sincerest thank you to everyone that came to celebrate with us on Tuesday as we honored Billy Easton's 14 years of leadership, and the beginning of a new chapter for AQE.
Looking around the room, we were humbled to be joined by so many leaders in the fight for education justice, from our grassroots leaders heading up the charge in their local communities to our elected officials taking the fight to the New York State Capitol.
Tuesday was a day to celebrate our victories over the past 14 years, but also of our resilience and our tirelessness in the fight for education justice. We look forward to carrying on that fight and overcoming the challenges that lay ahead, and we hope you will continue to fight with us and support the work of AQE.
We would like to give a special thanks to our host committee, listed below, and our co-chairs:
- Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
- Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni
- Deputy Senate Majority Leader Mike Gianaris
- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli
- Mark Cannizzaro, President of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
If you haven't had a chance to give, you can still make a contribution to support AQE's work. Together we will continue our fight for education equity, and together, we have the power to win.
In solidarity,
Jasmine Gripper
Alliance for Quality Education
THANK YOU TO OUR HOST COMMITTEE
Debbie Almontaser
Gisela Alvarez
Steven Aresty
Mike Boland
Marian Bott
Barbara Bowen, Professional Staff Congress
Kyle Bragg, 32BJ SEIU
Assemblymember Harry Bronson, AD 138
Natasha Capers
Oona Chatterjee
Michael Cohen
District Council 37, AFSCME
Roberta Elins, United College Employees of F.I.T.
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein, AD 74
Carol Gerstl
Louisa Gilbert
Richard Gray Jr.
Harlem Indivisible
Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi, AD 28
Wayne Ho, President and CEO, Chinese American Planning
Rachelle Hruska
Senator Robert Jackson
SD 31
Greg & Maria Jobin-Leeds
Justice League NYC
Anne Hess and Craig Kaplan
Monica Klein & Elana Leopold
Seneca Strategies
Nancy Kolben, Center for Children's Initiatives
Wendy Lecker
Chuck Lesnick
Bertha Lewis, President, The Black Institute
Donna Lieberman
Lynn Lillian
Kate Linker
Ernest Logan
Artie Malkin, Malkin & Ross
Dan Morris, Progressive Cities
Assemblymember Walter Mosley, AD 57
Assemblymember Yuhline Niou, AD 65
Assemblymember Cathy Nolan, AD 37
Susan Ochshorn
Assemblymember Victor Pichardo, AD 86
Mike Rabinowitz
Senator Jessica Ramos, SD 13
Michael Rebell
Resistance Revival Chorus
Jennifer Richardson
Senator Gustavo Rivera, SD 33
Mindy Rosier-Rayburn
Phil Rumore, Buffalo Teachers Federation
Karen Scharff
David Schwartz
Arthur Schwartz
Cassie Schwerner
Assemblymember Al Stirpe, AD 127
Susan Sturm
Patrick Sullivan
Zephyr Teachout
Ryan Telford
The Schott Foundation for Public Education
Vincent Wishrad & Julie Herlands
Adrianne Wright
Dr. Lester & Dr. Renee Young
Eric Zachary
