Powerful Classrooms: Making Schools the First Line of Revolution

A debate as old as social movements themselves, there is hardly a clear answer as to which tactic is most effective, or even if the strategies of working from the inside of systems or pressing them from the outside need to be presented as mutually exclusive.  "Moral Purity" is often derided as an impediment to progress, limiting the scope of influence, acceptance and progress.  Others insist upon it- and limit participation with intention as a matter of principal. All of these systems intersect in the lives of the marginalized: should the marginalized and their allies work within them to change them, or continue to push from the outside? Guests and students will explore the efficacy of both approaches, the limitations of both, and explore the benefits and challenges of leveraging them both.

Guests: Guest:  Ashley Allison, Chief of Staff, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and former Deputy Director and Senior Policy Advisor, White House Office of Public Engagement, Obama Administration.