COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING TO REACH EQUITY (CORE)

“...when you are forever fighting a degenerating sense of ‘nobodyness’–then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait. There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of injustice where they experience the bleakness of corroding despair. I hope, sirs, you can understand our legitimate and unavoidable impatience …”

- A Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Dr. Martin Luther King

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote about unavoidable impatience- a point of arrival for community leaders from which we cannot return. Dallas CORE engages community members- parents, teachers, students- who feel an unavoidable impatience about ensuring equity is achieved across our city. Our own community leaders remind us that the “cavalry is not coming.” If we want to bring about change in our communities, then we must…

• Convene TOGETHER 

• Clamor TOGETHER 

• Work TOGETHER

Our CORE Values

• Community - We collaborate with students, families, educators, and community leaders to identify pain points in the education system and utilize people power to address the pain.

• Innovation – We identify clear and actionable steps through collective decision-making to shift power dynamics.

• Engagement – We mobilize constituents to build personal power and equip them with the tools to generate change.

• Equity – We proactively elevate marginalized voices and ensure that those voices lead the movement.