Ella's Daughters

As a group of Ella’s Daughters prepare to head to my hometown of Detroit for the US Social Forum, I have been thinking long and hard on the question of leadership. ‘Strong people don’t need strong leaders,’ Ella Baker insisted. This provocative quote from the veteran organizer, radical intellectual, teacher and mentor, is for many people, counter-intuitive. That is, it goes against our

Why is there not a proper support system for survivors of sexual assault in the school system?  If a child has a death in the family then the school generally holds a special staffing and ensures that the child is well looked after and has the supports in place in order to keep their grades up but if a child is a survivor of sexual assault the school isn't willing to help them through the process