{"id":4261,"date":"2023-03-02T08:16:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T16:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/?p=4261"},"modified":"2023-03-02T12:12:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T20:12:20","slug":"blog-little-steps-for-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/blog-little-steps-for-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Steps for Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4262 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Black-Children-Matter_Marcher-115x300.jpg\" alt=\"Black Child marching with sign on their back: Black Children Matter\" width=\"130\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Black-Children-Matter_Marcher-115x300.jpg 115w, https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Black-Children-Matter_Marcher-393x1024.jpg 393w, https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Black-Children-Matter_Marcher.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/>On Tuesday, February 21st, Early Learning Center (ELC) students and teachers led staff and parents in a March for Equity around the outside of Wellspring\u2019s building on Rainier Avenue South. Carrying handmade signs and singing chants, the group marched together in support of equal rights for\u00a0underserved communities, particularly Black Americans.<\/p>\n<p>On pause during the pandemic, the annual event began in 2016 as a Martin Luther King Day celebration held inside the building. Those who participated in previous marches were eager for its return this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4272 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P1003107_fixed-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Children and teachers march outside Wellspring's building\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P1003107_fixed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P1003107_fixed-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P1003107_fixed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P1003107_fixed-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P1003107_fixed-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P1003107_fixed-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P1003107_fixed-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P1003107_fixed-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P1003107_fixed-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wellspringfs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/P1003107_fixed-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Chief Program Officer Bevette Irvis, \u201cOur ELC Teachers celebrate the various cultural backgrounds and heritage of children on an on-going basis throughout the year, and during Black History Month there is an intentional age-appropriate focus on teaching about the contributions of African Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, February 21st, Early Learning Center (ELC) students and teachers led staff and parents in a March for Equity around the outside of Wellspring\u2019s building on Rainier Avenue South.&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4272,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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