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GND4S TIMELINE
GND4S TIMELINE
September 2022 - School Without Walls launches its hub of the Sunrise Movement!
Sept '22 - Aug '23 - SWW hub grows, builds engagement and membership with initiatives such as chalk art & jewelry sales for charity. Testifies for Green New Deal for Housing Act.
September 28, 2023 - SWW Sunrise members participate in Movement-wide advocacy day at the Capitol for the reintroduction of the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act.
October 12, 2023 - SWW Sunrise Hub launches its Green New Deal for Schools campaign on social media.
November 15, 2023 - 12 members testify at the State Board of Education (SBOE) Public meeting in support of the GND4S, half the representatives pledge immediate support.
December 13, 2023 - 25 students and teachers testify at a second SBOE public meeting (as well as 9 written testimonies) for the GND4S. Nearly all representatives pledge support.
January 17, 2024 - With a show of support from over 75 students, teachers, and parents, SWW Sunrise fills the hearing room...SBOE passes the GND4S resolution unanimously!
January - February 2024 - Core hub leaders attend countless meetings and work hard to sustain momentum, time to take our demands to the DC Council!
February 2024 - Anna Mayer and Maia Riggs speak at McKinley Tech High School and continously visit Anacostia High School, recruit students to testify and get involved.
February 24, 2024 - SWW Sunrise hub hosts a testimony workshop at MLK Library
February 28, 2024 - Students across 6 DC schools testify at the DC Council's Committee of the Whole public hearing, calling for improvements in infrastructure and sustainability.
March 13, 2024 - Anna Mayer, Zoe Fisher, and Maia Riggs win 2024 District Sustainibility Award for outstanding citizenship in the environmental field...first time for students ever.
April 4, 2024 - 25+ students join SWW Sunrise members in testifying at the DC Council Committee of the Whole hearing in protest of the budget cuts targeted at DCPS schools.
April 5, 2024 - SWW Sunrise members testify in front of the Department of General Services hearing for the DC Council about current infrastructure needs and high priority changes.
April 22, 2024 - SWW Sunrise members participate in Earth Day advocacy, joining with Mundo Verde elementary schoolers and Out Teach to lobby Councilmembers to fund outdoor learning spaces and the GND4S.
April 23, 2024 - Sunrise hub officially transitions from "SWW Hub" to "DCPS Hub", enhancing communication opportunities across the district and growing our outreach.
OTHER PROJECTS:
OTHER PROJECTS:
GREEN NEW DEAL
FOR HOUSING
We testified in support of the Green New Deal for Housing, rallying over 50 classmates to participate in our video submission. Great experience and very impactful, mobilizing our school and our hub specifically for action.
CHALK ART
We have engaged many times in chalk art, using our creative power to send messages about the urgency of climate change. We have done this at school, at Union Station, and more. It has been both fun and successful!
PLANTENTINES
For Valentines Day of 2023, we sold plants in recycled cans to raise money and bring attention to our lack of recycling and all of the beautiful living things that can grow nearly anywhere. It was a hit, and by the end of the day every Plantentine had been sold.
JEWELRY SALE
FOR TRANS HEALTH
In April of 2023, we created and sold handmade jewelry to the students and faculty at our school. Extremely successful, we passed out pamphlets to spread info, and made over $300 - all of which was donated to the Trevor Project.
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