The state NAACP has announced that an interfaith prayer vigil and community mass meeting on Wake County schools will be held Tuesday night.
The event will run from 7-8 p.m. at Martin Street Baptist Church, 1001 E. Martin St. in Raleigh. The last event was postponed because of the snow.
The prayer vigil will take place after the school board will likely have decided Tuesday on whether to cooperate with the AdvancED accreditation review that was sparked by an complaint from the NAACP. The board will also have spent the day working on the 2011-12 student reassignment plan.
According to a statement Friday from the Rev. William Barber, president of he state NAACP, the purpose of the prayer vigil is to bring people together "to renew the broad commitment to constitutional, well-funded, diverse public schools for all children in Wake County and throughout North Carolina."
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While I don't like
Mon, 01/24/2011 - 22:12 — Andrew95While I don't like neighborhood schools, I also don't appreciate turning social issues into supposedly religious battles. As an agnostic, that kinda cuts me out of the argument, as I think "His Will" has nothing to do with education or school assignment.
That's just my two cents.
Andrew, I give you credit.
Tue, 01/25/2011 - 09:23 — CaryCurmudgeonAndrew,
I give you credit. There are a group of HS students who do not agree with the neighborhood schools movement, you seem like one of the few who can express your sentiments logically, without falling back on white guilt or the fear of God. I think we could all have a more productive discussion if all the outside influences and media went away.
Who is buying this
Mon, 01/24/2011 - 20:55 — woodstockWho is buying this sanctimonious BS? Anyone?
I'm with Bob, seems a bit
Mon, 01/24/2011 - 20:50 — CaryCurmudgeonI'm with Bob, seems a bit short to qualify as a vigil.
If they want to hold a vigil specifically for well-funded schools, I'll grab a candle and come on down. It does seem strange that this coalition has not been holding vigils outside County Commission meetings to pray for more school funding since it is the commissioners that write the check. Where were those funding vigils last year, the year before....
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Mon, 01/24/2011 - 18:56 — Bob_SconceThey're going to hold both a community mass meeting and a prayer vigil in an hour? What sort of vigil only lasts for half an hour?
Actually
Mon, 01/24/2011 - 19:37 — choice4all1/2 hour is just enough time for the Drive by Media Headlines