Carl Joseph Walker Hoover and 1,500 Farmers in India

The mission of New leadership Charter School is to develop young people in the sixth through twelfth grades morally, mentally and physically, and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor, and loyalty.

Graduates will be academically prepared to attend a college or university of their choice. They will embody three cardinal principles of leadership: vision, integrity, and compassion. NLCS

Field Negro asked "Why Isn't Anyone Out Protesting for Him."Oh yes, the why isn't anyone marching question-I've asked it so many times here, I've just stopped asking completely. I know the answer. Field is asking in regards to Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover and in case you haven't heard his story, he was an 11 year-old boy who hung himself after being teased for engaging in outrageous things such as being a Cub Scout, volunteering and going to church.

Watch this at Boston.com

"He suffered taunts and threats from other students who made fun of him, insulted the way he dressed and called him gay since he began attending in September, she said. Walker said though she contacted the school repeatedly, the bullying persisted. "SOURCE

His school mates at the New Leadership Charter School,  and likely a few of the culprits, did hold a vigil for him:

Vigil for Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover

Middle school students dressed in T-shirts and jeans, solemn community members and tearful relatives of 11-year-old Carl Joseph Walker, found hanging by an extension cord in his mother’s home on the night of April 6, turned out to mourn the Massachusetts child’s death Monday, masslive.com reports.SOURCE

Is it just me or do they NOT look solemn enough?The additional irony is that the "leadership" school is run by the National Urban League.

Character development is an important element of life at New Leadership Charter School. Our mission involves educating youth morally as well as mentally and physically, and imbuing them with the ideals of duty, honor and loyalty. As such, all students participate in a comprehensive Leadership and Character development program. Students participate in two weeks of Leadership Training each year. Leadership Training weeks are designed to challenge students, to encourage them out of their comfort zones, and to help them enjoy new and different experiences. In addition to Leadership Training weeks, character development is fostered through a specialized curriculum encompassing the six pillars of leadership: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.NLCS

But to Field's question regarding why nobody marched, the answer is:The reason nobody marched for Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover is because nobody marched for Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover. There will be a march when two or three people get together to organize one. We don't tend to march about the loss of potential. We don't tend to march when we're cruel or unkind to each other. We don't tend to march when there isn't some external force for us to point the finger at or rail against. There was an article this week about 1,500 farmers in India that have committed suicide because their crops failed and they now have a onerous debt that can't be repaid. The headline made me this it was a mass ritual suicide, but it wasn't a mass killing, but one by one. This isn't a new phenomenon in India, someone wrote and article about it 4 years ago.(The Suicide Economy of Corporate Globalization) We don't tend to march to change a culture that is devouring us one by one. For those who feel frustrated this Friday and want to feel as if you DID something, I read an article and watch a video that said that the school was taking up a collection, but when I went to their site, I didn't find any information. Feel free to leave the info in the comments. I don't know thT contacting the school right now will be as effective as I suspect they are currently under siege and may send you into voice mail hell, but it might be useful to contact the national headquarters of the National Urban League to ask them if they plan to take any action going forward to review the culture within this school and make changes, including using that 10 MILLION dollar grant from the Department of Labor for an "Urban Youth Empowerment Program." Sounds like some children in this school may need empowerment. National Urban League 120 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005 (212) 558-5300

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