Welcome to Interviews for Resistance. Since election night 2016, the streets of the United States have rung with resistance. People all over the country have woken up with the conviction that they must do something to fight inequality in all its forms. But many are wondering what it is they can do. In this series, we'll be talking with experienced organizers, troublemakers and thinkers who have been doing the hard work of fighting for a long time. They'll be sharing their insights on what works, what doesn't, what’s changed and what is still the same.
Elijah Armstrong: I am Elijah Armstrong. I work with the National Education Association. I am an education organizer with the teachers’ union.
Sarah Jaffe: This past week had some interesting moments on the education front. First off, I wanted to ask you about Betsy DeVos’s visit to an historically black college (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/11/betsy-devos-booed-for-a-reason-us-education) and the welcome that she received, or didn’t receive.
Elijah: I was extremely proud to see the students resist Betsy DeVos, despite the administration bringing her against their will (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/betsy-devos-hbcu-commencement_us_591316f4e4b05e1ca2038ada)and having her give a commencement speech instead of actually being there to dialogue about her constant destruction of education, primarily public education. So it was great to see the students stand up against that. I was really inspired by it. I was really happy to see that they didn’t just allow her to come there and it be business as usual.


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