Posts tagged Advocacy
I AM a Leader
I AM a Leader

Written by Rosangela Ramos, Associate Director of Rhode Island Child Care Programs at SEIU Education & Support Fund, this reflection explores the power of Educator-Led Communities of Care and the transformative leadership of Family Child Care Educators. Through stories of peer learning, advocacy, and community-building, Rosangela highlights how educators' lived experiences become powerful tools for supporting and uplifting one another.

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Family Child Care, Leadership, Professional Development, Community BuildingMegan AlissaFamily Child Care Providers, Family Child Care Educators, Leadership, Educator-Led Communities of Care, ELCC, Peer Leadership, Professional Development, Community Building, Collective Power, Advocacy, Peer Learning, Rhode Island Child Care, Women Leaders, Child Care Workforce, SEIU ESF, Provider Stories, Early Childhood Education, Community Leadership
Black Lives Matter / Las Vidas de los Negros Importan
Black Lives Matter / Las Vidas de los Negros Importan

It is no accident that our current early childhood education system is subsidized on the backs of low-income Black and brown women who work long hours yet many still can’t afford to feed, house and clothe their own families.

No es casualidad que nuestro actual sistema de educación de la primera infancia esté subsidiado por las espaldas de las mujeres negras y morenas de bajos ingresos que trabajan largas horas, pero muchas todavía no pueden permitirse alimentar, proveer casa y vestir a sus propias familias.

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Elizabeth Sheehan CastroBlack Lives Matter, Equity, Racism, Training, Advocacy