Media Mobilizing Project: Untold Stories of Parents Fighting For Philly Public Schools

These videos originally appeared on Media Mobilizing Project here and here. 

Media Mobilizing Project reached out to parents across Philadelphia in the summer of 2014 in search of powerful untold stories. The goal of the series was to get a sense of how families have been affected by the education budget cuts in recent years as well as why so many people continue to support our public neighborhood schools that are so often negatively portrayed.

MMP said on its website, “We have been inspired by the enthusiasm of these passionate parents as they share their concerns, praises, and dreams for our city’s schools and our young people.”

Here’s some videos of the parents Media Mobilizing Project spoke to:

Tonayia Coffer | Fox Chase

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBmJVAJhpVo&w=700&h=394]

Camille Barnes | Henry Elementary School

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwNxfILaAyA&w=700&h=394]

Erica Pizarro | Feltonville

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8qmZj484Hk&w=700&h=394]

Jaqueline Adams | Lingelbach Elementary School

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcDnqwx3LW4&w=700&h=394]

Tristan Ferguson | Steel School

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIkyHFFDo20&w=700&h=394]

Don Sample | West Philadelphia

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESSeI3uQ9lU&w=700&h=394]

Denean Corry | Steel School

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJZAfriEV9A&w=700&h=394]

Jennifer Vargas | Feltonville School of Arts and Sciences

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ZV_oTCM98&w=700&h=394]

Cheryl Buckley | Vice President of the School Advisory Council, Hon. Luis Muñoz Marín School

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sk7rlSdjLg&w=700&h=394]

Luisa Baerga | Ambassador of the School Advisory Council, Hon. Luis Muñoz Marín School

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJRZ_0bIFcQ&w=700&h=394]

Margarita Davila | Hon. Luis Muñoz Marín School

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqCevrxNRRs&w=700&h=394]

Latoiya Alvin | Edward T. Steel School

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM7dsHeaOI8&w=700&h=394]

Rob Tevis | Fox Chase Home and School Association Meeting

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob03EUywODc&w=700&h=394]

Chantal David | Cedar Park, West Philadelphia

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtsNn1hTbns&w=700&h=394]

Image via Media Mobilizing Project