Media for social change

In our schools, not all students are equal. Too many students experience failure or drop out, and face discrimination and several other forms of injustice. Continuing to ignore inequalities, giving up, or pointing fingers simply contribute to violating the rights of children.

The film Parents in Action for Education takes a look at a group of parents who are engaged in creating a new way of relating between parents and schools within a social justice framework. Over the last two years, Parents in Action for Education have been working on creating a Declaration for Equality in Education to demand that schools lift the barriers that block parents from participating in their children’s education.

The group Parents in Action for Education won the Roma-Lavoie prize in May 2008 for their social justice initiative, the Declaration for Equality in Education.