by rocthefuture | Jun 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Friends, Imagine that you were in a deep sleep, for weeks, or even a month’s long sleep. Fifteen months, in fact, of deep sleep. But your sleep was troubled, filled with trauma, disruptions, confusion and uncertainty. Imagine being keenly aware of this disturbance and...
by rocthefuture | May 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
On June 5 of 2020 Children’s Institute endorsed the Black Agenda Group’s declaration that Racism is a Public Health Crisis. Although Children’s Institute (CI) has supported racial and social equity, how we communicated this lacked cohesion. Over many years, a cultural...
by rocthefuture | May 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
The past year has made the digital divide that has existed for years glaringly apparent. When individuals and families cannot access online resources and services, they lose out on education, social support, human services, healthcare, and job opportunities. From...
by rocthefuture | May 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dear Partners, We have work to do! I find myself vacillating between the joy of spring and the pleasure of an almost normal daily routine, compared to our Covid-full-lock-down existence last year at this time. Things are getting better. But then I swing in the total...
by rocthefuture | Apr 22, 2021 | Media Coverage, Uncategorized
From Collective Impact Forum In this episode, we chat with Jackie Campbell, who serves as Executive Director of ROC the Future, a collective impact education initiative that’s part of the Strive Together Network and is based in Rochester, NY. Listen in to hear how ROC...
by rocthefuture | Apr 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
For two Saturdays in March, I was gifted the opportunity to participate in a discussion with Rochester’s own Dr. Bettina Love, author of We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom. Invited by Kilolo Moyo-White, I...
