Moving Forward With the Status Quo Response to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s veto of Senate Bill 67 When Governor Bobby Jindal vetoed State Senate Bill 67 (SB 67), he failed to protect the right to education for thousands of Louisiana school children. Each year more than 25% of Louisiana students are put out of school …
FFLIC was recently featured in The Open Society Foundation’s blog You can also view this entry on their website at: http://blog.soros.org/2010/07/families-repairing-a-broken-juvenile-justice-system/ About the blog: The Open Society Foundations work to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people and to promote human rights, justice, and accountability. This blog aims to bring that work a …
Join us in making Easter Baskets for children in our community. FFLIC is seeking donations to distribute Easter baskets to children who would otherwise not receive one. Please let us know if you know of kids that should receive a basket. Please bring your donations to any FFLIC staff by Monday, April 18 If …
Join FFLIC for a Black History Month event on February 25, 2011 from 5:30 – 7:30 at Zeitgeist 1618 Oretha C. Haley Blvd. We will be having a book screening and a chat & chew where we discuss “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindess” by Michelle Alexander and slavery in …
On Friday September 4th FFLIC held its’ second annual Back to School Block Party in Lake Charles. About 230 community members and FFLIC members were in attendance at the two day event. A large delegation of the New Orleans chapter attended as well. Participants took part in various community and skill building activities and workshops …
Over the past few years, FFLIC members and staff have been engaged in a cam-paign to end school push outs by dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline. Since the inception of our campaign, our journey has been filled with many victories. This year alone we have released a report in partnership with the National Economic …