BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//EsteroToday.com - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:EsteroToday.com X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.esterotoday.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for EsteroToday.com REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210306T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210306T110000 DTSTAMP:20240329T004446 CREATED:20210217T142829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T142829Z UID:25815-1615023000-1615028400@www.esterotoday.com SUMMARY:Social Justice in Education DESCRIPTION:The League of Women Voters of Lee County invites League members and the public to a virtual educational event on Social Justice in Education\, Saturday\, March 6\, 2021\, 9:30-11:00am.  Speakers include: \n\nCharlotte Nycklemoe\, Co-Chair\, Juvenile Justice Action Team\, League of Women Voters of Florida\nDavid Newlan\, Executive Director\, Safety\, Security & Emergency Management\, School District of Lee County\nTommy Bowens\, Principal\, Success Academy\, School District of Lee County\n\nThe League of Women Voters has a long history of concern and action to promote social and economic justice and equity and quality in education.  The League supports responsible government that is open\, effective\, efficient\, and provides leadership and coordination to solve economic and social issues and to assure needed services to all citizens; this includes funding for programs that prevent or reduce poverty\, promote self-sufficiency\, and enhance the quality of life and the well-being of individuals.   Effective prevention and intervention are proven to strengthen families and communities\, ensure children are healthy\, safe\, prepared to learn\, and to have viable life choices. \nThe League of Women Voters of Lee County advocates for increased and adequate investment in Lee County’s children and their families including prevention and intervention\, early learning programs that give children the start they need\, behavioral health and alternatives to incarceration\, and an ongoing system for identifying and addressing human service issues and needs such as a Children’s Services Council. \nAdditional information on studies and resources include:  The Cost of School Policing What Florida’s Students have paid for a pretense of security 2018-19  The Cost of School Policing Report 2018-19[112600].pdf – Google Drive\, Juvenile Justice – League of Women Voters of Florida (lwvfl.org)\,  Education – League of Women Voters of Florida (lwvfl.org) \nThe League of Women Voters of Lee County Florida is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government\, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.  information on the programs and issues of the League of Women Voters is available on the web at www.lwv.org\,  www.lwvfl.org\, and www.lwvlee.org.     239-278-1032. URL:https://www.esterotoday.com/event/social-justice-in-education/ CATEGORIES:Arts & Community Event ORGANIZER;CN="League of Women Voters":MAILTO:reservations@lwvlee.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR