House Meeting Hosted by University of Houston Central

You’re invited to share your story and engage with other community members about education in Houston.

While, our focus is on school discipline and the criminal justice system, every Houstonian is welcomed to join a House Meeting. Our goal is to engage 1,000 people in the next three months to learn more about your experiences in the education system. For more information, email us at info@onehouston.org.

If you can’t attend this meeting, you can see a schedule of all public House Meetings one ONE Houston's website or Facebook.

About: Equity is an important concept in education, both in policy and in practice. Equity means different things to different people and it is achieved not just in on paper, but in practice by everyone - teachers, principals, superintendents, school boards, students, families, and community partners. While we may have different definitions and approaches, we all know when it isn't happening. Houston has not yet committed to a sustained, coordinated, multi-sector effort to increase academic, economic, and civic opportunities for students that are disproportionately referred to and engaged with the criminal justice system. If we act now to address the implicit bias in our systems, with a focus on equity, systems change, and deep community engagement, more young people will be prepared to move our city forward. Over the past several years, Harris County has seen a steady overall increase in the amount of students engaged in punitive school discipline practices such as out-of-school suspensions and ultimately referred to the criminal justice system. These students tend to be disproportionately black, male students, and overwhelmingly students of color. With your help, we can build a comprehensive and intentional citywide school-discipline reform strategy supported by all respective parties.

House Meeting History:

A house meeting is a small gathering of people who are invited by someone they know and trust to discuss issues of shared concern and develop ways to work together. The setting is an ideal forum to get to know people, share information about an effort, listen to what people have to say, and encourage guests to get involved. Common reasons to hold house meetings include getting people to commit to take a specific action on an issue or to recruit new members. Organizations often hold house meetings in a series, which can lead to significant growth by expanding membership into new social circles.

In the early days of their organization, Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers used a sophisticated, long-term house meeting strategy to build a national movement.

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