D28 Action for Equity

04/24/2025

Get out and vote for equity-minded candidates!

09/26/2024

We’re a day late to celebrate National Punctuation Day, but we won’t be late for this year’s Freedom to Read Family Festival. Join us in person this Saturday, 9/28 at 1pm at First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills 📚

Can’t be there in person?! You can still contribute by joining the silent auction which will support our friends at 🫶

Find all the information to get your tix to join us in person or to join the silent auction via the link in our bio 🔗




Happy National Punctuation Day! Just like a well-placed comma, let’s take a moment to reflect: in 2023, over 1,900 unique book titles were challenged in the United States, highlighting the ongoing battle against censorship.

Join us at the Freedom to Read Festival this Saturday to champion the right to explore diverse literature! Dive into engaging discussions, fun workshops, and lively performances—all while standing up for our freedom to read. Plus, 25% of the event’s silent auction proceeds will support AQE’s work! Check the link in our bio for all the details.

09/11/2024

We’re excited to join Kew and Willow Books, Something for Sophie and parent led equity groups at PS144, PS175, PS196 & PS303 once again for the 2nd Annual Freedom to Read event on September 28th from 1-4pm - at the tail end of Banned Book Week!

Join us at the First Presbyterian Church in Forest Hills for a celebration of reading as we unite to protect books from censorship!

We’ll have an amazing lineup of authors, thought-provoking discussions, dynamic workshops, a moving documentary about voter suppression, bookstore pop up, Future Voter merch, and a special performance by Drag Story Hour NYC!

Get your tickets at bit.ly/freedomtoread2024

[Image description: Freedom to Read Family
Festival! | WHEN? Sat. Sept. 28th from 1-4pm | WHERE? First Presbyterian Church | 70-35 112th Street, Queens, NY 11375 | WHAT? Author panels, storytime, workshops, & more! | Adults $5, Kids FREE | https://bit.ly/freedomtoread2024]

06/22/2024

Join us and our People’s Plan NYC coalition partners for a Budget Town Hall TOMORROW!

When: Sunday, June 23rd at 4pm
Where: Liberty Palace, 130–11 Liberty Ave, Queens

We want to hear from you! Come learn how we can fight for ! More info and RSVP at tinyurl.com/PBSEQ or via link in our stories ⤴️

[Image description: Graphic with text that reads: People’s Budget | | SOUTHEAST QUEENS | PEOPLE’S BUDGET COMMUNITY MEETING | Join the People’s Budget campaign & local partners to fight against Mayor Adams’ cuts & learn why NYC must invest in & restore education, childcare, CUNY & libraries in the upcoming FY25 budget. | WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! | Sunday, June 23 | 4-6 pm | Liberty Palace | 130-11 Liberty Ave, Queens, NY 11419 | RSVP: tinyurl.com/PBSEQ | Logos for New Yorkers United for Child Care | Jahajee Sisters | D28 Action for Equity | DRUM | People’s Plan for New York City]

01/25/2024

01/15/2024

Hate has no place in our city — Show up to get Moms for Liberty Out of NYC!
Thursday, January 18th @ 5:30pm
321 E 73rd St (Upper East Side)

If Bohemian National Hall doesn’t cancel its contract with the far-right hate group Moms for Liberty, we will show up in numbers.

Bring signs, noisemakers & donations!
We’ll also be collecting donations for migrants. Please bring, new socks and underwear, bags, suitcases, boots, coats, and other warm clothing.

Wear a mask! 😷 ✊

01/08/2024

🚨 CALL TO ACTION 🚨 Moms for Liberty is coming to NYC and we need to let them know that there is no place for hate in our city! On January 18, 2024, Bohemian National Hall is set to host a "Town Hall" organized by the extremist group Moms for Liberty. A cultural institution that receives city funding should not host a group that works to stifle free expression and democracy by banning books and open discussion of issues they don’t like.

Moms for Liberty is a hate organization that advocates against school curricula and books that mention LGBTQIA+ rights and issues around race. Members and leaders of Moms for Liberty have been accused of harassing and threatening teachers, school librarians, school board members, and opposing activists. The group has ties to the Proud Boys and other violent militias. Moms for Liberty does not care about parental choice and actively lies to the public about its goals. The group only exists to push a hateful, anti-LGBTQ and racist agenda that endangers families across New York and the United States.

Join us in demanding Bohemian National Hall cancel the event and refuse to host Moms for Liberty in the future. We call on all venues in NYC to refuse hosting hate groups in their space. Make your calls, send your emails, boost this post and share! Find sample script and more at tinyurl.com/moms4hate or via LINK IN BIO 🔗

12/15/2023

Come out and join us in D28 for this Freedom to Read event, organized in collaboration with parent equity groups at local schools, Kew and Willow Books and Something for Sophie.

We will gather with authors, educators, advocates and our community panel discussions, musical performances, workshops, storytelling and more — all to defend books from censorship!

Join us! RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-to-read-event-tickets-764203371857?aff=oddtdtcreator



[Image description: Graphic with text that reads: Event brought to you by: D28 Action for Equity, Parents from PS144, PS175, PS196, PS303, Kew & Willow Books, Something for Sophie. |FREEDOM READ | December 16th, 11-3pm FREE | Let’s gather with authors, educators, advocates and our community to defend books from censorship! | First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills | Register to join!]

11/30/2023

Hello friends – it's been a minute! We're excited to invite you to join us this coming Monday, December 4th at 8pm for a panel of some of the most prominent citywide parent leaders and advocates as we discuss the history of mayoral control in NYC public schools and its implications, and how we can envision a future without it.

The city will be hosting feedback sessions in each borough, including the Queens Town Hall on 12/18, so come to our panel first to learn.

RSVP for the Zoom link: bit.ly/D28A4EMayoralControl

Bring yourselves and your questions. See you there!

05/04/2023

We are closing in on the end of voting! You have until Tuesday to get your vote in. If you haven't been paying attention, right wing extremists are trying to use the low voter turnout to their advantage to stack our CECs. Listen to yesterday's segment on the Brian Lehrer Show that talks about the dangers of organizations like PLACE that have used the same tactics as parents in Tennessee and Florida to try to intimidate schools into banning books and enact and preserve policies that create racial disparities. https://www.wnyc.org/story/parents-rights-movement-city-education-council-elections

Then, go to www.schoolsaccount.nyc to vote for

Adriana Alicea
Ted Chang
Simone Dornbach
Sophian DeFrance

These elections are consequential and it only takes a minute to vote.

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05/01/2023

Today is the day! We are having our CEC Candidate Forum tonight at 8! Register at bit.ly/CECForumD28A4E Come hear from some of the candidates that are running for CEC District 28 including our endorsed candidates

Adriana Alicea
Ted Chang
Sophian DeFrance
Simone Dornbach

And of course our final candidate spotlight is today! Today, we're showing love for Ted Chang. Ted is a dedicated Councilmember. Each CEC member is assigned schools to liaise with and Ted goes above and beyond. Ted regularly meets with 8 schools' PAs and SLTs on top of the two his own children attend. He is also a member of the MELS SLT where one of his children attends.

As a CEC member, Ted has been very active in building the infrastructure of CEC and getting the CEC's voice heard. He was on the bylaws committee to write the bylaws for CEC 28 and sponsors many resolutions to make sure the DOE and elected officials know what our parents care about. And we would be remiss if we didn't mention that Ted chairs the Educational Equity Committee on the CEC bringing important topics to the fore.

Meet Ted, Adriana, Sophian, and Simone tonight along with other candidates running at our event tonight at 8.

And of course, don't forget to vote by May 9 at www.schoolsaccount.nyc!

Please fill out the form below if you would like to attend D28 A4E's CEC Candidate Forum. We will send out Zoom information the day of the event. If you would like more information about who we are or to get onto our mailing list, go to https://tinyurl.com/Action4Equity

04/30/2023

Happy Sunday! Today is our third day of spotlights on our endorsees.

Today we are featuring Sophian DeFrance. Sophian is a former PA President and SLT member at Queens Collegiate and a long time parent leader. She is currently a parent leader and SLT member at both PS. 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary and John Adams High School.

When you vote at https://www.schoolsaccount.nyc/ please consider voting for Sophian along with

Adriana Alicea
Ted Chang
Simone Dornbach

To learn more about the candidates, please join us Monday night at 8 at our CEC Candidate Forum. Register for the forum at bit.ly/CECForumD28A4E to receive the zoom information.