School Walkout 101: Protesting Without Getting in Trouble | Renegade Cut
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2023
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The usual intro is not in this video, for obvious reasons. Nobody needs to ask why or wonder if it will return. It will.
Hi! me and one other person organized a walk out when it was becoming evident Roe V. Wade was in danger. The school fought us, sending out mass emails threatening anyone who joined, begging for the organizers to come forward, and offering to “allow” the protest to happen during lunch, effectively stopping it from being a protest. We fought back, supergluing our posters to windows and bathrooms (two years later later they are still stuck there), and amping up our organization. In the end, about 200 people came, we also involved one trusted teacher in the process. The police were called, but they didn’t do anything. we did our business, then returned to class after an hour. effectively putting the school on pause in that time.
Some advice if you plan to do something similar:
- Alert local news organizations to this happening, don’t use names, but make sure they know. Due to the topic of our protest we also reached out to organizations like Planned Parenthood.
-don’t settle for compromise, know your rights.
-try to involve everyone, even people who you would have thought completely disagreed with you, you might be surprised by who shows up, even if it’s just a chance to skip class. Sure, plenty of assholes won’t go for bad reasons, but give them the opportunity.
-and finally, be safe and make your point
You give me hope.
This is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!
Nice job on the protest. Well done.
Good job 👍
I was the water person at my local protest, I brought sunscreen too. Gotta stay hydrated when protesting Greg Abbot
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I'm not surprised you were a teacher, I was leaning towards a professor of some sorts.
Your delivery of information and facts comes across as clear ,concise, RATIONAL and engaging without putting down others who are different view. Nor you leaning towards any direction
Thanks for this. I’m a substitute teacher and have had to do some of the new “emergency drills” for suspected shootings. Students deserve a safe learning environment and advice on how to make their voices heard.
On the flip side, one of the first protests I organized was a student walkout against the Iraq war. The school did not sanction our action and turned out large numbers of staff to stand at all of the exits, which greatly reduced our numbers. Every thing went wrong and we did basically everything wrong. A few of us were suspended, out of line with standard punishments. Here's the thing, it didn't matter, it was still okay. It turns out colleges and future employers don't look down on you for that. We had one of the worst case scenarios and it just wasn't that bad.
They will try to intimidate and mislead. Know your rights.
New Renegade Cut is a good day
Agreed
You may have left education, but clearly education has not left you. Excellent info!!
Leon, you are absolutely killing it. While I do really love your media analysis and wish we could somehow get that and these videos, but I am just so thankful for you whole heartedly embracing this path for a time at least. Far too many videos from a leftist perspective focus on theory or the less participatory elements of ideology. Your videos have embraced not only forward thinking ideas, but, even more importantly, thoughtful ways to take action in our own lives and communities.
I think this is an especially critical topic. One thing that hasn't changed in the last few decades is that young people are often ignored, pushed to the side, and treated as less important than adults when it comes to their opinions and ideas. Helping young people find constructive and healthy outlets to have their voices heard is simply not a topic that many creators would tackle because it could be seen as controversial or not be as "clickable" as other content, but here you are using your platform to for not only awareness to important issues, but the best real world advice on this topic I could imagine. I hope it reaches all of the young viewers that need to see it.
I just wanted to take a moment and say thanks. I worked in the school system for a brief period many years ago, while not forgetting my own experiences growing up, and know just how unheard and unseen many young people can feel while trying to make it through those often difficult years. I just really want to commend you on your work. Getting to watch the progression of your content over the years has been a real pleasure and whether you have been entertaining, advocating, or informing in some combination, your work has never been anything less than fantastic.
I have a 14 yo son, this and the cuffs are good info for him, thanks
As a semi-reclusive introvert and autistic man with anxiety, I protest in different ways.
Mainly by sniping from the sidelines.
It the best I could do, sorry I couldn't do more to help the cause.
A part of the cause is embracing people's limits and abilities, so don't you worry.
Whatever you're able to contribute is enough, so thank you for your efforts.
when i was in highschool a group of students started planning a climate change awareness walk out and it got pretty popular and the school ended up sanctioning it and allowing any student who wished to participate to engage in the walkout.
This reminds me of my first walk-out against gun violence! I wasn't allowed to go because both my parents lean closer to the right than me, so I tried to wear a "disguise" in case they were looking for me from things I found in the lost and found. Then I almost IMMEDIATELY got spotted by the local news channel and ran away to avoid being on TV.
OT- History lesson from an old:
In 1968 Senator Eugene McCarthy ran for president as the only honest openly anti-Vietnam War candidate. Nixon was the dishonest "anti-war" candidate, and sadly Hubert Humphry was stuck defending the Vietnam policies of LBJ.
McCarthy attracted the student protest vote, who knew they had to act like adults so as to not embarrass their guy, so "Clean For Gene" became their slogan, meaning get a haircut and wear a tie. Also sadly, it didn't work.
Lesson: the Democratic Party establishment can be very devious
Clean cut looks are also part of how the alt right established its so called legitimacy. If a protest movement is still in the talking phase, looking professional can sway people to your side.
Not that being "respectable " should always be the goal.
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@@GohTakeshitadon't act like it's limited to the democratic party. Besides, in this scenario it was Nixon, a republican, who was the devious one by pretending to be anti-war when it was clear he was not.
I was homeschooled so never had the opportunity for something like this, but if my daughter is ever planning this kind of action, I'm so on board!
Thank you SO much for making this video. I’ve been working on and off on a guide to help students at my school protest safely, and I think I can replace a good majority of it with this!
I remember our high school did a walk out, I think it was right after Parkland. This one was school approved, there was even an announcement about it to let students know that it was about to happen so we could get up and leave. The weather was really windy, but I don’t regret participating
Safety in numbers. Don't use public messaging forums because they are closely watched by school authorities and pigs.
I knew I recognized a fellow educator! As a high school teacher myself, I would actually encourage this sort of thing. It promotes involvement and awareness of what's going on in your community (and beyond). I would be impressed if the students in my high school actually planned a walk out. Also, I'd get a second break!
We walked out once because of a corrupt official who openly fired three teachers so he could give himself a massive pay raise.
Good morning 🌄 Renegade Cut and crew
Thank you! I feel like children and teenagers are often overlooked as members of society but you haven't forgotten them. ❤
Im glad i found this channel. You have an amazing ability to cover a complex topic very fluidly and I find it much easier to understand than other channels. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos
Dunno if y'all noticed but renegade cut released a new video today
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Quality advice. I did a protest in highschool in the 90s and we had the support of our teacher/advisor for the Environmental/Recycling club. Made everything easier. I'm sure things have changed, but this all sounds legit to me.
Time to pass this on to the kids.
As a teacher - thank you for making this. Every person in school should see this.
I've never even heard of school walk out protests. Hopefully stuff like this gets more traction. Hang in there, stay strong!
Watching the algorithm at work is terrifying.
Good luck kids, thank you for standing up for yourselves!
Thank you!
I really enjoy these recent videos that are more instructional guidance for action. Love your work!
Shared this in a server that's mostly people in my local community. I'm really glad you make these.
Very sensible video with good advice. Thanks for educating the youth in a way that takes them seriously and on an eye-to-eye level.
Loving these video series you are doing recently (and always)
So much great information. Thank you!
These instructional videos have been great. We appreciate all your hard work, breaking these helpful things down
Great video. As a teacher I think this is important for students to know. I’m not sure if everything here is applicable to the schools in Sweden where I live, but I’d still recommend this to any students I may have in the future that are showing an interest in protesting anything.
Who else has a better day when they get the notification that another renegade cut video drops?
LOL! ... Leon thinks he's retired from teaching ... no my friend. No.
Thank you for making this video! I never knew you used to be a teacher but that makes sense! Hope your new videos start doing better!
Another excellent resource, helping to share knowledge to empower. Thank you again for your videos and all your work.
I wish I'd had this video when I was younger. I'm sure it will help young folks now and in the future
i feel like i got super lucky with the school walkout i planned in high school (around the time of the parkland shooting). asked for a meeting with the principal, she agreed to allow it as long as we didn’t leave campus and put out communication to students about doing it safely. we used an instagram page to spread the word, and our county executive even came out to visit the walkout!? wild. my high school was super progressive though (the principal even told me a story about how students did an approved walkout/protest back during the start of the iraq war), so if you think your administration would be willing to allow it i definitely recommend clearing it with them!
I have all video alerts on and I don't remember seeing this in my notifications... Excellent video as always!
This is an excellent and very useful video. Thanks for putting ir together!
Watching because you asked. At 52 anything to do with school no longer concerns me, thank Christ. Thanks for the content.
This is all totally translatable and parallellable.
Thanks so much.
Glad that your community note alerted me to this video!
I had no idea you had a video out!!! Yay!!!I appreciate all your videos !!
really informative, i do online school but i will def save this video if i ever decide to go back to in person school and want to stage a walkout lol
I know it's not doing well but this is probably one of the most important videos you ever made, especially with covid resurging, don't be discouraged
Love this. Thank you RC.
Excellent resource
An excellent video that I hope becomes highly searchable when researching the topic.
Great resource
My class organized a walk out I believe in 2016 for the police department in our town. They were being shut down and we were being moved to another jurisdiction. While now I don't think I would do anything to support the police it was an incredible feeling when at the designated time everyone stood up and walked out calmly. Few teachers knew the plan at least that we knew of and it was quite chaotic but we were calm and deliberate teachers started to support it.
Love your videos always !
Great stuff per usual. And my kid loved it.
Woohoo another video!
Great content you provide.
You’re amazing, thank you
👏👏👏love the tips!!!
Ty Leon
Solidarité
Great video
Lots of great information here. Go get ‘em kids
Well organized video!
Great vid
Great video. My kids walked out in solidarity with the greta thunsberg-inspired climate change protests. They're now early 20s and are active politically and environmentally. Parents and staff were unhappy but had to suck it up. They're still fans of greta and her efforts despite the way she's demonised in the mainstream media.
The more I watch this video, the more similarities I notice between school walkouts and collective bargaining. Really, it seems as thought all demonstrations fall along those lines.
Fyi this even tho im subscribed and i hit the bell, this video didnt show up in my feed for the last 10 or so hours
I wish I had this 50 years ago!
Had a walk out at my school, we could have used this info. Thanks for the vid, should help others ^°^
Wish I knew this as a kid!
Cool video
good video
This is a good video.
important video!
Liked & commenting to boost ✊
I wish I had this guide when I was a student.
LET’S GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Bumping
Re: teachers not putting hands on you sure to liability --
What about in states like Alabama and such where they are bringing back corporal punishment in schools? Teachers there now have the right to spank and similarly physically punish students, and that would mean they couldn't take such a physical intervention to court.
I'm no longer in school, but very good info to know 👍
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No Masters.
No Colonial Cops.
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As a non-American, the concept of "school resource officer" (what a misnomer) is rather chilling to me.
hell im from america and maybe its cause i do online school, ive literally never heard of a school resource officer lmao
American here, it is
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Good advice, as always. I want to leave a comment, like, share, and subscribe.
Teachers, in California at least, are allowed to "put their hands" on students, but only if they have reasonable suspicion the student intends on engaging in violence or is already engaged in a violent act, and in so far as to prevent or stop said violent act.
I do not believe a class/ school walkout is one of those things; I don't have any memory of an organized walkout with students (at any level) resulting in a series of violent acts.
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Student voices matter!
buena!
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Thanks for the notifications UA-cam 🙃
Had a 6th grade student point out to me where in the room he planned to hide it a shooter came in. It was my first year, and really fucked with me
They got every right to do this