Unpacking Segregation Event

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Moderator: Senator Robert Jackson
is dedicated to improving the lives of New York families. In his first elected position as School Board President, he launched the Campaign for Fiscal Equity school funding lawsuit to get New York City children their fair share of school funding. To highlight the importance of this fight, he walked 150 miles to Albany and won a court judgment that awarded $16 billion for New York City public schools. While serving on the City Council for 12 years, Senator Jackson continued to fight for educational equity and climate justice. Now, as a State Senator, he champions public education, workers' rights, climate justice, and gun safety.

Panelist: Dr. Kaliris Salas-Ramírez
is a Distinguished Medical Lecturer at the CUNY School of Medicine in New York City. Her research focus is understanding sex specific interventions for cognitive decline resulting from drug exposure during different stages of development. Her passion is mentoring and elevating students from underrepresented groups and diversifying the research and health enterprise. Originally from Puerto Rico, Dr. Salas-Ramírez has lived in New York City for 11 years, where she is raising her two sons while fighting for educational equity from pre-K to higher ed with the hopes of living in an anti-racist community. She is the current President of Community Education Council District 4, and is on the steering/advisory committees of Parents for Responsive Equitable Safe Schools (PRESS NYC), NYC Opt Out, and Black Lives Matter at Schools NYC.

Panelist: Mahadi Walrond
is an English Language Arts teacher from Harlem, New York. She graduated from The City College of New York in 2018, where she completed her Master’s of Arts in English Education. In 2013, Mahadi received her Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Hunter College, where she double majored in English and History. After graduating from Hunter, Mahadi worked as an educator for eight years. Before working for The New York City Department of Education, she worked as a tutor,educational coordinator, and instructor at the Harlem Children’s Zone, where she taught and developed instruction in English Language Arts and History at their charter schools and satellite sites. Mahadi’s academic interest focuses on multicultural education, equity and access, and culturally responsive and sustaining education in the secondary ELA classroom. She also has an interest in educational leadership, curriculum design and development, and school policies.

Panelist: Chankele Winfield
is a senior at City College, double majoring in English Literature and Childhood Education. Born in Queens to Haitian immigrant parents, Chankele has spent most of her life in Brooklyn, attending New York City’s public schools and working in non-profit public institutions throughout the five boroughs. Her passions include public speaking, art, and advocating for accessible and affordable resources and education.