OUR Mission:
BBSU is a youth-centered organization that organizes to build power with Black and Brown young people in CT to protect students’ rights by ending school policies and practices that rely on policing, violence and surveillance.
OUR VISION:
BBSU is building a world where students no longer experience repressive school discipline policies but instead experience just and liberatory schooling.
CT BBSU
Justice in Schools, Power in Communities
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How We Create Change
At CT BBSU, we are embarking on a journey to expand our impact beyond coalition-based legislative campaigns. By focusing on membership growth and chapter creation, we aim to establish a sustainable, youth-centered model that builds long-term power across Connecticut.
Why Chapters?
Our structure centers on high school chapters as the heart of BBSU’s work. Chapters provide young people with opportunities to lead, organize, and advocate for change within their schools and communities. These chapters will not operate independently but will remain integral to the broader BBSU mission, ensuring alignment and collective action.
Membership Made Accessible
We believe in reducing barriers for students to join. That’s why the responsibility of creating and sustaining chapters lies with our organizers—not the students themselves. Our organizers will lead recruitment efforts, allowing students to focus on growing into leadership roles over time.
BBSU High School Chapters
A Unified Identity: Every chapter will proudly represent the BBSU name, strengthening our shared mission across schools.
Ownership and Connection: Members of our chapters are directly part of BBSU, building a unified and strong movement.
Collaborating for Change: We’re working with current Black Student Unions (BSUs) that share our goals, inviting them to join as official BBSU chapters. If that’s not possible, we’ll look for new ways to work together.
Join the Movement
By rooting our membership in chapters, we’re fostering a generation of leaders ready to create meaningful change. Together, we’re building a sustainable future for Black and Brown students across Connecticut.
Get Involved. Stay Connected. Be the Change.
Let’s transform schools and communities—one chapter at a time.
Want to become a chapter?
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