Thank you so much to everyone who came out and volunteered their tiime to join our Get Out the Vote efforts for the Brentwood school board elections! 

The election results are now in, and the winners were Gail Kirkham, Keith Allison, and Ana Martinez.  Though our work is strictly non-partisan, it bears mention that, for the first time, a majority of the Brentwood school board will now be people of color.   To read more about the election, click here for Long Island Wins' coverage.

Thanks again to everyone who joined to help Get Out the Vote!

Friday May 11, By Candice Ruud  (Full article here.)

Brentwood school board incumbent Gail Kirkham and newcomers Ana Martinez and Keith Allison told roughly 140 people at a public board of education candidates’ forum [co-hosted by the Long Island Civic Engagement Table] Wednesday night that they are running as a slate partly because they want a change in leadership that better embraces Brentwood’s diverse population.

“I’m tired of what’s happening at the school board,” Allison said. “There’s infighting, back biting. There’s an image that our children are not learning and not achieving, and that’s not true.”

What a show of community support last night!  As part of our efforts to mobilize Brentwood residents around the upcoming school board elections, we held a candidate forum that focused on issues of diversity, school finances, and the school environment.  With wonderful community representatives sharing the stage with the candidates and asking excellent questions, and a remarkable 150 people in attendance, the event was a huge hit! 

Check out photos of last night's big event here!

Dear friends,

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Election season in Brentwood is heating up!  In only a few short weeks, the largest school district on Long Island will be electing its school board.  But, all too often, communities of color have been ignored in this district, despite being the majority of the population.

That’s why we are getting started this Saturday to mobilize as many voters as we can! Can we count on you to join us to contact Brentwood residents about this critical election?  If so, please click here and RSVP.   Here are the details:

What: Get Out the Vote Canvass

Where: 1090 Suffolk Avenue, Brentwood, NY

When: Saturday, May 5, 11am