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stand and serve as a bulwark, or retaining wall, between the white
oppressor and the Black oppressed . . . To also help community
organizations understand all methods of mobilization, to cope with
the fundamentals of "true" and victorious resistance, to acquire
all of the basics for Communal survival, and to become fully acquainted
with a definitive difference between organization and
MOVEMENT .
STEPS TO AN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION
I . LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS
A . Identification and communication with local leaders
1 . Identify, communicate and meet with organizational leaders
or their representatives at an appointed time and place .
2 . The purpose of the meeting should center around the
possibilities of total community alliance (or, at least, total
community cooperativeness and legitimization), strengthened
by the membership of each individual group . All concerned
should aim for a unified, tactical goal (independent
system of education) which, in this case, will be the
search for an answer to the problem of urban inner-city
education .
3 . The head of each organization, or his representative,
should submit an oral synopsis of his organization's activities,
goals, accomplishments and strategies .
4 . An overview of views and concepts about an alternative
system of education should be made . With sanction and a
cooperative acceptance, from as many groups as pos
sible and necessary, plans should be made for a citywide
conference .
II . STUDENT GROUPS
The same or similar procedures as suggested for community
organizations should be used . Contact existing Black student
organizations in :
A . High schools
B . Universities
C . Other educational institutions
III . PARENTS
The same procedure should be followed with parents, only parents
should be organized within a given school district or specific
school . ALL, however, should be invited to attend and participate .
individually (until organized) or from any private or parochial
parent-child school involvement.
IV. TEACHERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS
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