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Seven Ways to Fight Commercialism in Your District |
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1) Walk Through: Get a group together and walk through your school. Look for sponsored educational materials, posters and textbooks with company names and ads, banner ads on computers, Channel One, soda machines, etc
.Take pictures, collect examples, and write it all down! Use this information to show your local school board members how much commercialism is in your district. The Center has example reports and forms to guide you. Write an editorial or letter to the editor for your local newspaper: Explain why youre opposed to commercialism. Think of this as a way to reach a larger audienceeveryone who reads it and agrees with you is one more person who can help. Be sure to include your contact info and The Centers. Call the Center for advice and examples. Create a petition: Get your friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family to sign on and collect signatures of people they know who oppose commercialism in schools. Bring these signatures (with the info from your walk-through) to a school board meeting to show members there is public opposition to commercialism in your district. Get rid of Channel One: Does your district have Channel One? If so, the contract rolls over each school year. Work with other students, parents, teachers, and community members to pressure your school board not to renew the contract. Call the Center for articles and information on Channel One. Hold a town-hall meeting, public forum, or teach-in: Invite school board members, teachers, students, community members, and local organizations to come to a discussion at your local library, school building, or church. Have information (the Center has many resources) about commercialism in schools and how it relates to your district. Let the public voice their concerns! Get a committee together to draft a district- wide commercialism policy: Do you know people who are concerned about this issue? Get them together and draft a policy dictating what, if any, commercialism should be allowed in your district. Find a sympathetic school board member to work with you and use the tactics above to get the word out! The Center has sample policies available. Identify allies: Talk to everyone you know about this issue to build support! Local groups who are concerned about globalization, environmental issues, education, issues that effect children and youth, and health groups are often concerned about this issue. Attend their meetings, write and call their members-the more people who speak out, the more likely you are to win! Call the Center for other contacts in your area. |
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