NETWORK COMMITTEES
If we do not have an Action Team in your neighbor-hood, you may want to participate instead by joining a Network Committee. Network Committees support our campaigns by training our members to be experts in the committee's area of focus.
482FACT –––
The FACT team focuses on research that seeds and supports our organizing campaigns.
Led by Imani Harris (Imani@482forward.org)
482LAW –––
The LAW team tracks and analyzes legislation relevant to education justice, as well as engages with current electeds around our campaigns.
Led by Arlyssa Heard (Arlyssa@482forward.org)
482TALKS –––
The Talks team generates media to spread the word about our campaigns and educate the public about key issues.
Led by Imani Harris (Imani@482forward.org)
482TRAIN –––
The Train team develops skill- and knowledge-building trainings most relevant to our work. The Adult Organizing Collective Fellowship (details below) is a 482Train project.
482VOTE –––
The Vote team engages our members and our communities to turn out informed voters in local, statewide, and federal elections.
Led by Jerrica Mickens (Jerrica@482forward.org)
ADULT ORGANIZING COLLECTIVE (AOC) –––
AOC is an application-based opportunity wherein AOC Fellows deepen their skills around organizing through hands-on work within our organization and monthly trainings.
Led by Staci Lowry (Staci@482forward.org)
Black Men Arts & Education Team (BMAET) –––
Our mission is to recruit and empower Black men in Detroit to utilize their unique gifts and skills in support of the education justice movement. We are committed to developing leadership, fostering camaraderie, and building capacity within our communities and schools through active involvement with 482Forward.
Led by
MICHIGAN EDUCATION JUSTICE COALITION (MEJC) –––
MEJC is a statewide coalition led by 482Forward that is working to ensure ALL students in MI have equitable access to their educational needs.
YOUTH ORGANIZING COLLECTIVE (YOC) –––
The Youth Organizing Committee is made up of representatives from each youth action team, as well as direct members of 482Forward. They are currently focused on advocating for $100million that has been allocated to School Resource Officers and increased policing instead go toward more mental health counselors and supports in DPSCD schools.
Led by Juanita Zuniga (Juanita@482forward.org)
