JCCI Forward and We Remember Raines

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JCCI Forward and We Remember Raines

A community is democratic only when the humblest
and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil,
economic, and social rights that the biggest and most
powerful possess.  Philip Randolph

An evening to Remember….

Education is the great equalizer, an equitable
educational system is needed to empower and engage
learning equally for all students. William Jackson

The opportunity to share in dialogue about the progressive
nature and transformative events of the past 30 years. How
public education has taken a turn for the better or worse. The
historical changes from policies, desegregation, parental
involvement and faculty accountability. These elements have a
profound effect ot just on Raines, but Duval County Public
Schools and the move from a traditional Southern mentality
towards educational diversity and inclusion.

On Wednesday, August 8th at WJCT Studios JCCI Forward's
JAXFACTs: We Remember Raines Screenings will be shown and
allow a public dialogue on public education. An honest reflection
on the direction education has made and where it could possibly
end up.

This; An Evening To Remember is not just about Raines High School,
although this is the center piece to create a momentum of discussion,
but how the value and empowerment of education has changed.
The inclusion of standards, benchmarks, state assessments, changes
in graduation requirements and more.

Each time We Remember Raines is shown it brings about an awakening
to the confirmative nature of education has made over the years.
The changes in the acceptance of student and parent behaviors, attacks
on the validity of public education in a digital world and the effects
of a growing diverse student body whose value structure has been
changed by digital influences and social inconsistencies in supporting
public education.

We Remember Raines; a recent 2012 Jacksonville Historic Preservation
Award-winning documentary! It is a must see for the Jacksonville
community. The value of education is present, teachers are held
accountable by parents and administrators, students successes
are shared and highlighted.

The Jacksonville community is invited to join JCCI Forward for a
screening of the 2012 Jacksonville Historic Preservation Award-winning
documentary, "We Remember Raines."
Director and Raines alumnus Emanuel Washington’s captures the
essence of how one school inspired a whole community. Part history
book, but mostly high school yearbook, the film starts with Jacksonville’s
beginnings, then into consolidation and the school district’s decades-long
battle over desegregation and Raines’ birth.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 5:30pm until 8:30pm
5:30 - Wine & Cheese Reception and Networking
6:00 - Documentary Screening followed by Talkback Panel

RSVP Today to Join us!
Location: WJCT, 100 Festival Park Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Contact: Michelle Simkulet, michelle@jcci.org
RSVP https://www.facebook.com/events/337654159650871/