PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY for POPULAR EDUCATION & LIBERATION
About PAPEL
The People's Assembly for Popular Education & Liberation (PAPEL) is an educational grassroots organization. Our mission is to create a constructive and collective learning environment that addresses community problems and solutions, based on the principles of community, unity, active engagement, cultural dialogue, and mutual human respect.
Our objective is to empower members of the community to proactively participate in the educational development of its youth, and integrate popular education into sectors of the community that are socially, economically, culturally, and politically marginalized by the constraints of traditional schooling.
Aztec Calendar instructor speaks to PAPEL's Founding Members on the differences in governing structures.
RIF'd elementary school teacher, Ms. Valdez, addresses students at the first PAPEL Summer class in front of LAUSD's headquarters.
Student in Ms. Valdez's class shares her opinion on why she thinks people came to the New World.
Students participate in a mock trial, pitting Christopher Columbus, King Ferdinand & Queen Isabela, Hernan Cortez, his men and the indigenous tribes that helped them in their campaigns.
Student stays alert and intrested in Cuco's calendar class.
Young Emiliano, our adoped cheerleader, takes a moment from learning to mak fun of his older brother who got the answer wrong.
Cuco teaches older students on the importance of having patience when teachin little ones.
Parent volunteer Aura joins the class in sssion to learn about the literature available.
Lincoln HS teacher, Sean Leys, sends emails via his cell phone while students work on their creative writing assignments.
Santee educator, Mr. Ron Gochez, teaches students on 3 July the imortance of July 4th to some and what it represents for others.
Emiliano decides to take a nap while the rest of us were busy learning.
Photo taken by Photojournalism student
Photo taken by photojournalism student
KPFK on PAPEL
UNIVISION on PAPEL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A list in progress...
PAPEL's General Assembly wishes to thank the following individuals and organizations for their dedication, service and contribution in making our summer school possible.
Refugio "Cuco" Ceballos
Judith Navarro
Kelly Flores
Sean Leys
Dora & Luis Quezada
Josefina Moreno
Zoraida & Rene Alcaraz
Chicano-Latino Artists for Social Equality
Consejo Internacional de Mujeres Activistas de las Americas
Club Guadalajara USA
Danza Azteca Cuauhtemoc
Hermandad del Sr. de la Piedad
United Teachers Los Angeles
Vista Hermosa Natural Park
...and all our wonderful volunteers.
We especially wish to thank our Teachers & Students, whom without their desire to learn something new, something never taught to them before, we wouldn't be spending our Summer teaching.
PAPEL SCHEDULE of CLASSES
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For more information, please contact:
MARTIN TERRONES,
PAPEL Founding Member
clase_madrigalproductions.com
Photos by By Martin Terrones
